BMHC honors Afro-Cuban percussionist Eugene Golden for his key role in the evolution of NYC's Latin music scene for the past four decades. The event will take place at Pregones Theater. Eugene Golden was one of the first Afro-Americans to study and master Afro-Cuban and Yoruba traditions and popular drumming styles, pushing cultural and musical […]
Part of the JAZZ & ITS LEGACY Weekend. Grammy Award-winning Bronx drummer Will Calhoun (Living Colour) rocked out hard tonight with John Benitez and Marc Cary at the Bronx Music Heritage Center Laboratory!
Legendary salsa/jazz pianist Willie Rodriguez and percussionist Roland Guerrero share a laugh at the end of tonight's performance at the Bronx Music Heritage Center Lab.
Bobby Sanabria & Quarteto Aché got the audience on their feet with their punchy jazz compositions, and even added a classic by Dizzy Gillespie, famed former Bronx resident
Founded in 2010, GRACE DRUMS is a music ensemble of spirited women with the singular mission of making joy contagious across all races, ethnicities, religions, gender & sexual orientation, and any and all other social lines. Using time-honored West African percussion instruments (djembe, djundjun, bells, shakers & frame drums), traditional & western vocals, GRACE DRUMS […]
Celebrate Black History Month with the Bronx Music Heritage Center on Saturday, February 23rd, 4:00pm! Join Dr. Mark Naison, Founder of The Bronx African American History Project, on the Bronx Trolley for a music history tour. Musical Performance by Kora player Malang Djobateh & Friends.
The Ghetto Brothers, a former street gang in the South Bronx, became community activists in the 1960s and played a tremendous role in reducing the gang violence in the neighborhood by participating in the historice Hoe Avenue Peace Meeting. They later turned into a musical group, influenced by the Beatles, Santana, doo wop music and Tito Puente. Their album, Power-Fuerza was released in 1972, and was recently re-released to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
Jackie Flowers had everybody up and riding the Love Train tonight at the Bronx Music Heritage Center Laboratory!
Featuring Julio Melendez (third voice and lead guitar), Julio Cuevas (second voice and rhythm guitar), Gloria Mirabal (vocals). Trío Los Platinos was started in 1962. its first members were Pepito Lacomba Jr., Teddy Torres, and Julio Cuevas, who was the trío’s director. Today its members are Ray Vasqúes (first voice), Julio Melendez (first guitar and […]
Pre-concert discussion about women in jazz featuring Paula Hampton, Bertha Hope, Cobi Narita, Maxine Roach & Carol Sudhalter