Experience traditional Puerto Rican holiday caroling with a musical procession and plenty of plena music and dancing during the Bronx Music Heritage Center's annual Melrose Parranda! We will stop at different "casitas" along the way, culminating at Rincón Criollo, the most famous casita of all.
Our annual Puerto Rican-style Christmas caroling procession will travel on foot from casita to casita, ending at Melrose’s most famous casita, Rincón Criollo, aka “La Casita de Chema”. Featured musicians include Jorge Vázquez, Bobby Sanabria, and more.
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 musicians including Matthew Gonzalez, James Lovell, Bobby Sanabria, and Jorge Vazquez. Admission: $7 | $5 for students & seniors | FREE for kids 12 & […]
