Puerto Rican Musicians on Film
Q&A with collector Henry Medina, music by Los Artesanos de la Plena
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Women Word Warriors
Sandra Maria Esteves with Nancy Mercado and Vanessa Martir, accompanied by Bobby Sanabria on percussion
Plenas en Cadenas: Generations
BMHC Lab 1303 Louis Nine Blvd, Bronx, NY, United StatesRoundtable Discussion and Demo featuring Juan Gutiérrez, Julia Gutiérrez, Juan Cartagena, Matthew Gonzalez, and Cesár Colón-Montijo, moderated by Bobby Sanabria
Bomba: Dancing the Drum
Bomba: Dancing The Drum is a one hour film about the legendary Cepeda family, known as the patriarch family of bomba, Puerto Rico's richest musical expression of its African heritage. For nearly a century, the Cepeda family has been in the forefront of the struggle to keep the bomba tradition alive in Puerto Rico. Don […]
Americo Casiano, Jr. and NuyoRican School Original Poetry Jazz Ensemble
Featuring Akua Dixon, Ray Martínez and Roland Guerrero
BMHC honors Valerie Capers, Jazz Pianist & Composer
The event takes place at Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture. Dr. Valerie Capers was born in the Bronx and received her early schooling at the New York Institute for the Education of the Blind. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from The Juilliard School of Music, the first blind person to do […]
Bomba and Plena
Norka Hernández Nadal & Bàmbula
Antonia Pantoja ¡Presente!
Antonia Pantoja (1922-2002), visionary Puerto Rican educator, activist, and early proponent of bilingual education, inspired multiple generations of young people and fought for many of the rights that people take for granted today. Unbowed by obstacles she encountered as a black, Puerto Rican woman, she founded ASPIRA to empower Puerto Rican youth, and created other […]
Poesia negroide: The Declamador
Poetic Tradition of Puerto Rico with Sery Colón, Prisionera, and Tato Laviera
BMHC honors Andy Gonzalez, Latin Jazz Bassist
Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture 450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY, United StatesBMHC honors Andy Gonzalez for his influential contribution to Latin Jazz and commitment to enriching Bronx Music. With performance by Willie Rodriguez Group & Manny Oquendo’s Libre. The event took place at Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture. Andy Gonzalez is one of the most respected & well known bassists in Jazz & Latin […]