Organizers & Jury Members


Ozomatli
The Los Angeles band's sound combines Latin salsa, urban hip-hop, and jazz-funk.

Josh Kun
USC, Associate Professor in the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism and American Studies & Ethnicity, and Director of The Popular Music Project

Ann Powers
Pop Music Critic for the Los Angeles Times

María Elena Martínez
USC, Associate Professor of Latin American History and American Studies and Ethnicity, and Director of the Chicano/a and Latino/a American Studies

Ilona Katzew
LACMA, Curator and co-Head, Latin American Art

George Sánchez
USC, Professor of History and American Studies & Ethnicity, and Director of College Diversity

Rubén Martínez
Loyola Marymount University, Professor, Fletcher Jones Chair in Literature & Writing