The conferences were over, we just had two more venues to go, Central Park and D’Antigua.
Before we say goodbye, let me tell you something regarding Tomas Cookman, the man behind the LAMC:
He has dedicated many years of his life to working within the Latim music industry. He is the President for Cookman International and founder of Nacional Records. And he also is the creator of the LAMC. He is a former manager which has the niche of expanding the music and Latin culture through his Agency (Cookman International). The main clients of this agency are Aterciopelados, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Nortec Collective, Bostich+Fussible, Plastilina Mosh, Manu Chao, Bomba Estéreo, Hello Seahorse!, Los Amigos Invisibles, Los Tres, Maldita Vecindad, M.I.S. (Instituto Mexicano del Sonido, for its acronym in Spanish), Pacha Massive, Quiero Club, Ana Tijoux, Sara Valenzuela, among many others.
Well, now, after this small introduction of this great man, let’s run over to Central Park. We still have a program to cover:
LAMC and Central Park Summerstage Show
Central Park, Rumsey Playfield
• ChocQuibTown (Afro-Colombian hip hop)
• Rita Indiana (Dominican electro merengue)
• Ursula 1000 (from Brooklyn. Funky multi-instrumentalist)
• New York City’s dynamic DJ duo Uproot Andy and Geko Jones (of Que Bajo?!)
Let me tell you about Rita Indiana: she is a screenwriter, and also a novelist. She plays a very fine merengue, mixed with punk and reggae. She is from Dominican Republic and because of her literary backgrown, her lirycs are hitting a lot of people and she is fast becoming an idol.
Now, off to the last official showcase for the LAMC 2011 at D’Antigua:
• Mexican Dubwiser
• Elastic Bond
• One Chot
• Estados Alterados
• Una Via
The best thing about LAMC, is that you will be surprised by the new talent, it is a great frame for a lot of new artists. The LAMC has brought together the best independent artists from the Spanish-language alternative music, and of course, their fans.
This year was not different from the others: another 4-day marathon of Latin-Alternative showcases, concerts, panels, networking, parties and after-parties. Now, these days, the LAMC brings the non-commercial music, regardless the language, but played strictly by Latinos; such as rock, electronic, reggae, hip hop, etc.
We also heard that the KCRW had some events going on: Diego Garcia had an acoustic session in SoHo and after that, Ximena Sariñana dropped two songs from her last album, during the interview she was giving for the radio station and finally, after that, Gaby Moreno stopped by for an interview with Raul Campos, to talk about “Illustrated Songs”, her new album.
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