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Puerto Rican Festival
Festival music, carnival rides, food, and vendors on the Playstead ballfields between the Stadium and the Zoo. Parade on Sunday at noon from New Dudley St in Roxbury, past Reggie Lewis, along Columbus Ave to Seaver St, to Walnut Ave and arriving in the park at White Stadium. Roads closed from 10-2pm. For more information: 617-210-5547

New York, NY –June 25, 2008 – Hispanic Magazine calls “Spanish Harlem’s Zon del Barrio, an outfit steeped in nostalgia while exploding into the future.”  Featuring Fania All Star legend, Yomo Toro and Cortijo alum, singer/songwriter Sammy Ayala, ZDB brings it’s foot-stomping Latin dance drive from the streets of Spanish Harlem to Global Stages. Zon del Barrio’s debut CD, Cortijo’s Tribe / La Tribu de Cortijo, has been rated among the top ten of 2007 by Radio France, Venezuela’s El Magazine de la Salsa, Cali, Colombia and South Florida’s radio stations.

A high octane dance band, Zon del Barrio is an innovative and dynamic New York Latin music band that brings the dance music from the streets of Latin New York to the stage.  From the plena (popular during the turn of the last century) to the saucy strains of salsa amid the back beat of reggaeton laced with jazz, Zon del Barrio brings the beat of the streets to the hearts of dancers everywhere.

An intergenerational band whose members range from 16 to 75, Zon del Barrio was founded and is led by Latin music historian, writer, composer and musician Aurora Flores with musical director David Fernandez. Zon del Barrio’s Cortijo’s Tribe: La Tribu de Cortijo features two masters of Afro-Puerto Rican music, Yomo Toro, the King of the cuatro (the national 10-stringed guitar of the island) and an original member of Cortijo y Su Combo: Sammy Ayala.

Zon del Barrio is a play on words for the musical genre of “son” found in all the “barrio zon”es of Latino communities world wide. Bringing dance style classic Afro-Antillian music from the barrios, Zon del Barrio bring its energizing, foot stomping, funk based classic salsa (Afro-Cuban), plena, bomba & boogalu to their “live” performances.

“Representin’ on 5″ Aurora & Zon del Barrio were the houseband for the National Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday, June 8th where the band’s music was showcased to millions of New Yorkers and over the television and airwaves.  Click on the link above to watch a segment.

YouTube - Cortijo’s Tribe, Zon del Barrio, Sammy Ayala en Carnaval
Zon del Barrio pays tribute to Cortijo & Maelo in this concert featuring Sammy Ayala In this finale, Zon del Barrio .

MySpaceTV Videos: Carnaval w/Zon del Barrio: Severa by Zon del Barrio
Carnaval w/Zon del Barrio: Severa by Zon del Barrio Watch it on MySpace Videos.

Upcoming Performances:

Sunday, June 29th: Zon del Barrio will be taking the mainstage of the Boston Puerto Rican Day Parade in Franklin Park, Massachusettes where they will be joined by Sammy Ayala, Yomo Toro and 20 dancers from Danza Fiesta’s theatrical dance troupe.

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Spanish Harlem’s Own

Zon del Barrio

opens for Puerto Rico’s

Friday, June 20, 2008
5 - 11 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio
Downtown  Genoa Park
Food- Marketplace – Dance
For ticket information: 614.645.3800

Tickets are also available at all Ticketmaster outlets and www.ticketmaster.com. To purchase tickets by phone, please call (614) 431-3600 or (614) 469-0939. Additional service fees apply to tickets purchased through Ticketmaster or by phone.

Guests are encouraged to bring blankets for lawn seating. Coolers, chairs, tents, pets, and umbrellas are not permitted.
* Friday admission is FREE for children 10 and under

If rain location is necessary, the concert will be moved to the
Palace Theater (34 W. Broad Street). Palace Theater will also be general admission seating.

New York, NY –June 18, 2008 – Hispanic Magazine calls “Spanish Harlem’s Zon del Barrio, an outfit steeped in nostalgia while exploding into the future.”  Featuring Fania All Star legend, Yomo Toro and Cortijo alum, singer/songwriter Sammy Ayala, ZDB brings it’s foot-stomping Latin dance drive from the streets of Spanish Harlem to Global Stages. Zon del Barrio’s debut CD, Cortijo’s Tribe / La Tribu de Cortijo, has been rated among the top ten of 2007 by Radio France, Venezuela’s El Magazine de la Salsa, Cali, Colombia and South Florida’s radio stations.

A high octane dance band, Zon del Barrio is an innovative and dynamic New York Latin music band that brings the dance music from the streets of Latin New York to the stage.  From the plena (popular during the turn of the last century) to the saucy strains of salsa amid the back beat of reggaeton laced with jazz, Zon del Barrio brings the beat of the streets to the hearts of dancers everywhere.

An intergenerational band whose members range from 16 to 75, Zon del Barrio was founded and is led by Latin music historian, writer, composer and musician Aurora Flores with musical director David Fernandez. Zon del Barrio’s Cortijo’s Tribe: La Tribu de Cortijo features two masters of Afro-Puerto Rican music, Yomo Toro, the King of the cuatro (the national 10-stringed guitar of the island) and an original member of Cortijo y Su Combo: Sammy Ayala.

Zon del Barrio is a play on words for the musical genre of “son” found in all the “barrio zon”es of Latino communities world wide. Bringing dance style classic Afro-Antillian music from the barrios, Zon del Barrio bring its energizing, foot stomping, funk based classic salsa (Afro-Cuban), plena, bomba & boogalu to their “live” performances.

“Representin’ on 5″ Aurora & Zon del Barrio were the houseband for the National Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday, June 8th where the band’s music was showcased to millions of New Yorkers and over the television and airwaves.

YouTube - Cortijo’s Tribe, Zon del Barrio, Sammy Ayala en Carnaval
Zon del Barrio pays tribute to Cortijo & Maelo in this concert featuring Sammy Ayala In this finale, Zon del Barrio .

MySpaceTV Videos: Carnaval w/Zon del Barrio: Severa by Zon del Barrio
Carnaval w/Zon del Barrio: Severa by Zon del Barrio Watch it on MySpace Videos.

Upcoming Performances:

Sunday, June 29th: Zon del Barrio will be taking the mainstage of the Boston Puerto Rican Day Parade in Franklin Park, Massachusettes where they will be joined by Sammy Ayala, Yomo Toro and 20 dancers from Danza Fiesta’s theatrical dance troupe.

Visit our websites at: www.zondelbarrio.com
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oldskool gets a new beat

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Luis Fonsi, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Luis Guzmán and many more talk exclusively to Peopleenespanol.com“*

A celebration of Puerto Rican culture featuring crafts, food, live music and dancing to salsa and merengue. See the Puerto Rican Day Parade at noon on June 14 along Columbus Drive, from Balbo Drive to Monroe Street.”*

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With the Coors Brewing Company Rocky Mountain icon flying high above 5th Avenue, and the reggaeton rhythms of Tito El Bambino on its parade float, Coors Brewing Company, as part of its Lideres program, announced it would continue its National Puerto Rican Day Parade scholarship commitment for the next three years.

“These scholarships will give young Latinos and Latinas the opportunity to fulfill their potential,” Mauricio Cardenas, Chief Officer, Latin America & US Multicultural Markets, Coors Brewing Company, said. Cardenas noted that the scholarships are part of Coors’ Lideres program. “Lideres began in 2006 as part of our on-going commitment to recognize and develop leaders within the Hispanic community. By providing tools such as scholarships, Coors is helping to bring a new generation of leaders to our Latino communities,” he said.

Cardenas noted that Coors has tripled its annual contributions to the National Puerto Rican Parade for its High School and College Scholarship Fund. The scholarships are awarded by the National Puerto Rican Parade Board members to students to help them continue and complete their college or graduate studies.

Pablo Guzman, vice president, Hispanic Sales for Coors, also announced during the event that Coors Light would be the exclusive beer sponsor of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade in 2009. Guzman noted that Coors Light – with Manhattan Beer Distributors, Inc. – was the exclusive beer sponsor of the South Seaport Street Festival.

“We are grateful for Coors’ continuing help in enabling our youth of Puerto Rican heritage to continue their studies,” said Melissa Quesada, vice president, National Puerto Rican Day Parade. “Education is a key factor that will contribute to their future success, and these Coors scholarships will provide the catalyst for future opportunities.”

Applications will be available nationwide and will be accepted by certified affiliates of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade. Applicants must exemplify academic excellence and a commitment to advancing Puerto Rican culture, heritage or education.”*

Fifth Avenue was a sea of red, white and blue flags Sunday as hundreds of thousand of Puerto Ricans celebrated their ethnic pride.

“I was born and raised in New York,” said Rita Rivera, who watched the Puerto Rican Day Parade from behind police barricades. “This is the closest we get to so many Puerto Ricans together in one spot.”

Mayor Michael Bloomberg marched with labor leader Dennis Rivera, head of the Service Employees International Union and the parade’s grand marshal. “*

In their 2005 single “Rákata,” the reggaetón duo Wisín & Yandel demanded that their rivals either dance or get out of the way.

Since then, the two Puerto Ricans have followed through on that demand, churning out danceable hits with a consistency rarely seen in contemporary Latin music.

And on Saturday the self-proclaimed “Duo de la Historia” will be in Madison Square Garden for a concert that could very well be the highlight of this National Puerto Rican Day Parade weekend.”*

After last year’s mighty, star-studded 50th Puerto Rican Day Parade, how could organizers possibly throw an even bigger fiesta this Sunday?

Easy answer: Who cares?

“We won’t be able to compare it to the 50th anniversary celebration,” says one of the parade leaders, María Román. “But no one should doubt that it will be a tremendous, spectacular parade.”

President of the parade Madelyn Lugo says that as initial arrangements were being made, “we thought that this year the parade was going to be smaller.””*

The mayor of the southwest Puerto Rican town of Lajas — to which this year’s National Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York is dedicated — stands proudly holding two huge pineapples.

Piñas cabezonas (big-headed pineapples) have been farmed in Lajas for over a century and will become a goodwill gift carried by Mayor Marcos (Turín) Irizarry Pagán and about 150 Lajeños going to the parade this week.

“The whole delegation has made a commitment to help us carry the 150 pineapples,” says Irizarry Pagán.”*

Audrey Puente brings a unique perspective to being part of the broadcast team for Sunday’s National Puerto Rican Day Parade.

That’s because, as a kid, the WWOR/Ch. 9 weathercaster rode on floats with her father, famed Latin jazz and mambo musician Tito Puente, and essentially grew up with the event.

“It’s been part of my life for a very long time,” Puente said. “It’s gotten bigger and louder. Every year it seems to get bigger and louder.”"*

When the National Puerto Rican Day Parade said it would honor composer Mike Amadeo this year, many people around his venerable music store in the Bronx thought it was not only well-deserved but long overdue.

“At last! It’s about time!” shouts long-time Bronx community activist Lorraine Montenegro, who has known Amadeo for decades.

“There is not a single Latino musician who has not received help from him.””*

La Kalle radio host Luis Jiménez was named with great fanfare National Godfather of Sunday’s Puerto Rican Day Parade last week.

After the in-studio cheers and whistles subsided, co-host Fay Carmona turned to the parade organizers gathered and asked: “So what happened? You couldn’t find anybody else?”

Backhanded slaps like that don’t take a break on the Luis Jiménez Show, but the Puerto Rican host said it was a “high honor” to be tapped again for padrino, a title he first held in 2003.”*

Wearing a flowing white gown, tiara and a sash that said “reina,” Spanish for “queen,” Elizabeth Viana walked among the crowd at yesterday’s 14th annual Haverstraw Puerto Rican Day parade, signing autographs and smiling for pictures.

Viana, a North Rockland High School junior, said she was elated to be crowned this year’s queen of the event’s ceremonial court.”*

Back in 2005, Mayor Bloomberg told swanky Fifth Avenue apartment buildings not to board up their doors and windows during the parade because it was insulting. And last year, there were over 200 arrests at the parade, though there were questions over whether the arrests were warranted (some accused the police of sweeping up people, the police said many were involved with gangs).”*

What: Polito Vega, radio personality from WSKQ La Mega 97.9 FM, will be honored with a Pioneer Trendsetter Award for being the King of Latin radio for more than 50 years, during the AT&T Tropical Night at the South Street Seaport.

The recognition is presented by Ralph Paniagua in association with The NYC Latin Media and Entertainment Commission. The event kicks off the National Puerto Rican Parade Weekend Festivities.

Polito Vega

This event, now in its 15th year, was introduced back in 1992 at the South Street Seaport to celebrate the success of the Puerto Rican and Latino community in the Tri-State area. It quickly became a cornerstone of the Puerto Rican Day Parade Festivities and the highest attended event at the pier.

The event is free to the public.

When: Thursday June 5th from 5 - 9 p.m.

Where: At the South Street Seaport

Don’t miss this musical extravaganza on Thursday June 5th from 5 - 9 p.m. - Free to the general public and sponsored by La Mega 97.9 FM - part of the Spanish Broadcasting System family.”

The salsa music blared. The marching bands strutted their stuff. And hundreds of revelers lined Grand Concourse on Sunday for the 20th Annual Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade.

This year’s parade was all about diversity and celebrating not only “la raza,” but all ethnic groups.

“Our ancestors taught us that we should embrace other people, help each other and share in our richness and heritage together,” said parade organizer Francisco Gonzalez. “So, this year’s parade was for all ethnic groups. We all have pride in our heritage and came here to live the American dream. So, we wanted to bring everyone together.”"*

Fueled by the unstoppable growth of Hispanics 12-34, the insights of a panel of Latino youth trendsetters and the youth expertise of the MTV brand, MTV Tr3s announced today that it has doubled its distribution in the less than two years since it launched, doubled its Hispanic TV viewing shares among persons 12-24 since it became Nielsen rated last October, and doubled its ratings and impressions among persons 12-24, also since last October.

The bilingual network’s momentum has given it widespread distribution of 6.3 million Hispanic TV households and 33.3 million total households and the highest concentration of Hispanics 12-34 (67.5% according to Nielsen), making MTV Tr3s a dominant, multiplatform brand that is an integral part of young Latinos’ unique lifestyle.

Advertisers gathered at the MTV Tr3s upfront held in New York City to learn more about tapping into the growing and increasingly influential Latino youth segment by learning how to “speak Tr3s,” the language of young Latinos that is very different from their non-Latino counterparts.

“Latino youth are leading Hispanic and overall 12-34 growth while the general market is shrinking,” said Lucia Ballas-Traynor, Senior Vice President and General Manager of MTV Tr3s. “They are shaking America’s political, economic and cultural foundation because beyond their sheer size, their role as trailblazers, communicators and gatekeepers all add up to unprecedented clout and influence that you can’t ignore in order to grow any business.”

The MTV Tr3s Cooltura panelists are a group of Latino trendsetters and trendspreaders in key U.S. markets. MTV Tr3s taps into the Cooltura panel regularly to help the network stay ahead of cultural trends so that it can immediately respond with the right content for its audience.

Jesus Lara, Senior Vice President of Music and Talent, MTV Tr3s and MTV/VH1 Latin America, said Cooltura has been influential in refining the channel’s three music pillars: to bring viewers the biggest names in music, provide an opportunity for viewers to participate in the channel’s music programming process and offer a continuous music discovery experience.

“Cooltura helped us understand that although our audience is curious about general market pop artists, they turn to MTV Tr3s to showcase the Latin artists that define their identity and that they won’t find anywhere else,” Lara explained. “Therefore, the majority of our music mix is Latin, irrespective of language, with artists such as Don Omar, Camila, and Belinda, and includes some of the general market hitmakers they are interested in, artists such as Justin Timberlake, Fergie, and Usher.”

Also in response to audience feedback, Lara announced the launch of Fresh Music Mondays, a new music block that gives young Latinos the bragging rights they crave by being the first to know about a hot new video or a cool new artists.

Music My Guey, where fans can go online, create their own playlist, post a few photos and potentially be selected to air will return for a second season, said Lara. “The show has been a hit, with over 10,000 registered users and 8,500 playlists submitted in a short four months,” he said.

Music discovery is also a top priority for young Latinos and is therefore woven within the fabric of the MTV Tr3s brand. Lara also announced that the network’s marquee multiplatform music discovery initiative, Descubre & Download, will return in 2009. The program not only profiles new artists in innovative ways through on-air vignettes and branded video rotation, but also offers exclusive free music downloads of the artist from the mtvtres.com site. It has been hailed by music label executives as “critical” to new artist development. Last year MTV Tr3s was the first to showcase some of the hottest new Latin artists, including Jesse and Joy, a brother and sister duo from Mexico, who went on to win a Latin Grammy award for Best New Artist; Kat de Luna, who has since sold over 500,000 downloads of her Descubre & Download single “Whine Up”; and Colby O’Donis who recorded a Spanish-language version of his hit single “What You Got” especially for the Descubre & Download campaign.

MTV Tr3s will take the music discovery process to a whole new level as it seeks the best unsigned Latino artist in Dame Un Break, set to launch on June 3rd.

MTV Tr3s programming also reflects the world of young Latinos in a way that no mainstream media can. As explained by Lily Neumeyer, MTV Tr3s Vice President of Programming and Production, “MTV Tr3s is the one place where young Latino viewers don’t have to choose between their two identities or compromise their cultural values. They can, and do, invest their whole selves in our shows’ mind, heart and spirit.”

Among the returning programs MTV Tr3s viewers can expect channel defining shows such as Mi TRL, Karlifornia, Sucker Free Latino, and Pimpeando, along with new comers Bust-a-Ritmo and Rock Dinner.

Neumeyer announced that the third season of Quiero Mis Quinces, the hugely popular series that celebrates the Latina rite of passage into adulthood, quinceaneras, will expand production into U.S. Hispanic communities starting in 2009. A companion Quiero Mis Quinces digital extension of the series simultaneously will capture all the new social behavior around the show’s content.

Neumeyer also announced an expanded slate of MTV Tr3s Weekend Stunts, designed to capitalize on the network’s popularity among young Latinos during the weekends. MTV Tr3s Weekend Stunts will be programmed around events and holidays such as Father’s Day, MTV Movie Awards, National Puerto Rican Day Parade, Fashion Weekend, Mexican Independence, Dia de Los Muertos, and Thanksgiving, amongst others.

MTV Tr3s will add its first short-form animation series, Lugar Heights, as part of its 2009 upfront offerings. The series follows the adventures of a number of friends living in Lugar Heights, USA. Combining satire, dark humor, and pop culture in a parody of mass entertainment, the show is refreshingly innovative in its style, subject matter, and language, making it a milestone of urban entertainment.

The network will continue addressing the issues that are dear to young Latinos in a new production, The Yearbook Chronicles, a documentary project about the challenges that some Latinos face to graduate from high school.

“Their size, fast growth, influence and age make young Latinos a must for any marketer looking to establish brand loyalties and grow their business. To emotionally connect brands to them and engage them with messages, content and experiences that are authentic and resonate with them, advertisers need to have a deep understanding of the hot, cultural passion points that shape their identity. We call that Speaking Tr3s,” concluded Ballas-Traynor.

MTV Tr3s (http://www.mtvtr3s.com) is the most widely-distributed TV network dedicated to superserving today’s bicultural Latino youth and is currently seen in 6.3 million Hispanic TV households and 33.3 million total TV households. Music programming is at the core of MTV Tr3s and the channel features hitmakers, emerging artists and new sounds that resonate with young U.S. Latinos and celebrate their hybrid identity and culture. In addition to music programming, the MTV Tr3s programming slate features lifestyle series, news, documentaries and other long-form programs.

Website: http://mtvtres.com/“*

Powerful union boss Dennis Rivera has been selected to lead this year’s National Puerto Rican Day Parade.

Rivera, who heads up the Service Employees International Union, has been chosen as the parade’s grand marshal. “*

Born in Mexico City on a January 30, Geraldine Bazan has been acting in movies, theater, television soap operas and series for 20 years, and has worked as a radio announcer, TV anchor and in commercials.

In 2004, she traveled to the United States, hired as a young actress in Miami with Venevision-Univision for the soap opera “Sonar no cuesta nada”; in 2005-2006 with Televisa Networks-Univision in the soap opera “El Amor no tiene Precio” and “Bajo las Riendas del Amor”; and 2007-2008 with NBC Telemundo in “Tierra de Pasiones” and “Victoria,” filmed in Colombia. All of these are broadcast in 40 countries, including Mexico, the U.S., Spain, Rumania, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

She alternates TV recordings with participation in charity events, galas, green, gold, and red carpets, and either as presenter or judge during her stays in Miami or Bogota.

TVyNovelas Awards in Acapulco, Mexico and the United States. Geraldine Bazan has been invited the past three years to the Billboard Awards, Gladd Media Awards, Lo Nuestro and Juventud Awards, MTV Latin Awards, INTE Awards, Fox Latin American Awards, Alma Awards, NCLR Spirit of Life Awards, FAMA Awards, Orquidea USA Awards, Carteles Awards, The Star of the Year and 50+ Bellos in People en Espanol; served as a judge for the Miss Venezuela USA, Miss Hispanidad, Feria de Cali, Peru, Colombia, Cuba and Venezuela pageants; participated in the Latin Film Festival in Miami, as well as restaurant and gallery grand openings, magazine anniversaries, such as Fama, Ocean Drive, Portada, Conexiones, and House King. She has attended charity galas and auctions such as for the Corazones Unidos Foundation (AIDS), Mayte Prida Foundation (Cancer), Ventana de los Cielos, Amigos For Kids, for the terminally ill, and Red Cross activities, the Celebrity 5K Run a Community Partnership for the Homeless of Blue Cross. In past months while in Colombia, she was invited to the India Catalina Awards, Cartagena, Colombia, International Film Fests, the Andina Link and FICA expos, Destino Colombia, and ANATO Tourist Vitrina, Sabana Train, and International Theater Fest.

These activities have allowed Geraldine Bazan to share her time with people and meet other distinguished Latin Americans who have an artistic and professional career in this country. This is the reason why Mexican and Hispanic organizations in California, Arizona, Texas, Illinois, Washington, Florida and New York invite her to their parades as International Godmother, Ambassador of Good Will, International Queen of the parade of the 5 de Mayo Independence Day Parade — and even to the Puerto Rican Day Parade. She has attended autograph signings in Latin American book fairs and the Family of Edward James Olmos, she participated in New York in the Upfront of Azteca America, Telemundo, Fox Latin America, Univision. She has received the ACE Award, Sin Limite Award, Premio Latino, Carteles and el Mara de Oro in Maracaibo, Venezuela, the Hispanic Palmas de Oro Award, as this year’s revelation, the Face of the Year, Young International Actress, and International Artistic Career.

In Mexico, Geraldine Bazan has been a special guest of the Green Carpet of the MTV Latin American Awards and the Red carpet of Bravo awards, where she has also been a prizewinner. In Mexico, she has received some 20 awards from critics for her work in theater and television, as well as in commercials. She has received an award for her work in movies, which has caused her to be committed to being better prepared day after day for her audience and means of communication, and this is how her 20-year career has gone, in which constancy, patience and prudence have allowed her to maintain her position in this difficult show business that is the door not only to Latin America or Central and South America, but to a Hispanic majority in the United States and several countries in Europe.

In California, Geraldine Bazan participated in the Binational Encounter Mexico-USA where she was a moderator for the theme “Music through traditions and the importance of immigrants.” In Miami and Colombia, Geraldine has found a home and sensational companions. Here the diversity of nationalities allows her to expand her culture and all the places that she has visited. Now that she is spending more time outside of her country, she has gotten to know the people where she lives and she really feels at home. Her mother Rosalba Ortiz and her brother the actor Angel Claude, often visit her in Miami and Bogota during filming of the soap operas.

For further information about her career, please visit the website www.geraldinebazan.com , where you will find a forum, chat room and photos of her work in television, theater and movies. “*

Latin Teen sensation TYNA Q is releasing her debut double single “Without You” and “Sin Ti” (English and Spanish versions) simultaneously on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, worldwide through digital distribution. “Without You”/ “Sin Ti” are the original works of TYNA Q, a 14-year old home-schooled Alpharetta, Georgia-raised teenager who has performed to rave reviews in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York City. In support of the double single release, TYNA Q will spend most of May and June appearing on television shows and visiting radio stations across the country. TYNA Q will also be performing live in several high profile events in New York and Los Angeles, some of which include the 116th Street Festival in June, which draws over half a million people each year to celebrate and kick off the Puerto Rican Day Parade activities. Other events include Fiesta Broadway in Los Angeles and Carnaval Del Barrio in New York City.

Music executives have already compared TYNA Q to platinum selling artists Miley Cyrus and a younger Christina Aguilera. “I have been approached by a couple of major labels who want to sign Tyna; however, I am being very careful in choosing the right label for us. We will continue to take meetings until the right label offers a fair deal,” says Yolanda Chavez, TYNA Q’s manager. Until recently Tyna Q was based in Alpharetta, Georgia, but has since moved to Los Angeles, California, where she has secured a talent agent and is currently auditioning for several television and film casting directors. “Singing is her first love. However, Tyna also likes to act, so she is happy to be auditioning for film and TV. She is a very gifted teenager who is already living her dream,” says her manager.

“Without You”/ “Sin Ti” will be dedicated to Tyna Q’s grandmother, who passed away a couple of months ago. More information on Tyna Q and the exact digital distribution outlets for her double-single debut can be found on her website www.tynaq.com and her myspace www.myspace.com/tynatrill1
“*

*From: http://www.hispanicprwire.com
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Cnote, an urban Latino group, hit the Top 20 this week with their debut single “Forgive Me” from their current self-titled CD. Charting at #21 on Billboard, Radio & Records and Mediabase’s Adult Contemporary Chart, the new group featuring five young, talented Latin performers have broken through to the mainstream with their powerful ballad.

Says John Holohan, President of JKH Records, “It’s exciting to see how well ‘Forgive Me’ is doing on the charts. All of the hard work that these young talented individuals have put into their music is starting to pay off. We expect this to be the first hit in a long line of hits for the group.”

Coinciding with the rising single, the group’s members, David “D’Lo” Perez, Raul “RaRa” Molina, Josh “J-Kid” Correa, Orlando “O.T.” Torres, and Johnathan “Jae” Lopez, recently launched their first AOL LATINO reality webisode series titled BREAKING THE BAND, which chronicles the group from its grassroots beginnings, in their quest to break into the music business.

The group has also appeared on national television Anglo/Latin programs such as Extra and Extra En Espanol, Despierta America, No te Duermas, El Gordo y la Flaca, and Escándalo TV, and has performed at such venues as the world renowned Copacabana in New York, the City of Miami’s Bayfront Park, Club Mansion and Club Brava. They also performed with Pitbull and Daddy Yankee in Dallas; and with Hector The Father at the legendary Pier 10 in Puerto Rico, also making an appearance in front of millions at the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City.

For more information please check out: musica.aol.com/artistas/acercate/c-note or www.cnote-online.com or

*From: http://www.businesswire.com
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Help Wanted: Puerto Rican princesses to salsa down the Grand Concourse and honor the Bronx’s rich heritage.

Organizers of the annual Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade - celebrating its 20th anniversary this year - are looking to crown princesses and princes (ages 5 to 65+) to lead the parade this spring.

Organizers kick off their search next month for Borinquen royalty in 15 pageants to help contestants learn about their culture and family history.”*

*From: http://www.nydailynews.com
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“Coors Brewing Company has unveiled the 2007 Lideres campaign which recognizes and honors the work of Hispanic leaders. The Lideres campaign, launched in 2006, celebrates and supports leadership within the Hispanic community through print advertising that showcases national and local Hispanic leaders.

The 2007 Coors Lideres ads will feature 20 Hispanic leaders and will run in national and local publications during Hispanic Heritage Month. In 2006, 23 leaders were recognized in the campaign.

“Coors is proud to honor this diverse group of respected community leaders. They truly serve as an inspiration and an example of what one person’s dedication can accomplish,” said Rafael Fantauzzi, Hispanic Corporate Relations Director for Coors Brewing Company. Fantauzzi noted that the 2007 leaders include publishers, educators, business owners, executives, social workers and civil rights activists.

To select the individuals featured in the ads, Coors approached their Hispanic national and local non-profit partners asking them to identify community leaders who represent the values of their organizations and the communities they serve. From the 20 leaders highlighted in the ads, one will be selected to receive the Coors Leader of the Year award. Between October 15 – November 1, the public is invited to vote online at www.CoorsLideres.com for the leader they would like to see recognized as the Coors Leader of the Year.

“The Lideres campaign ads are a wonderful way to raise public awareness about the dedicated advocates who are working to transform their communities. We applaud Coors for creating the Líderes initiatives which supports capacity building for the Hispanic community,” said Manuel Mirabal, Executive Director, National Puerto Rican Coalition.

The ads feature the following individuals:

– The Honorable Rafael Anchia sponsored by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO)

– Cayetano Barrera, M.D. sponsored by The Tejano Monument Inc.

– Michael Barrera sponsored by the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC)

– Robert Blackburn-Moreno sponsored by ASPIRA

– Honorable Adolfo Carrión sponsored by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO)

– Jim Chavez sponsored by Latin American Educational Foundation (LAEF)

– Lupita Colmenero sponsored by National Association of Hispanic Publications, Inc. (NAHP)

– George Garcia sponsored by Latin American Educational Foundation (LAEF)

– Rodolfo Hernandez sponsored by the American G.I. Forum

– Monica Lozano sponsored by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR)

– Madelyn Lugo sponsored by National Puerto Rican Day Parade

– Manuel Mirabal sponsored by National Puerto Rican Day Parade

– Antonio Morales sponsored by the American GI Forum

– Janet Murguía sponsored by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR)

– Carlos Orta sponsored by the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR)

– Clara Padilla-Andrews sponsored by National Association of Hispanic Publications, Inc. (AHP)

– Lillian Rodríguez-López sponsored by Hispanic Leadership Institute

– Cici Rojas sponsored by the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC)

– Andrés Tijerina sponsored by The Tejano Monument, Inc.

– Raul Yzaguirre sponsored by ASU Center for Community Development and Civil Rights

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The winner of The CW’s “America’s Next Top Model” Cycle 8 is coming back to the Chicago area. She will be speaking and taking questions at an event hosted by Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. and the Northwestern University Office of Hispanic/Latino Student Affairs on Thursday, October 11. The event will be held at McCormick Auditorium in the Norris University Center on Northwestern’s Evanston campus.

Jaslene, who was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood, was named the winner of the model search television show on May 16, 2007. It was her second time trying out for the competition; she made it to the semi-finals of Cycle 7 but was not chosen for the final cut. At that time she assured the show’s judges that she would return, saying “I’m not giving up.” She returned the following year to become the first full Latina winner of the show. During and since her appearance on the show, she has upheld her pride in her Latina heritage and inspired a generation of young women to believe in themselves.

Jaslene has reached amazing levels of success since winning “America’s Next Top Model.” She is represented by Elite Model Management and has a contract with Cover Girl Cosmetics, and has been on the covers of Seventeen, Latina, Hombre and Urban Latino magazines. She was also “La Madrina” of the New York Puerto Rican Day Parade and has appeared on several talk shows, including The View, TRL, and 106 & Park.

The event is part of Northwestern University’s Hispanic Heritage Celebration 2007. It will also feature a presentation by Between Friends, a Chicago non-profit advocacy organization that works on behalf of victims of domestic violence. In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Beta Psi Chapter of Lambda Theta Alpha will be collecting donations at the door to benefit Between Friends and the wonderful work they do to support the thousands of women and children affected by domestic violence.

The ladies of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc., along with the Northwestern

University Office of Hispanic/Latino Student Affairs, are proud to bring Jaslene back to her hometown of Chicago and to Northwestern. The Northwestern community will truly benefit of her experience and status as an inspirational role model for Latinas and young women everywhere.

For more information or a sample copy, please contact Sarah Butler, Chapter President of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. Beta Psi Chapter at (917) 837-2718 or s-butler-2@northwestern.edu, and visit the Lambda Theta Alpha Beta Psi Chapter Website at www.lambdaladies.cjb.net and the Lambda Theta Alpha National Website at www.lambdalady.org.

Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. was founded in 1975 as the first Latina-based sorority in existence. Since 1975, it has grown to over 100 chapters across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The sorority’s goals are scholarly excellence, political awareness, community involvement, and the empowerment of Latinas and the Universal Woman.