No matter what the pandemic throws against the Latino community, you just can’t keep the nation’s largest and best-known Hispanic pop culture and music festival down. The iconic Calle Ocho Music Festival 2020 that was previously cancelled in March will return this year. The new date is set for October 4 as Calle Ocho Live #CalleOchoLive - a live stream and broadcast TV Hispanic Heritage Month-themed extravaganza that will feature major music artists, a variety show and many creative surprises.
Among the stars in the roster of the Hispanic Heritage Month virtual festival are Gloria Estefan, Camilo, Jessi Uribe, Jorge Celedón, Fonseca, Cali y El Dandee, Jerry Di, Mariah Angeliq, Pitizion, Nanpa Basico, Daniela Darcourt, Banda el Limon y Alejandro Santamaria, and Bobby Pulido. These artists join previously announced Calle Ocho Live kings Mau y Ricky, Ivy Queen, who is performing an epic virtual duet with the late Celia Cruz, and Tito Puente, Jr., who himself is performing a virtual duet with his late all-star father Tito Puente. The roster of artists announced represents a cross section of nationalities and music genres honoring the full musical heritage of Latinos and now include: Alejandro Santamaria, Bardero$, Charlie Aponte, Chesca, David Kada, Drizmali, El Chacal, El Chapo de Sinaloa, El Cata, El Krisspy, El Prodigio, Fulanito. Grupo Mania, Grupo Niche, Ivanna, Jon Secada, Kyen?Es?, La Materialista, Leslie Shaw. Los Chiches Del Vallenato, Los Hermanos Medina, Manny Manuel, Milly Quezada, Marie Monti, Maria Pino, Neguito Borjas, N’Klabe, Oro Solido, Oscarito, Reykon, Rogelio Martinez, Srta Dayana, Soleil, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Toño Rosario, Tito Rojas, Toa Valantin, Toby Love, Tony Zucca, Yiyo Sarante, Yulien Oviedo, and Willy Garcia.
In addition to featuring live and pre-recorded performances from top Latin music artists, celebrities, and social media personalities, Calle Ocho Live will also highlight stories from the families served by the Kiwanis of Little Havana Foundation. Even though the online show is free, the event will feature a call to action for viewers to donate $8 or more ahead of or during the festival to the Kiwanis at www.CalleOchoLive.com. Supporters and large philanthropists are urged to pledge whatever amount they can.
The interactive three-hour livestream experience will include music artists, entertainers, comedians, chefs, social media influencers, and other surprise personalities. Audiences at home will also have several options to get involved live on the show throughout the day with opportunities not only to win prizes but also to be featured on the show in a variety of engaging ways.
“We said we would create a strong, inclusive, and powerful line-up that captured the diversity of Latino tastes, genres, and cultures, and that’s what we’ve done here,” said Jorge Fernandez, president of the Kiwanis of Little Havana/Carnaval Miami. “Through Calle Ocho Live, we’re not only stretching to do well for the families we serve through the Kiwanis of Little Havana Foundation but also through the way we reflect the evolution of Latinos in America.
Calle Ocho Live's live stream broadcast and/or digital streaming media partners include Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS), People en Español, VME, HITN, VIVALIVETV, Maria Marin, ORA TV, Impremedia, BronxNet, Tarima, Viva Tu Musica, Latinx Newswire, Pop Culture Newswire, and Diario Las Américas. To partner with, support, or sponsor Calle Ocho Live, email manny@retropopmedia.com, tcallava@Kiwanislittlehavana.org, or visit www.CalleOchoLive.com.
Calle Ocho Live officially kicks off with a digital and national broadcast show that will feature more than a dozen media companies and their respective digital platforms on YouTube, Twitter, Periscope, Tik Tok, and Twitch. To register for the premium, prize-filled edition of Calle Ocho Live, complete the easy registration at the event’s website www.CalleOchoLive.com.
Money raised through Calle Ocho Live will be used by the Kiwanis of Little Havana Foundation to assist diverse families in South Florida with college scholarships, back to school assistance, holiday gifts, emergency financial assistance, and other support during the Covid-19 crisis.
Don't miss Calle Ocho Live, the virtual stand-in for the nation’s largest and most iconic Latin music festival October 4.
Source Kiwanis Little Havana
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