FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JANUARY 5TH, 2006

RICKY FRANCO & THE P-CREW ORCHESTRA ARE THE CLOSING LATIN ACT FOR TORONTO’S ANNUAL WINTERCITY FESTIVAL @ NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 2006

WINTERCITY FESTIVAL @ NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 2006

RICKY FRANCO & THE P-CREW ORCHESTRA

WILL BE PERFORMING AT 6:30PM

ADDRESS: 100 QUEEN ST. WEST @ THE CORNER OF BAY ST.

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL TALENT!

After their outstanding and memorable performance at Toronto’s Street Festival in July of 2005, Ricky Franco & The P-CREW Orchestra have become a City of Toronto Latin Favorite. They were given an overwhelming review on their summer showcase and have been invited to perform in future annual Toronto street festivals.

This year, while other local Latin acts were itching for the opportunity to close the Winter City Festival on JAN 28th, Ricky Franco & his P-Crew Orchestra were blessed with the honour.  Accompanied by new repertoire and crowd favorite hits, such as Marc Anthony’s “Valio La Pena” and the song that will forever haunt him, Mariah Carey’s Bachata Spanglish version of “My All”, Ricky will definitely be one of the unforgettable highlights of this year’s WinterCity Festival.

WINTERCITY FESTIVAL

A 14 Day Celebration of Big City Fun!
January 27 - February 9, 2006

The WinterCity Festival, presented by American Express Philanthropic Program, is a city-wide celebration of Toronto's incomparable diversity of spirit bursting with Winterlicious culinary experiences, a hot blaze of unique free entertainment and a showcase of our vibrant arts scene. Forget the weather and join the party in the world's coolest winter city!

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE WINTERCITY FESTIVAL PLEASE VISIT:

http://www.toronto.ca/special_events/wintercity/about.htm

Nathan Phillips Square
Saturday, January 28, 2006

Sizzling Hot! Latin Dance Music

12 – 7 pm
DJ Billy Bryans
Get on the ice and move! DJ Billy Bryans drops the latest in Latin music, reggaeton, salsa and the hottest timba cuts directly from Havana.

12:30 pm
Chiva
Stacked with brilliant musicians, Toronto’s Chiva fuses seductive Colombian rhythms with funk grooves and urban hip-hop beats against a Latin-jazz backdrop.

2 pm
Latin Roots Orchestra
With a nod to the golden age of Latin music, this Toronto group blends the hottest sounds of classic salsa with the latest hip-shaking Latin grooves guaranteed to burn up the dance floor.

3:30 pm
Tumbao Inc.
As one of Toronto’s newest Latin orchestras, Tumbao Inc. offers catchy lyrics and memorable melodies combined with powerful percussive beats in merengue music and electronica.

5 pm
Cruzao with special guest Fito Blanko
This five-piece multi-award winning chordless ensemble mixes authentic Latin rhythms, jazz harmonies and modern funk groove. Cruzao is joined by special guest Fito Blanko, Toronto’s rising star of reggaeton.

6:30 pm
Ricky Franco
Talented singer/songwriter/composer, Ricky Franco delivers slick vocals layered over powerful Salsa with a soulful edge and the popular dance rhythms of Bachata.

Ricky Franco & The P-CREW Orchestra will be making an appearance on Toronto’s #1 morning show, (channel 7) City TV’s Breakfast Television at 6am on Wednesday, January 11th, 2006 as promotion of their much anticipated WinterCity Fest performance. 

Thank you for your support!

Ricky Franco Management

info@rickyfranco.ca  

MORE ON RICKY FRANCO…  

Previously signed to a management deal with New York City based “Swing Factory”, who founded world famous Urban Salsa group DLG (Dark Latin Groove), Ricky Franco has quickly become one of Canada's best Latin artists.

Having worked alongside some of the world's top Latin talent (Ricardo Arjona, Aventura, Huey Dunbar, Tito Nieves, La India, ), Ricky has seen his travels go from vibrant places like New York, Miami and Puerto Rico, to exotic places around the world like the United Arab Emirates.

Ricky Franco's Bachata hit song "Mi Todo" or “My All” went #1 in DJ pools and radio stations all over the east coast, many parts of Latin America and the Caribbean. This multi-instrumentalist comes with his powerful 12-piece "P-Crew Orchestra" that blends a mixture of vibes, ranging from powerful Salsa Descargas with an R&B/Soulful edge, to the newest ever popular rhythms of Bachata. A definate first within the walls of Lula Lounge! It features some of the city's best musicians around, who create a pulsating array of arrangements to please both the listener and the dance fanatic. As a recent addition to Canada's Latin roster, Ricky Franco delivers slick and powerful vocals to his performances that leave the crowds in awe!

Canada’s #1 Latin R&B Sensation
Singer/Songwriter/Producer/Arranger/Multi-instrumentalist
Salsa - Bachata - R&B – Merengue – Cumbia - Mariachi

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