The Latino Legacy in Southern California Rave Culture

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A panel moderated by Richard Vission brings together Bolo, DJ Irene, and Doc Martin to discuss Latino contributions to Southern California rave and electronic dance music culture, with selected music.

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The Grammy Museum is thrilled to celebrate and explore how Latino DJs, dancers, and communities have helped shape Southern California’s rave and electronic dance music culture by bringing together Bolo, DJ Irene, and Doc Martin for a discussion moderated by Richard Vission. Through firsthand stories and selected music, the panel will explore the dance floor as a place of belonging, creative expression and cultural exchange. From party crews and club residencies to radio mix shows and contemporary Latin house, the evening will share how this legacy has been passed down, whose contributions deserve greater recognition, and what the next generation is building, connecting the region’s club and underground histories with a new generation bringing Latino identity to today’s festival stages. Latinos have long been the dominant force on rave dancefloors across Southern California and beyond. At recent large scale raves such as EDC, HARD, Sky Line or CRSSD, they make up the majority of attendees, but remain vastly underrepresented on-stage. A new generation is changing that, the Latino Rave Movement is putting Latino and Mexican-American culture on the main stage both visually and sonically, and fans are responding. In the last 2 years, Mexican-American producer and DJ, Bolo has emerged as the leading figure head of this rave culture revolution.

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