The Mid Atlantic Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

in partnership with our valued members

Maryland Public Television (MPT) and V-me

cordially invite you to view the television premiere of

LATIN MUSIC USA

in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage month

LATIN MUSIC USA invites the audience into the vibrant musical conversation between Latinos and non-Latinos that has helped shape the history of popular music in the United States. It's a fresh take on our musical history, reaching across five decades and across musical genres to portray the rich mix of sounds created by Latinos and embraced by all. This four-part series features the stories of an extraordinary range of artists, including salsa greats Willie Colón and Marc Anthony; the Latin-inflected sounds found in much of sixties rock and roll, from the Drifters to Motown to the Rolling Stones; jazz fused with Cuban rhythms from Mario Bauzá and Chano Pozo; Carlos Santana; Linda Ronstadt; the legendary Chicano rock band Los Lobos; megastars Gloria and Emilio Estefan; Ricky Martin and Juanes; Miami rapper Pitbull; reggaetón performers Daddy Yankee and Tego Calderón; and Lin-Manuel Miranda from the Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights. The life experiences of these and many other unforgettable artists will reveal how Latinos have reinvented their music in the United States, while never losing sight of their own rich traditions.

When: Monday, October 12, 2009 - Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Where: Your local Public Television station or V-me Digital Channel

Schedule:

  - In English:

• On MPT on October 12th and 19th at 9:00 PM (for further details visit MPT Website)
• On MPT2 on October 13th and 20th at 9:00 PM

  - In Spanish:

• V-me Channel on October 13th and 20th at 9:00 PM. (for further details visit V-me Website)

LATIN MUSIC USA es una serie sobre la historia de la música popular en los Estados Unidos. Diferentes fusiones de sonidos Latinos con Jazz, Rock, Country, R&B, y Blues – música con raíces profundas y alcance amplio. Disfrute nuestra historia musical, cubriendo más de cinco décadas y numerosos géneros musicales que muestran la amplia mezcla de sonidos creados por Latinos y disfrutados por el mundo entero.

Esta serie documental de cuatro partes se estrena el 13 de octubre (episodios 1 & 2) y el 20 de octubre (episodios 3 & 4) . Apropiadamente, la serie estrena durante el Mes de la Herencia Hispana, un tiempo para reconocer las contribuciones de los Latinos a los Estados Unidos y celebrar nuestra herencia y cultura Latina.