Latin American Musicians Association
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The Latin American Musicians Association (AMLA, in Spanish Asociacion de Musicos Latino Americanos) is an organization composed of Latin musicians, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. The Association's founder is Jesse Bermudez, a major figure in the Philadelphia music scene
. The Association runs a Latin School of the Arts, where prominent teachers include Orlanda Fiol, Elio Villafranca and Pablo Batista.
The Association was founded in 1982 in El Barrio
, near an area known as the Golden Block in North Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. The Association's founder is Jesse Bermudez, a major figure in the Philadelphia music scene
Music of Philadelphia
The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is home to a vibrant and well-documented musical heritage, stretching back to colonial times. Innovations in classical music, opera, R&B, jazz and soul have earned the music of Philadelphia national and international renown...
. The Association runs a Latin School of the Arts, where prominent teachers include Orlanda Fiol, Elio Villafranca and Pablo Batista.
The Association was founded in 1982 in El Barrio
El Barrio
El Barrio can refer to the following:* The Spanish Harlem district of New York* Parts of East Los Angeles* El Barrio , a flamenco band...
, near an area known as the Golden Block in North Philadelphia.