July 4, 2006

BMI and Mun2 Celebrate ‘El Otro Lado del Hip-Hop II’

BMI and Mun2 celebrated urban Latino music with "El Otro Lado del Hip-Hop II," held recently at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood. The "LUrban" (Latin urban) music showcase brought together the talents of Latin hip-hop act La Sinfonia, LUrban singer/rapper Rigo Luna, regional hip-hop group Mexiclan and bilingual rapper Eddie G; DJ Joe Matrix spun a fresh mix in between sets.

Mun2's VJ Frankie Knuckles, Flavio Morales and Vicky Cabildo, BMI's Delia Orjuela, and Mexiclan's Sem Vargas and Sam Loko

The packed house included Mun2's Flavio Morales, Vicky Cabildo and VJ Frankie Knuckles, BMI's Delia Orjuela, rappers Malverde and Don Abusivo, r&b singer Ness Bautista, reggaeton artist Yazukita, songwriter Toby Sandoval, songwriter/producer Michael Figueroa, and Machete Records head Gustavo Lopez.

BMI's Delia Orjuela and singer/writer Ness Bautista

La Sinfonia performs to a packed house

Mexiclan's Sem Vargas, BMI's Delia Orjuela and Mexiclan's Sam Loko

Rap trio La Sinfonia's Arsenal, Seis and Vane, BMI's Delia Orjuela, singer/rapper Rigo Luna and rapper Eddie G.

BMI's Delia Orjuela, La Sinfonia and DJ Joe Matrix

BMI's Delia Orjuela, singer/writer Rigo Luna and Machete Records president Gustavo Lopez

Peermusic's Marissa Lopez, rapper Eddie G and BMI's Delia Orjuela

Reggaeton artist Yazukita, BMI's Delia Orjuela and songwriter Toby Sandoval

All photos by Eddie Sakaki