2009 GRAMMY-nominated LATIN URBAN ORCHESTRA from MIAMI - 2009/05/27
THE 2009 AMERICAN GRAMMY NOMINATED BAND, LOCOS POR JUANA, WILL BE PERFORMING SATURDAY, JUNE 6 AT THE LEGENDARY S.O.B's, PART OF THEIR 2009 "LA VERDAD/THE TRUTH" SUMMER TOUR
2009 GRAMMY-nominated LATIN URBAN ORCHESTRA from MIAMI
LOCOS POR JUANA
THE 2009 AMERICAN GRAMMY NOMINATED BAND, LOCOS POR JUANA, WILL BE PERFORMING SATURDAY, JUNE 6 AT THE LEGENDARY S.O.B's, PART OF THEIR 2009 "LA VERDAD/THE TRUTH" SUMMER TOUR
''Blending relaxed reggae grooves with biting social commentary, hip-hop raps with brassy solos, Locos por Juana pulls listeners into a reverse Gulf Stream churning through the Straits of Florida south to Jamaica, Venezuela and Colombia, and over to Puerto Rico.' - LA TIMES, Feb 2009
“Funky Miami-style fusion with exuberant energy and danceability that's thrillingly just this side of chaos -- great fun… [Locos Por Juana are]Miami's beloved Latin-reggae-hip-hop mash-up masters… La Verdad hums with energy and invention.” – Miami Herald, June 2008
“Miami's favorite Latin - rock - cumbia - whatever mash-up band, Locos Por Juana, has finally got its due from the awards gods. The Locos have finally scored their first Grammy nomination, in the category of Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album, for La Verdad… one of Miami's longest-standing underground bands, Locos por Juana… forge a new mix of ska, reggae, cumbia, hip-hop, and other rhythmic genres brought together by the group's diverse North and South American roots…. La Verdad is the truth of a new multicultural, cosmopolitan generation, played out in the music that represents their cross-cultural connections.” – Miami New Times, December 2008
Locos Por Juana melds the Colombian folk-dance music Cumbia with reggae, a horn section that swings from Buena Vista-esque balladry to James Brown-style R&B and the contemporary pop/hip-hop sounds these 20somethings heard while growing up near South Beach. After building loyal followings across South Florida, the West Coast, Puerto Rico and college towns nationwide, Locos Por Juana appears primed for breakout success – Creative Loafing, March 2008
For more information visit http://www.universalmusica.com/locosporjuana
