Nothing beats enjoying a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon in the park while watching your favorite Latin band give a free concert performance. That's how many fans of Babasónicos and La Santa Cecilia felt last weekend as they jammed to their favorite songs during Central Parks' SummerStage concert in New York City.

After Babasónicos hit the stage, Los Angeles' very own La Santa Cecilia peformed at SummerStage. The Mexican-American band is known for blending a variety of music, including cumbia, bossa nova and boleros. It consists of accordionist and requintero Jose "Pepe" Carlos, bassist Alex Bendana, percussionist Miguel Ramirez and lead vocalist La Marisoul.

Since making waves in Latin alternative rock in 2007, the group's songs have been featured on a number of shows, including the Emmy award-winning series "Weeds." The band has also been recognized by publications like the Wall Street Journal, NPR and Ad Age Magazine."

Earlier this year, the band took home the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album for their 2013 album "Treinta Dias."

Sitting among the fans was Phoebe Smalin, an organizer who helped put the LAMC conference together. In spite of the difficulty of organizing the event, she said that it was all worthwhile in the end.

"It's been a really insane week. Putting this together is a lot of work, but honestly, it's so gratifying and so amazing to be a part of the process of making this exist," she said.

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