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Nina Sky to Perform at This Year’s Afro-Latino Festival

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Nina Sky is hitting the stage ahead for a special festival…

The American R&B duo, composed of identical twins Nicole and Natalie Albino, will perform at the 2016 Afro-Latino Festival.

Nina Sky

Nina Sky’s debut single “Move Ya Body“, released from their self-titled debut album in 2004, was a success, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their second album Nicole & Natalie was released on July 31, 2012. Their third studio album Brightest Gold was announced for release later this year through Tommy Boy Entertainment.

Set for July 8-10 in New York City, the festival will also include appearances by Princess Nokia, Sango, Maluca, Los Rakas and Tito Puente Jr.

Organizers describe the festival, now in its fourth year, as “a networking space to pay tribute to the African roots of people from Latin America and the Caribbean,” with documentaries and a series of talks on the program as well as music.

The festival takes place at Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture and S.O.B.’s in Manhattan, and Bed-Stuy Restoration Plaza and C’Mon Everybody in Brooklyn.

Los Rakas to Perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

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Los Rakas have racked up a high-profile gig…

The bilingual hip-hop group, consisting of Panamanian cousins Raka Rich and Raka Dun, have been added to the just-revealed lineup for this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Los Rakas

The music festival, which takes place in the California desert, will take place on the weekends of April 10 and 17. It habitually spotlights several Latin artists among its performers, with an emphasis on Mexican acts.

Los Rakas created major buzz in urban latino circles last year with the duo’s album El Negrito Dun Dun and Ricardo. The Bay Area-based artists will go on tour in February for a series of dates in Western states with Zion I, Locksmith and Vokab Kompany just before landing in Indio, California for Coachella.

In addition to Los Rakas, other Latin acts include Chicano Batman and Nortec Collective’s Bostich+Fussible.

Bostich+Fussible, who will also to perform at this year’s Vive Latino in Mexico City, have announced that their latest album, Motel Baja, will be their last under the Nortec name.

3BallMTY to Take the Stage for 20 Honda Civic Tour Dates

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3BallMTY is ready for a little civic duty…

The Mexican tribal music troupe, consisting of Erick Rincon, Sergio Zavala (Dj Sheeqo Beat) and Alberto Presenda (Dj Otto) has joined the lineup for the Honda Civic Tour.

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3BallMTY have been added to the third and final dates of the tour alongside Panamanian hip-hop group Los Rakas. They’re the tour’s first-ever Latin acts to participate in the popular tour.

The acts will trek throughout the country for 20 shows, with stops in Houston, Miami, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

The 13th edition of the 2014 tour, which was divided into three sections, earlier, included bands such as Grouplove and Portugal. the Man co-headlining during the summer with Tokyo Police Club and Typhoon. The American Authors are now headlining the second leg with the Mowgli’s, Echosmith and Oh Honey, with U.S. Shows through mid-November.

“We are honored to have been chosen as the first Latin artists to participate in the Honda Civic Tour and look forward to continuing the success of previous tours,” said Zavala in a statement.

The final leg starts Nov. 23 and ends Dec. 21.

Honda Civic Tour with 3BallMTY and Los Rakas:
Nov. 23 Phoenix, Ariz. Crescent Ballroom
Nov. 25 Tucson, Ariz. The Rialto Theater
Nov. 28 San Antonio, Texas 210 Kapones Live
Nov.  29 McAllen, Texas Tri Bar
Nov.  30 Dallas, Texas House of Blues
Dec. 1 Houston, Texas House of Blues
Dec. 3 Atlanta, Ga. The Masquerade
Dec. 5 West Palm Beach, Fla. El Palacio Mexicano
Dec. 6 Orlando, Fla. El Fenix
Dec. 7 Miami, Fla. El Palenque
Dec. 10 Charlotte, N.C. Midnite Rodeo
Dec. 11 Baltimore, MD The Fillmore
Dec. 12 New York, N.Y. S.O.B.’s
Dec. 14 Chicago, IL. Portage Theater
Dec. 16 Denver, Colo. Gothic Theatre
Dec. 17 Las Vegas, Nev. House of Blues
Dec. 18 Santa Ana, Calif. Observatory
Dec. 19 Los Angeles, Calif. The Regent
Dec. 20 Ventura, Calif. Ventura Theater
Dec. 21 San Francisco, Calif. The Fillmore