Benjy Melendez of the Ghetto Brothers
Honoring Melendez for this transformative work using music to inspire and bring people together in the Bronx, at a time when policymakers and lawmakers could not. Through his activism, commitment […]
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Evoking the Bronx’s Jewish Roots
Live music by Zion80, hora dance lesson, plus film screening of Hava Nagila
Bronx Salsa Fest with Spanglish Fly
Live music by Spanglish Fly and film screening of Rumba Clave Blen Blen Blen
Castanet Connections with Innov Gnawa
A Moroccan band that originally settled in the Bronx, Innov Gnawa, will pro- vide trance-like music played with a variety of instruments including metal cas- tanets. Their performance will follow a set of flamenco castanet-accompanied songs featuring renowned Bronx dancer, Nelida Tirado.
Night of the Living Dead
Celebrate Halloween with a screening of Night of the Living Dead, by horror legend and Bronx native, George Romero. Featuring a live soundtrack directed by Bobby Sanabria
3rd Annual Parranda con Paranda: Puerto Rican and Garifuna Holiday Celebration
For our 3rd annual Parranda con Paranda: A Puerto Rican & Garifuna Holiday Celebration, we evoke the Puerto Rican traditions of “parrandas”—Christmas caroling processions and the Garifuna “paranda” song style […]
Bronx Blues
7:00 pm: Film Screening of Harlem Street Singer (2013), followed by Q&A with director Trevor Laurence and producer Woody Man 8:30 pm: Performance of Rev. Gary Davis' music by Gospel […]
Bronx Griot: The Jali Tradition in NYC
A screening of Finah Misa Kule with a Q&A by Kewulay Kamara and Steve Zeitlin. Performances by Kankaba Kanuteh and Badenya featuring Kewulay Kamara, Sa- lieu Suso, Abdoulaye Diabate, Mangue […]