Latin Music at The 2012 South by Southwest Music Festival

By Carlos Quintana

The South by Southwest Music and Media Conference (SXSW) in Austin, Texas is one of the best cultural events in the entire country. Music is, of course, a big part of the festival. This year, Latin music will bring several outstanding artists to the stage of the SXSW festival.

Besides an exclusive performance by Colombian supertsar Juanes, there are a lot of Latin Alternative artists who will be playing at different venues during this prestigious event. Some of them include rising stars such as La Vida Boheme, Bomba Estereo, Kali Mutsa and Los Rakas. The following is an overview of some of the most interesting Latin music concerts for this year's edition of the SXSW festival:

• Bomba Estereo:
  Mar. 14 - Sony Club @ Red 7 Patio.
  Mar. 16 - ACL Live, Moody Theater.
• Juanes:
  Mar. 16 - ACL Live, Moody Theater.
• Kali Mutsa:
  Mar. 15 - Buca Lounge.
• La Vida Boheme:
  Mar. 14 - Soho Lounge.
  Mar. 16 - Maggie Mae's.
• Los Rakas:
  Mar. 14 - Flamingo Cantina.
• Y La Bamba:
  Mar. 16 - Ballroom G Day Stage Austin Convention Center
  Mar. 17 - Maggie Mae's Gibson Room.

The above concerts are just a tiny fraction of the amount of Latin music that the festival will be featuring this year. For instance, there is a special event on March 15 named Sounds from Colombia featuring new and very interesting artists like Planes, Monsieur Perine, Duran and Quantic, among others.

The South by Southwest Music festival will run between March 13-18. If you are going to be in Austin around that time, you can't miss this wonderful opportunity to hear the new sounds of Latin music.