Rappers Black Point and Fuego and DJ New Era of ESP51TV.com and Lomaximo Productions Perform on 1-800-Cantaso Float in Manhattan's 29th Annual Dominican Day Parade Sunday, August 8, 2010, Courtesy of Ferro, Kuba, Mangano, Skylar, P.C.

Rappers Black Point and Fuego and DJ New Era of ESP51TV.com and Lomaximo Productions Perform on 1-800-Cantaso Float in Manhattan's 29th Annual Dominican Day Parade Sunday, August 8, 2010, Courtesy of Ferro, Kuba, Mangano, Skylar, P.C.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The 29th annual Dominican Day Parade in Manhattan took place SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2010 FROM 11 AM-6 PM. The parade, which began in 1982 as a small celebration in Washington Heights and has evolved into one of New York City's biggest cultural ceremonies, featured live music, authentic Dominican food and elaborately decorated floats promenading up Sixth Avenue between 36th and 56th Streets. The parade is organized by Dominican American community leaders and is a showcase of national pride. Thousands of people - New York natives and tourists alike - attend and participate in the parade each year.

Dominican rappers Black Point and Fuego and DJ New Era of ESP51TV.com and Lomaximo Productions were featured in this year's parade. Their appearances were made possible by the law firm of 1-800-Cantaso.

ABOUT BLACK POINT

Black Point is originally from Dominican Republic. His song "Watagatapitusberry" was remixed by international star Pitbull with Lil Jon, El Cata and Del Patio. His newest single, "El Melodico," featuring Teno, promises to be just as successful. His new mixtape is being sponsored and powered by 1-800-Cantaso.

Black Point utilized social networks like YouTube to get his name out to his audience with an average of 100,000 hits. Black Point started singing at a very early age. His uncle made him listen to various genres of music and rap artists such as Campamento Revolucionario and Tribu Rebelde. Listening to all these songs, his interest for music grew and he started rapping in Spanish. In 2000, his friend Ramon Emilio Jimenez got him involved in a group called La Sociedad Grupo, and after that he went solo.

ABOUT FUEGO

Fuego is a Dominican-American rapper who cites Frankie Ruiz, Juan Luis Guerra and Hector Lavo - as well as his own musician father - as his greatest influences. He incorporates salsa and Meringue sounds into his music and is inspired not only by his culture but also by hip-hop and rap. His song "Que Buena Tu Ta," featuring Black Point, is currently one of the hottest songs on the Latin music charts and is receiving an extraordinary amount of radio airplay.

ABOUT DJ NEW ERA

DJ New Era is a member of Lomaximo Productions, a Latin music website. In 2009, Lomaximo Productions launched LMPRADIO, an online radio station that reaches an average of 40,000 listeners a day. Since 2007, they have participated in the Dominican Day Parades with their own float and were the first Latin music website to do so. DJ New Era is also featured on ESP51TV.com, a Brooklyn-based online radio station that plays popular music with a clean, positive message and is geared toward a teen audience. The radio station provides jobs to local youths and has covered important news topics for its young audience, including Midnight Madness, a project in which the station corresponded with troops in Afghanistan.

ABOUT 1-800-CANTASO

The lawyers of 1-800-Cantaso provide legal services specializing in the areas of Personal injury. They promote music and concerts to the people of Long Island and New York City as a service to the community. They have also provided flu vaccines, donated toys for hundreds of children and have held turkey donation drives and provide other vital services for those in need throughout the year. Additionally the firm regularly provides scholarships and assists in charities. The website is www.1800cantaso.com.

FERRO, KUBA, MANGANO, SKLYAR, P.C. have offices located in Manhattan and Long Island specializing in the areas of Personal Injury, Real Estate, Business matters, Criminal Defense and Immigration. The offices are located at 424 W. 33rd St., Suite 440 New York, NY (212) 244-7676 and 825 Veterans Memorial Hwy Hauppauge. (631) 581-9494. The website is www.ferrokuba.com.

Source: 1-800-Cantaso

CONTACT: Danielle Orsino, +1-480-200-4411

Web Site: http://www.1800cantaso.com/

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