MUSICA FRESCA TOUR by YAHOO! TELEMUNDO.

Starting in September as the country celebrates Latin culture with Hispanic Heritage Month, THE MUSICA FRESCA (Fresh Music) TOUR will showcase bands on the leading edge of modern Latin music fusion. Acclaimed New York producer Andres Levin (acting as music director), has teamed with the event production team of industry legends Gary Kurfirst (Talking Heads, Ramones, Jane’s Addiction) and Chris Blackwell (Bob Marley, U2, Founder Island Records & Films) and presenting sponsor Yahoo! Telemundo to stage a national tour celebrating performers that fuse the diverse traditional sounds of Latin Music’s heritage with the modern sound of today’s urban cities.

Already set to co-headline THE MUSICA FRESCA TOUR are urban-regional pioneers AKWID, electrifying Reggaeton lyricist VOLTIO and Levin’s own celebrated Latin-funk collective YERBA BUENA. These three critically-praised headliners showcase the unique sounds of fusion happening across the Latin music spectrum in Los Angeles, New York and Puerto Rico. Concert audiences will experience distinctive combinations where Hip-Hop meets the brass sound of traditional Mexican (AKWID), the MC skills of rap collide with tropical Latin tempo in Reggaeton (VOLTIO) and bilingual, propulsive dance rhythms are created from a Afro-Cuban-Gypsy fusion where “two tongues are better than one”(YERBA BUENA) In addition to the headliners, THE MUSICA FRESCA TOUR will introduce U.S. audiences to RADIO MUNDIAL – a fast-rising New York based Latin rock band that has already written for/performed with Carlos Santana and whose debut disc is produced by Levin. In addition, Yahoo! Telemundo will present the best of local Latin music fusion with a Battle of the Bands showcase at each venue.

For more information please visit the tour site at http://www.musicafrescafestival.com