Mujeres Latinas

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Mujeres Latinas is the vision of Adela Dalto to empower Latinas through music. The all-women musical group promotes the message of empowerment and education with their first CD, "Heroína Latina" (Latin Heroine), while singing and dancing to a hot rhythm mix of Latin Alternative Reggaeton, Guajira, and House dance music. Check out their video, "Hay Candela En La Calle" (There's Fire [danger] in the Street) at www.MLmusica.com

The title track "Heroína Latina" is a salute to the soldier, and a dedication to women in all uniforms. An article written by Susan Dominus who “brought tears to my eyes” inspired this song, says Adela Dalto. The article recounted a group of women soldiers who were victims of an Iraqi suicide bomb in 2005, while returning to their barracks after their mission.

The inspiration for the formation of the band came from a performance at “The National Summit on Hispanic Women in Business.” Mexican-American singer Adela Dalto, an award-winning Latin jazz vocalist, songwriter, educator and author, composed the song "Somos Mujeres Latinas" for the occasion. She quickly garnered an enthusiastic audience for the message as an anthem was born with women joining the chorus, while they rocked their hips, and waved their hands in unity.

With an extensive career as a Latin jazz singer and several recorded CD's, and having traveled around the world performing at top festivals, one particular event opened her heart to fill a desire to empower women and encourage Latinas to stay in school. Now back from a detour of attending college to earn a B.A. in Music in jazz and Latin jazz vocal performance, and working on a Masters Degree in Professional Counseling, to set an example as she says, Ms. Dalto has brought the group back with their debut CD, Heroína Latina.

The original members of the band are Adela Dalto, lead singer; on drums is Rosy Rex from Puerto Rico; and on guitar is Michelle Nestor of Dominican heritage. Other band members include Flor Urrutia (pianist) from Cuba, Kim Clark on Bass and Pam Fleming on Lead trumpet (NYC), and on congas is Yasuyo Kimura-Rendon from Japan, vocalist Johanna Castanera and Jennifer Martinez (trumpet) from Colombia. The band has performed at various events including NCLA Annual Conference, Somos El Futuro Conference, Cinco de Mayo in Spanish Harlem, Crest Totalmente Latina, the NYC Hispanic Day Parade on 5th Ave. among others.