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LAMC at SummerStage Anywhere
Kany Garcia is a five-time Latin GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter from Puerto Rico. Garcia has written songs for artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Chayanne and Ha*Ash and her album Soy Yo was included in Billboard s list of the Best Albums of the Decade. Garcia has toured across the U.S. and Latin America, selling out the Coliseo de Puerto Rico multiple times. Garcia has also been honored with a GLAAD award. Her latest album of duets “Mesa Para Dos” came out this week.
Javiera Mena is a Latin GRAMMY-nominated artist that has risen through the ranks of the Chilean indie pop scene over the past decade with five albums that have defined her unique electro pop sound. Julieta Venegas, Esteman and Gianluca are just some of the artists she has collaborated with over the years. Mena has performed at festivals around the world including Coachella, Vive Latino, Vinã del Mar, Primavera Sound, Lollapalooza and the LAMC, among many others.
Circo was formed in 2001 in Puerto Rico by José Luis Abreu aka Fofe (lead singer), Edgardo Santiago aka Egui and José David Pérez, who were later joined by Orlando Méndez. Circo became the first independent Puerto Rican rock band to receive two Latin GRAMMY nominations for their first record No todo lo que es pop es bueno , and went on to receive four nominations for their second record En el cielo de tu boca . Circo took an indefinite hiatus in 2009, only getting back together for special performances in 2012 and finally returned to the studio in December 2019 to record their latest album AdioÌs Hola , released this week.
Mabiland is a Colombian singer, songwriter and rapper. Born in El Choco, she is now based in Medellín. Mabiland released a few singles and an EP before releasing her debut album “1995” in 2018 with her singles "Cuánto más" and "El club de la pelea" charting on Spotify s Viral 50 Colombia playlist. Mabiland has since gone on to win critical acclaim with media and fans around the world with mentions in NPR, Vibe, Billboard and Remezcla, among many others.
LAMC Official After Party at SummerStage Anywhere
Raul Campos has come from the underground to represent the eclectic airwaves of Los Angeles tastemaker radio station, KCRW. From his teens he began to DJ, quickly developing a reputation across Los Angeles which led him to the world of radio where he now hosts a show weekends on KCRW. Campos has been billed along with some of the world s biggest talents, including deadmau5, Kaskade, Moby, Armin Van Buuren, Louie Vega, Paul Van Dyk, and Mark Farina and opened for a wide range of artists from Martin Gore (Depeche Mode), Stevie Wonder and Cafe Tacuba, to Booka Shade, Groove Armada and Lionel Richie. Raul has remixed tracks by Femi Kuti, Supreme Beings of Leisure, Aterciopelados, and Jill Scott. He has also hosted the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) in New York for over a decade and also co-hosts the podcast Pili, Raul & La Musica with Pili Montilla.
Jose Luis “Cheo” Pardo is a GRAMMY-nominated and Latin GRAMMY winning artist, songwriter, producer and founding member of Los Amigos Invisibles. Cheo made his return to making his own music after spending the last few years focusing on production with the release of his album Sorpresa. Cheo has compiled a soulful body of work over the years, including projects under the names of DJ Afro, Los Crema Paraiso, and Orquesta Discotheque. He has also released over 50 remixes for a wide variety of artists like The Beastie Boys, David Byrne, Devendra Banhart, Julieta Venegas, Natalia Lafourcade, Monsieur Periné, and Basement Jaxx. More recently Cheo has been entertaining thousands of fans via his live DJ sessions under the hashtag #casaecheo.
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