On November 17, 2005, the Austin City Council declared the month of May to be “Latino Music Month” in the City of Austin. May of 2006 was the very first official “Latino Music Month.” The Austin Latino Music Association's (ALMA) Austin Music Mezcla CD will be sold this year in support of ALMA and Latin Music Month. Here is this year's track listing and links to the contributing artists:

Vallejo- "Sweet Maria"

Terremoto- "Oye Mama"

Brownout- "Con El Brownout No Se Juega"

AJ Castillo- "Todo Me Gusta De Ti" (Remix featuring Lo-Que Dar)

Los Bad Apples- "El Ritmo Me Manda"

Brian Ramos and Michael Ramos- "Tinieblas"

Alejandro Escovedo- "Sister Lost Soul"

Tortilla Factory- "Nina Linda"

Bocastria- "Encanto"

Patricia Vonne and Rosie Flores- "Austin Rocks"

Vallejo- "Tu Corazon Es Para Mi" (featuring Del Castillo and Zayra Alvarez)

Conjunto Atzlan- "Rosario"

The Executive Life- "Obligatory Movie Quote"

Myrna Cabello- "Un Dia" (featuring Haydn Vitera)

Frank Gomez- "Candy" (featuring Ruben Ramos)

The Sweethearts- "Slipping Away" 

For more information on ALMA and Latin Music Month, visit the ALAMA website:

http://www.austinlatinomusic.com/index.html