Event series: Bronx Rising!

Screening of the Mexican version of the classic film, Dracula (1931), featuring a live soundtrack performance by Bobby Sanabria & Project X. Snacks sold by Yalisza Bakes! Come in your […]

Tonight we’ll celebrate a wedding night Manden tradition in which women from the bride’s family form a drum circle and sing songs to welcome children into the marriage. Led by […]

Before Fania Records, the Bronx had Alegre Records and the Casalegre Record store. Featuring a discussion with musicians Orlando Marin, Bobby Marin, Mike Amadeo, and Chris Rogers, who were part […]

Join us as we celebrate the music of the Gospel tradition with artists who grew up in the African American and Caribbean Gospel congregations in the Bronx. Featuring Gospel/blues vocalist […]

James Reese Europe is the Army bandleader who is credited with introducing the French to jazz during WWI and U.S. audiences to tango, the first Latin American dance craze in […]

Jasmine is sick and tired of her violin lessons. She has more important things to do. Like playing video games and texting her BFF. Who cares about music anyway? She’s […]

In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, we explore the Haitian influences on the birth of jazz in New Orleans, with a discussion led by ethnomusicologist Lois Wilcken and musicians Bobby […]

Another Women’s History Month event, this time focusing on the folkloric mysterious power of the mujer! The petenera is a song style featured in different genres from Spain to Mexico. […]

The 1960’s musical genre of Latin bugalu was a fusion of Cuban rhythms and African-American R&B. In honor of Black History Month, tonight’s program will explore the African-American influence on […]

This program will explore European-influenced genres, such as “la danza” from Puerto Rico and the “quadrille,” which is practiced among Garifuna communities. The evening will include traditional drum-based music by […]