House pioneer Julian Jumpin’ Perez receives honorary Chicago street sign on the corner of Fullerton and Narragansett Avenues during Festival Cubano on Friday, Aug. 10th at Riis Park. Alderman Ariel Reboyras, Festival Cubano founder and producer George Herrera, the Hot Mix 105, and DJs from B-96, WBMX-FM and the Score as well as some of Chicago’s top House DJs were present to dedicate the honorary street sign to Chicago’s iconic DJ Perez. Later that evening, Perez hosted an especially curated showcase of Freestyle and House music featuring such legendary charts topping stars as Lisa Lisa, George Lamond, The Cover Girls, Lissette Melendez and Safire. The presentation marked the beginning of the 9thAnnual Festival Cubano at the park which ended Sunday August 12 featured such masters of Afro-Caribbean music as Oscar D’León, Gilberto Santa Rosa and Adalberto Alvarez.