Celebrating the Latin Alternative Music Conference (Lp 7122013)

For a summer change of pace, this week Latin Pulse travels to New York City for the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC). The program explores both musical and cultural issues linked to the conference, and highlights music from various countries and regions including: Mexico, Argentina, Panama, and Puerto Rico. The program traces the roots of alternative music from salsa through rock and rap. The news segment covers the latest complaints from Latin American governments regarding the revelations of Edward Snowden regarding NSA spying on various governments in the region.
 
 The program includes in-depth interviews with:
 
 Felix Contreras & Jasmine Garsd of NPR's Alt.Latino .
 
 
 The program also includes shorter sound clips from artists: 
 
 Ruben Blades http://www.rubenblades.com/
 & 
 Carla Morrison http://www.carlamorrisonmusica.com/
 
 
 Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
 Associate Producer: Curt Devine.
 
 More on the LAMC can be found here: http://www.latinalternative.com/
 
 A complete list of song excerpts used in this program can be found here: https://app.box.com/shared/static/u2f80os3weo4zly0ecrn.pdf
 
 The photo from the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) is by Rick Rockwell and is used with permission.