Barrio Fino is a five-episode docu-series premiering on Levitt LA’s YouTube channel beginning Aug 30, 2021- September 3rd. Developed during the pandemic as a collective love letter to the near-and-dear communities surrounding MacArthur Park, each 60-minute episode dives into the music and cultural diversity of Westlake, Koreatown, Historic Filipinotown, the North American Indigenous populations of Los Angeles, and the legacy of Youth & Hip-Hop in the park. Live-streamed from the rooftop of Walter J. Towers at sunset, Barrio Fino features popular live musical performances and creative video segments highlighting the food, fashion, art, and history of these communities with dynamic interviews by community leaders, culture bearers, and artists. Levitt LA co-curated an episode each with longstanding collaborators United American Indian Involvement Inc., Asian American eXchange Media, FilAm Arts, Carmelo Alvarez, and Sunset Ecléctico.
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Barrio Fino es una serie documental de cinco episodios que se estrenará en el canal de YouTube de Levitt LA a partir del 30 de agosto de 2021- 3 de septiembre. Desarrollada durante la pandemia como una carta de amor colectiva a las comunidades cercanas y queridas que rodean MacArthur Park, cada episodio de 60 minutos se sumerge en la música y la diversidad cultural de Westlake, Koreatown, Historic Filipinotown, las poblaciones indígenas norteamericanas de Los Ángeles y el legado de la juventud y el hip-hop en el parque. Transmitido en vivo desde la azotea de Walter J. Towers al atardecer, Barrio Fino presenta populares actuaciones musicales en vivo y segmentos de videos creativos que destacan la comida, la moda, el arte y la historia de estas comunidades con entrevistas dinámicas de líderes comunitarios, portadores de cultura y artistas. Levitt LA fue co-curador de un episodio, cada uno con colaboradores de largo plazo, como United American Indian Involvement Inc., Asian American eXchange Media, FilAmArts, Carmelo Alvarez y Sunset Ecléctico.
Barrio Fino Premiers Monday, Aug 30 at 7pm
Full Details, Artists, and Musical Act Line Up to Follow! // Los detalles completos del episodio, los artistas y los anuncios de la lista de actos musicales a seguir.
Monday, August 30th Episode 1: Natives in the Now
Presented with United American Indian Involvement
Tuesday, August 31st Episode 2: Gusto a Guatemala
Presented with Sunset Eclectico
Wednesday, September 1st Episode 3: Koreatown 3.0
Presented with AAX Media
Thursday, September 2nd Episode 4: The Sixth Element of Hip-Hop
Presented with Carmelo Alvarez
Friday, September 3rd Episode 5: A Love Letter to Hi-Fi
Presented with FilAmArts
