The Latin Recording Academy

WHO:             The first Latin GRAMMY ® Street Party of 2009 will take place at West New York in New Jersey and will feature a free concert with performances by Arcangel, BachataHeightz, Grupo Treo, La Bolá, Luis Enrique, Macao, and Oscar D’Leon.

WHAT:           Kick-off of the 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY Street Parties.

WHEN:          

Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009

12 (Noon) ET                         

WHERE:        

Kennedy Blvd. East

(between 56th St.and 60th St.)                           

West New York, N.J.

INFO:             The 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live on the Univision Network 8 - 11 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m.Central) from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegason Nov. 5. For more information, please visit www.latingrammy.com.

Recognized as the only national Latin music festival series, the Latin GRAMMY Street Parties will continue throughout every Sunday in October, with stops in

Chicago on October 4, Hialeah, Fla.on October 11, Los Angeles on October 18, Dallas on October 25 and will culminate in Las Vegason November 1.

The Latin Recording Academy is an International, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community. For more information about The Latin Recording Academy, please visit www.latingrammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, join the organization's social networks as a Twitter follower at www.twitter.com/latingrammys, a Facebook fan at  www.facebook.com/latingrammys.

Contact:

Roselin Cruz-Sotero/Eventus/305.668.4343 ext. 201

Media Contact:

Louis Vazquez/Latin Recording Academy/310.392.3777