TEGO CALDERÓN TO PERFORM ON RANDALL'S ISLAND

06.27.06

Known for its long-time support of and association with Latin music, Heineken USA announced the addition of reggaeton great Tego Calderón to the headlining artists set to perform for Heineken?s AmsterJam 2006, Heineken?s unique summer music festival featuring mash-ups and solo sets. Tego will be paired for a mash-up performance with another headlining artist of a different genre for a spectacular and memorable collaborative performance. Headliners already on board for the event are legendary rock and roll idols Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, celebrated platinum recording artists The Foo Fighters, and rap icon LL Cool J. Specific artist mash-ups and additional main stage artists will be announced shortly. Contemporary Puerto Rican band Yerbabuena has been confirmed for the second stage, and other Latin acts will follow. Tickets for the event are available for purchase at Ticketmaster.com.

Tego?s mash-up at Heineken's AmsterJam alongside other music icons marks his reaffirmation as the father of reggaeton. Busy preparing for his next album THE UNDERDOG/EL SUBESTIMADO due out on Jiggiri/Atlantic Records in August, is already giving a lot to talk about among music critics and industry alike that have review the production. This new production is slated to include a magnificent journey through the Afro-Caribbean musical scene which masterfully brings together reggae, dance Hall, salsa, bomba, rumba, and the deep south feeling of the blues. The Underdog will feature guest appearances of Buju Banton, Don Omar, Eddie Dee, and the legendary salsa singer Oscar de Leon, among others.

Heineken's AmsterJam will take place Saturday, August 19th on New York's Randall's Island. Heineken?s sold-out, day-long festival last year featured mash-ups and solo sets by super-stars in rock, hip hop and Latin music in on-the-spot collaborations including: the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snoop Dogg, 311 and Wyclef Jean, Garbage and Peaches and Fat Joe and Hector El Bambino. Funk legend Bootsy Collins was the festival's curator. The second stage featured Gogol Bordello, The Brought Low, Antibalas, Grand Master Flash and more.

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