Third Season of Sonidos Music Specials Debuts with
Exploding Latinos in Hip Hop Special -- National TV Special Offers First
Look at Latino Hip Hop, Reggaeton and Hurban Music
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New York, NY--(HISPANIC PR WIRE)--August 2, 2005--AIM Tell-A-Vision Group’s
Maximas Productions, the award-winning producers from the groundbreaking
series “American Latino TV” and “LatiNation,”
announced their third season of “Sonidos,” the acclaimed Latin
music special series, with the premiere of “Sonidos -Volume 9: Latinos
in Hip Hop” this month on English-language stations all across the
United States.
This ninth volume of the quarterly one-hour specials
offers insight into the exploding “Hurban” music genre.
Hurban music eclectically mixes Latin Hip Hop, Rap and Reggaeton.
Featured artists’ segments include: red-hot,
West Coast Hip Hop brother act, Akwid; Miami sensation Pitbull; Milwaukee
rappers Kinto Sol; R&B crooner, Frankie J; and more. Additionally,
the multi-award-winning producers feature in-depth segments on the emergence
of Latinos in Rap, as well as on the history of the Chicano Hip Hop
movement and a rare and insightful look at the rising popularity of
Hip Hop and rap in Cuba.
“Sonidos” is hosted by Liza Quin, a talented
vocal artist and songwriter whose recently released CD Single “Make
Your Move” features Reggaeton pioneer El General.
“I’ve never witnessed any musical category
hotter than Latin rap and Reggaeton,” states
Robert Rose, CEO of AIM Tell-A-Vision and Executive Producer of the
specials. “It’s being played everywhere. Our production
and marketing team has been on this from day one.”
Stations scheduled to air the special during the month
of August in major markets include Miami’s WFOR-CBS 4 on Sunday,
August 7th at 11:30 AM, Chicago’s WBBM-CBS 2 on Sunday, August
7th at 11 AM and New York’s WCBS-TV on Sunday, August 14th at
12 noon.
In September, stations airing the program include
Houston’s KPRC NBC-4 on Saturday, Sept. 3rd at 1:30PM, Dallas’s
KTXA UPN-21 on Saturday, September 10th at 5PM, San Francisco’s
KPIX CBS-5 on Sunday, September 25th at 3PM and San Antonio’s
WOAI NBC-4 on Saturday, September 17tht 1PM.
The special is cleared in more than 50 markets representing
over 40 million homes. The next title, “Sonidos Volume 10 - Latin
Divas”, is scheduled for release in November. The Series is presented
exclusively by Volkswagen and sponsored by Burger King.
