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Este episodio lo dedicamos a los músicos participantes en LAMC, la Conferencia de Música Latina Alternativa que se lleva a cabo cada verano en parques y salas de conciertos de la ciudad.

Iniciamos con los miembros de Cuarto Poder, una banda de hip hop de Venezuela, quienes vinieron a Nueva York a promocionar su ultimo disco, "In tha house", lanzado por Nacional Records.

A continuación, entrevistamos a Astro, banda chilena ganadora de la Conferencia de la Música en el 2013. Entre sus influencias está el rock progresivo de Yes y la música de Luis Alberto Spinetta.

Mas adelante, nos encontramos con Bareto, banda peruana nominada a un Latin Grammy en el 2012 quienes con sus letras de contenido social y urbanos han revolucionado la cumbia tradicional.

Para finalizar, conversamos con Camilo Lara, líder del grupo Instituto Mexicano del Sonido quien vino a promocionar su ultimo trabajo, “Político”, un disco en el que hace un llamado a detener la violencia en su país, México.

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This episode we dedicate to the musicians who participate in LAMC, the Latin Alternative Music Conference that takes place every summer in parks and concert halls in the city.

We start with the members of Cuarto Poder, a Venezuelan hip-hop band who came to New York to promote their latest record, In Tha House, launched by Nacional Records.

Continuing on, we interview Astro, a Chilean band that won the 2013 music conference. Their influences include the progressive rock of YES and the music of Luis Alberto Spinetta.

Later on, we will meet with Bareto, a Peruvian band nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2012, who, with the social and urban content of their lyrics, have completely changed the traditional cumbia.

Finishing up, we talk to Camilo Lara, the leader of the group Mexican Institute of Sound, who has come to promote his latest work, Político, a record in which he calls for an end to the violence in his country, Mexico.

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