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Luis Fonsi and Fonseca

Posted by nycsummer On September - 15 - 2008




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People Spanish targeted Magazine’s annual Fiesta was a colorful extravaganza of Latin culture, Latinos, and marketing. The event takes place in Central Park’s Summerstage and is a day long affair with many activities for the whole family. I arrived as Hector Acosta “El Torito” was finishing his set. As the stage was being set up for the next act we were treated to a JCPenny fashion show. As you would expect, the models were attractive. When the male models came out the ladies went especially wild. The event is a combination of Live concerts and slick marketing. On locating in the Venue were companies like Verizon Wireless, Maybelline, and JCPenny. During the concert we were given sneak previews of the upcoming season of ABC Television’s “Ugly Betty”. The marketing angle is brilliant. The performing artists bring the crowds to the events. The marketers then have the ability to show off their products and services to the attendees in a way more personal than traditional marketing.

 After the JCPenny show Fonseca and headliner Luis Fonsi came out and give incredible tight performances. Prior to seeing them at this concert I was not familiar with either artist. After hearing them both I can say I really like their music.  I especially like Fonsi’s Por Una Mulher and Fonseca’s “Te Mando Flores”. The weather toyed with us by giving us a moderate drizzle occasionally, thankfully it never turned into heavy downpour. Definitely looking forward to next year’s Fiesta.

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Caribbean Labor Day Carnival Parade

Posted by nycsummer On September - 2 - 2008




This year’s Caribbean Labor Day parade in Brooklyn fell on a perfect Summer’s day. Blue skies, warm sun, and lots of scantily clad women jumping around to Soca, Calypso, Reggae and Compas music. This year we got a performance from Wyclef Jean on top of a float. The crowd went wild as he passed by. By comparison this years crowd was larger that last year’s. Unfortunately, the NYPD does a great job of dampening the energy of the crowd by keeping each band far apart from each other. So, the excitement is allowed to die down between each band. Each band then becomes a separate performance with an intermission in between versus a continual extravaganza that a parade is meant to be. In spite of that the separate performances were fun to be a part of. Labor day is the unofficial end of summer. But, as long as there is something interesting to see, I’ll attend, take pictures, and post them. Til’ the next event,

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I love Summer in New York City. There are a gazillion things to do, from free concerts to street fairs, from outdoor dance parties to live performance art. The city is buzzing with activity. This blog captures the fun and energy that is New York City during the summer months. We attend all the coolest events in and around the city. I attend Summer Stage, Celebrate Brooklyn, PS1 Warm Up, Globesonic in Riverside Park and any other chill happenings. Whether it is Reggae or Reggaeton, Hip Hop or House, Salsa or Samba, Compas or Calypso. Whatever the style, we are there to enjoy it and share it with you. Jimmy Cliff, Raphael Saadiq, KRS-One, Kat Deluna, Ozomatli, The Wailers, Nile Rogers and Chic, Angelique Kidjo; these are some of the amazing acts we\'ve covered and there are many more to come. With a name like NYC Summer Blog you might think that everything goes on hiatus when it gets cold. Not so! It is always summer at NycSummer! Look for past NYC shows and other special events from other parts of the world, even when the temperature drops here in New York. So, browse the Gallery Index and enjoy the sights and sounds that is Summer in New York City! Terry

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