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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171026T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171026T190000
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SUMMARY:Chamber Music Jam Session In partnership with the Bronx Arts Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:The Bronx Arts Ensemble is throwing a Chamber Music Reading Party for advanced players and chamber music lovers. Open to all instrumentalists that have a desire to play standard chamber music repertoire\, and to all who want to come out and experience the energy of live music. Possible reading repertoire:\nBeethoven\, Brahms\, Mozart\, Haydn\, Schubert. Baby Grand Piano available for use.\nFREE!\nMusicians\, please RSVP with the kind of chamber music would you like to read@\nthe chamber jam: http://bronxartsensemble.org/event-view/bae-chamber-jam/
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/chamber-music-jam-session-in-partnership-with-the-bronx-arts-ensemble/
CATEGORIES:Coquito Masters
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171019T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171019T200000
DTSTAMP:20260615T073030
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SUMMARY:Seeing Home: The Bronx - Opening Reception of Edwin Torres Photo Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The photos of Bronx bred Edwin J.Torres document the authenticity and reality of\nthe people from the Bronx.The Bronxisone of the last boroughs in New York City\nwhere the American dream begins and ends every day. In the midst of day-to-day\npursuits\, Torres finds timeless moments that suggest the unwavering passion and\ncharacter of the people. His collection of photographs and video\, made from\n2013-2017\, show uswhat makes the Bronx uniquely home. Gallery hours are\nWednesdays and Saturdays from 2 – 5:00pm. FREE!
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/seeing-home-the-bronx-10-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171014T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171014T200000
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SUMMARY:Coquito Masters: Season Kick-Off
DESCRIPTION:Get a taste of Puerto Rico and kick-off the Coquito Masters season! Join us as coquito-makers compete for the honor of the best “coquito”: a coconut and rum-based beverage similar to egg nog\, traditionally served during the Christmas\nholiday in Puerto Rico. Enjoy a comedy set with Bill Santiago\, Puerto Rican comedian\, reformed journalist\, and former Bronxite.\nThe BMHC will be collecting donations for Puerto Rico hurricane relief efforts\, to be donated to the Jazz Foundation of America (JFA). Special guests will perform as part of the charity event. FREE!
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/coquito-masters-season-kick-off-10-17/
CATEGORIES:SalsaFest
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171012T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171012T200000
DTSTAMP:20260615T073030
CREATED:20171012T190000Z
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SUMMARY:Social Media for Artists Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Our Social Media for Artists Workshop is part of our Artist Series: Tools To Maximize Promotion & Publicity. In this workshop\, we’ll learn tips & tricks to optimize social media to best promote your work and events and to grow your public. We’ll walk through the process from contract to pre-event promo\, post-event promo\, and ongoing contact with employers and fanbase. Led by BMHC’s Social Media Manager\, multimedia storyteller E. B. Gallardo (@ebgallardo). Free and open to artists of all genres.
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/social-media-for-artists-workshop-10-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170916T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170916T200000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170916T190000Z
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SUMMARY:Maxine Sullivan Women In Jazz Series: Bronx azz Women: Bertha Hope & Mimi Jones
DESCRIPTION:Followed by a Q&A with Mimi Jones and Bertha Hope. Music performance by the Mimi Jones Band + The Black Madonna Project
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/screening-of-mimi-jones-09-17/
CATEGORIES:Music Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170907T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170907T180000
DTSTAMP:20260615T073030
CREATED:20210111T170822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210111T170822Z
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SUMMARY:Vernacular / New York
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URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/vernacular-new-york/
CATEGORIES:Book Reading,Spoken Word
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170819T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170819T200000
DTSTAMP:20260615T073030
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SUMMARY:SalsaFest: Conversations with the Masters II
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Ray Santos\, a Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer who grew up in the Bronx. He is the only living musician who has played\, composed and arranged for the Mambo Kings (Machito\, Tito Rodriguez\, and Tito Puente). The interview will be followed by a music performance by Anaisa Charanga\, a multi-generational Cuban-style charanga\nall-female band\, led by flautist Jessica Valiente
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/salsafest-conversations-with-the-masters-ii-08-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170715T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170715T200000
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SUMMARY:To the Rising Sun
DESCRIPTION:Tsidii Le Loka\, South African Tony Award nominated star of the Lion King on Broadway\, performs To the Rising Sun\, featuring the music of Miriam Makeba and the words of Nelson Mandela
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/to-the-rising-sun-07-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170621T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170621T180000
DTSTAMP:20260615T073030
CREATED:20170621T170000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170621T170000Z
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SUMMARY:Crotona Park Birdsong
DESCRIPTION:A concert at Crotona Park with Bobby Sanabria & Project X featuring original compositions by Jeff Lederer inspired by the park’s local birds. It will follow a screening of the documentary\, Thomas Chapin\, Night Bird Song (2016) at the BMHC and Q&A with the director\, Stephanie Castillo
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/crotona-park-birdsong/
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Music Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170610T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170610T200000
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SUMMARY:One Island\, Two Houses
DESCRIPTION:Film Screening: Birthright Crisis (2013)\nScreening of thisaward-winning film about the plight of Haitians in the Dominican Republic\, followed by a Q&A with director Miriam Neptune.\nMusic by:Yasser Tejeda & Palotré\nAn infectiously rhythmic and cutting-edge group originally from the Dominican Republic\, which fuses Dominican roots music with jazz\, blues\, funk and rock.\nCo-sponsored with Casita Maria & the 2017 South Bronx Culture Trail: Take the Green Train.
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/one-island-two-houses-06-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170601T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170601T200000
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SUMMARY:Las Tres Hermanas: Activism Through the Arts
DESCRIPTION:Opening reception for this exhibit \,which pays tribute to the sisters\nEvelina Antonetty\, Elba Cabrera and Lillian Lopez\,who settled in\nthe Bronx\, where they became activists for the community and the\narts.
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/las-tres-hermanas-activism-through-the-arts-06-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170520T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170520T200000
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SUMMARY:Dance in the Diaspora
DESCRIPTION:Today’s program celebrates the borough’s African heritage and Afro-diasporic legacy through dance and drum ensembles. West Africa comprises a vast geographical area including Guinea\, Cameroon\, Nigeria\, Gambia\, Senegal\, Benin\, Burkina Faso\, Ivory Coast\, Liberia\, Mali\, Libe- ria\, Mali\, Mauritania\, Niger\, and Sierra Leone among others. Countries that are quite different historically\, culturally\, and politically. During the colonial period\, some of the dances and traditions were pushed “underground.” Some have returned after Independence in revival performances. For the Garifuna communities\, West African traditions merged with indigenous ones in the Caribbean to produce their music\, though it relies heavily on the rhythmic drumming from Mother Africa. Tonight will look\, learn and hear the drum and dance traditions as we remember a saying from the Efik people of Cameroon and Nigeria\, Abasi ecue maya beki (Through the drum God speaks).
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/dance-in-the-diaspora-05-17/
CATEGORIES:Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170517T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170517T180000
DTSTAMP:20260615T073030
CREATED:20170517T170000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170517T170000Z
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SUMMARY:Making the Drum Talk! with Milteri Tucker Concepcion
DESCRIPTION:Bomba Dancer and Puerto Rican native Milteri Tucker Concepcion will teach\nbomba dance\, timing\, figure and skirt technique. Ages 12 & up.\nCost: $15. Pre-Registration necessary.
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/making-the-drum-talk-milteri-tucker-concepcion-05-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170511T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170511T200000
DTSTAMP:20260615T073030
CREATED:20170511T190000Z
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SUMMARY:Book Presentation: The Great Woman Singer
DESCRIPTION:NYU professor Licia Fiol-Matta presents and reads from her new book\, The Great Woman Singer: Gender and Voice in Puerto Rican Music (2017)\, which traces the careers of four iconic Puerto Rican singers Myrta Silva\, Ruth Fernández Ernestina Reyes\, and Lucecita Benítez\, while exploring how their voices and performance style transformed the public perception of the female vocalist in popular music. Presentation will be followed by a short music performance.
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/book-presentation-the-great-woman-singer-05-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170504T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170504T190000
DTSTAMP:20260615T073030
CREATED:20170504T180000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170504T180000Z
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SUMMARY:Bronx Lighthouse College Preparatory Academy Spring Arts Showcase.
DESCRIPTION:This pop-up exhibition features artwork by students from a local high school. The\nexhibit will remain open from May 4 through May 20th.
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/bronx-lighthouse-college-preparatory-academy-spring-arts-showcase-05-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170430T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170430T200000
DTSTAMP:20260615T073030
CREATED:20170430T190000Z
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SUMMARY:New School Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Swing the night away with the New School Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra\, directed by multi-Grammy nominated percussionist Bobby Sanabria. This ensemble\ncelebrates the rich legacy of jazz and Afro-Cuban music\, with a repertoire that takes us on a journey through the past\, present\, and future of the genre.\n*Cost: $10 (all proceeds go to the students)
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/new-school-afro-cuban-jazz-orchestra-04-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170409T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170409T170000
DTSTAMP:20260615T073030
CREATED:20170409T160000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170409T160000Z
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SUMMARY:The Lowdown Brass Band (LDB)
DESCRIPTION:Hailing from Chicago\, the LDB is a horn-driven tour de force that breaks the barrier between audience and performer with their live show\, which features dynamic vocals\, Rapper Billa Camp\, and body movement. This program will feature a performance and presentation of 2nd Line: Our living Legacy\, where LDB takes the audience on a journey through time.
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/the-lowdown-brass-band-ldb/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170408T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170408T200000
DTSTAMP:20260615T073030
CREATED:20170408T190000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170408T190000Z
UID:139-1491678000-1491681600@bmhcarchive.org
SUMMARY:Balkan-Influenced Jazz
DESCRIPTION:Conversations with the Masters\, featuring Helen Merrill (Jelena Ana Milcetic)\, a Bronx-born jazz vocalist who began her career at 845 Club in the Bronx. Now a world-renowned singer\, she’s performed and recorded with Chet Baker\, Gil Evans and Stan Getz\, among many others. The event will also feature a performance by Serbian-born jazz vocalist Alma Micic.
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/balkan-influenced-jazz-04-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170326T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170326T200000
DTSTAMP:20260615T073030
CREATED:20170326T190000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170326T190000Z
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SUMMARY:New School Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Swing the night away with the New School Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra\, directed by multi-Grammy nominated percussionist Bobby Sanabria.This ensemble celebrates the rich legacy of jazz and Afro-Cuban music\, with a repertoire that takes us on a journey through the past\, present\, and future of the genre.\n*Cost: $10 (all proceeds go to the students)
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/new-school-afro-cuban-jazz-orchestra-03-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170318T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170318T183000
DTSTAMP:20260615T073030
CREATED:20170318T173000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170318T173000Z
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SUMMARY:Persian New Year: Nowruz
DESCRIPTION:5:30 PM: Crafting Nowruz: A family Workshop – Nowruz\, which means “New Day\,” is an ancestral holiday marking the first day of spring. In the Iranian/Persian tradition\, a special table setting is made. In this workshop\, families will learn about Nowruz and create their own table setting by decorating and painting eggs and using papercrafts. Co-facilitated by Sareh Imani and Sahar Muradi.\n7:00 pm: Poetry Reading and Performance\nAmir Vahab will read the poetry of Hafez\, which is also used to tell fortunes. Audience members will be able to ask their own questions to the poet. Music performance by Vatan\, a group of Middle Eastern-American musicians who blend the lines between Persian folk music and country\, funk and rock\, as they revive classic tunes while building new ones. Presented in conjunction with the City Lore exhibit\, Poetic Voices of the Muslim World.\nNowruz\, the Persian New Year\nNowruz or Nooruz is translated from Farsi as “New Day.” It is celebrated at the spring equinox in Iran (ancient Persia)\, Afghanistan\, Azerbaijan\, Tajikistan\, Turkey\, Iraq and Syria. The celebration recognizes the time of rebirth\, the return of the light\, and the coming of spring and shares similar elements with spring holidays in other cultures\, such as the Christian Easter. Nowruz predates Islam and has its origins in the Zoroastrianism religion so it predates Islam\, though today it is celebrated as a secular holiday as well. Zoroastrianism is based on the teachings of the Persian prophet Zoraster (best known in the West by his Greek name\, Zarathushtra). Though there is much debate as to when he lived\, many scholars place the date of his birth between 1500 and 1200 BCE. Zoroastrianism is one of the oldest monotheistic religions and has influenced Mahayana Buddhism\, Judaism\, Christianity and Islam. To the latter three it gave many concepts including the idea of a cosmic struggle between the forces of Good and Evil; a hierarchy of celestial beings (angels) who mediate between God and humanity; and the coming of a Messiah.\nNowruz eve is called Chaharshanbe Suri. At this time bonfires\, symbolizing enlightenment and happiness\, are lit and participants take turns jumping over the fire. During Nowruz the next day\, the centerpiece of the celebration has come to be the ceremonial table which is covered with a white cloth\, Haft-seen\, which is known as the cloth of seven dishes since seven has been an auspicious number since ancient times in Persia. These items are (the symbolism varies according to different sources):\n—sprouts (sabzeh) which symbolize rebirth\n—a pudding paste (samanu) made from germinating wheat for growth —apple (seeb) for health\n—the fruit of the lotus tree (senjed) for love\n—garlic (seer) which represents health and wisdom\n—sumac berries (somaq) to represent shelter and security\n—vinegar (serkeh) for patience and tolerance\nThe table may also include a few coins to represent prosperity\, a basket of painted eggs to represent fertility\, a goldfish to symbolize life\, rosewater for cleansing and a mirror as a reflection of Creation.
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/persian-new-year-nowruz-03-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170311T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170311T153000
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SUMMARY:Bomba Dance Workshop for Women by Oxil Febles*
DESCRIPTION:Learn this traditional percussion-based Puerto Rican dance form through an introductory course with Oxil Febles\, professional Bomba dancer\, instructor and choreographer. Her graduate studies in Fine Arts and innovations in Afro Puerto Rican music and dance have placed her among the top performers and dance teachers in Puerto Rico and the Diaspora.
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/bomba-dance-workshop-for-women-by-oxil-febles-03-17/
CATEGORIES:Parranda
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170303T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170303T150000
DTSTAMP:20260615T073030
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SUMMARY:Chief 69 Presents All City BBoy Vol. 4 Pop-Up Showcase
DESCRIPTION:A pop-up shop/art exhibition/showcase aimed at celebrating the birthdate and\ndeveloping body of work of Nelson “Chief 69” Seda\, a South Bronx-based b-boy\,\nMC\, graffiti artist and youth educator. The daylong celebration will include spoken\nword and hip hop performances by friends\, as well as a special guest and the\npremiere of the “Bronx Cheer” music video with hip hop pioneer\, Grandmaster Caz.
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/chief-69-presents-all-city-bboy-vol-4-pop-up-showcase-03-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170226T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170226T200000
DTSTAMP:20260615T073030
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SUMMARY:New School Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Multi-Grammy nominated percussionist Bobby Sanabria. This ensemble celebrates\nthe rich legacy of jazz and Afro-Cuban music\, with a repertoire that takes us on a\njourney through the past\, present\, and future of the genre.\n*Cost: $10 (all proceeds go to the students)
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/new-school-afro-cuban-jazz-orchestra-02-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170225T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170225T200000
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SUMMARY:Opening reception of Black Is Beautiful
DESCRIPTION:Multimedia exhibit that pays tribute to Elombe Brath\, Pan-African activist and artist. The opening reception featured performances by legendary jazz pianist Valerie Capers\, NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Owens\, multi-GRAMMY nominated percussionist Bobby Sanabria and others. Curated by Bob Gumbsand Cinque Brath.\nThe exhibit remained open from February 25 to April 30
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/opening-reception-of-black-is-beautiful-02-17/
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170218T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170218T200000
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SUMMARY:Afro-Latino Identities\, Part II: Dreaming Rhythms\, Despertando Silencios
DESCRIPTION:Book release party for Nuyorican poet Carmen Bardeguez-Brown\, who will read from her new book\, accompanied on percussion by Bobby Sanabria\, with guest poets Jesús “Papoleto” Meléndez Modesto “Flako” Jiménez\, Sandra María Esteves and Nancy Mercado.
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/afro-latino-identities-part-ii-dreaming-rhythms-despertando-silencios-02-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170217T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170217T200000
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SUMMARY:Afro-Latino Identities\, Part I
DESCRIPTION:Film Screening: Nana Dijo: Irresolute Radiography of Black Consciousness\, followed by Q&A and spoken word performance by film director Bocafloja. Music by Irka Mateo Folk Quartet\nFeaturing folk songs that were sung by descendants of the maroons in the Dominican Republic countryside\, as well as Palenquera\, an original song dedicated to the women of San Basilio de Palenque in Colombia\, the first black town in the Americas to abolish slavery.\nAfro-Latino Identities in Art & Black History Month\nThe earliest manifestations of the Afro-Latino presence\, in what would become the United States\, was in the settlement of St. Augustine in Florida in 1565\, in the Castillo de San Marcos and the Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose (Fort Mose). They preceded the English settlements at Plymouth and Jamestown. Historically Afro- Latinos in the U.S. tended to be of Caribbean origin—Cuba\, Puerto Rico and the Do- minican Republic—yet are now growing communities from Central America (Panama and Honduras)\, Mexico and the coast of Venezuela and Colombia. The migrations here were due to various reasons. The first sizable Afro-Latino community was in Tampa\, where exiles from the Ten Year’s War (1868-1878) in Cuba formed the backbone of the cigar workers industry there. In the 1940s many of the Afro-Cuban cigar workers would settle in the Bronx and found one of the most important music venues in the borough\, the Club Cubano Interamericano on Prospect Avenue.\nTowards the end of the 19th-century revolutionary work against colonial Spain by Cubans and Puerto Ricans led to many of them settling in NYC. One of those who would join the movement was Puerto Rican Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1874-1938)\, who worked in the club\, Las Dos Antillas\, which was led by Jose Marti. Schomburg would later gain renown in the Harlem Renaissance as a collector and bibliophile of the Africana experience. His collections became the basis of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The Harlem Renaissance was a surge in creativity in all the arts within black America which reached its zenith in the late 1920s in NYC The 1930s saw a similar literary and artistic movement throughout Latin America\, which manifested most strongly in the Caribbean\, specifically in poetry (the Harlem Rennaissance was also led by poets such as Cluade McKay and James Weldon Johnson). Nicolás Guillen was part of the Afrocubanismo movement in Cuba which was directly inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and also included scholars Fernando Ortiz\, Lydia Cabrera and writer Alejo Carpentier.\nAfter Guillén published\, Sóngoro consongo (1931). Luis Palés Matos in Puerto Rico published the seminal work\, Tuntún de pasa y griferia (1937) establishing the poesia negroide movement. The poetry of both of them integrated African words and a rhythmic structure evoking a drumbeat. In the French Antilles\, the negritude movement emerged led by poets Aimé Cessaire of Martinique and León Dumas of Guyana. These movements sought to celebrate black culture the Afro-Antillean identity and the islands as distinct from the colonial powers. African-Americans and Latino connections have a continuing history throughout the 20th century. The 369th Regimental Band during World War I led by James Reese Europe introduced French audiences to early jazz music and about a third of the band were Afro-Puerto Rican\, including Latin America’s greatest composer\, Rafael Hernández. Later Chano Pozo\, a Cuban conguero who arrived in the mid-1940s\, worked with Dizzy Gillespie\, and their collaborations produced\, Cu-Bop. Although Chano didn’t speak English and Dizzy didn’t speak Spanish\, Chano said they were able to work together because they both “spoke African.”
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/afro-latino-identities-part-i-02-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161221T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161221T200000
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SUMMARY:Melrose Holiday Parranda
DESCRIPTION:Big Holiday blow-out\, as part of Make Music New York’s winter schedule! This holiday season\, we’re taking over the streets as they do in Puerto Rico and the Garifuna communities in Honduras. Join us for a strolling parranda (procession) as we spread cheer through the community gardens and casitas of the Melrose neighborhood\, culminating at the most famous casita of all\, Rincón Criollo
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/melrose-holiday-parranda-12-16/
CATEGORIES:Coquito Masters
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161217T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161217T200000
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SUMMARY:4th Annual Parranda con Paranda
DESCRIPTION:Each year we cap our Bronx Rising! series with a concert that features traditions from two of the Bronx’s distinct Latino communities: Puerto Rican and Garifuna. This year will celebrate traditions with cuernos (horns)\, mainly the vejigante masked traditions from Puerto Rico (celebrated at Carnaval and the Celebration for St. James)\, and the charikanari and piamanadi traditions (practiced by Garifuna communities in Belize and Honduras\, respectively). With Lucy Blanco\, James Lovell\, Bobby Sanabria\, Jorge Vázquez\, Felix Gamboa\, and other artists\, the event will also include a toy drive for El Maestro’s Three King’s Day celebration. Food will be on sale.\nCelebración de los Cuernos/Festival of Horns\nMasks serve a variety of purposes—they can be used for play\, for celebration\, and for sacred rituals. The Spanish word for “mask”—máscara—tells us a lot about the nature of masks. “Más” and “cara” taken together mean “more than one face” or “many faces.” This second face transforms the face of the user—it conceals the individual’s real face and reveals another. A person may act differently knowing that their true identity is concealed. And in this form they may also take on the sacred or god-like qualities of the character in whose drama they are performing. In Puerto Rico\, masks are worn for different occasions\, but its vejigante masks are quite notable. The masks featured tonight are from the city of Ponce\, which is on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. These vejigantes participate in the pre-Lenten Carnival festivities. This name comes from the Spanish words vejiga\, meaning “bladder\,” and gigante\, meaning “giant\,” because the maskers carry an inflated cow bladder on a stick to harmlessly hit people during the festivities. In Ponce by 1783 the figure of the vejigante was part of the costumed choral groups and masquerade balls organized during Carnival times. Today the vejigantes start their performances on February 2nd\, the celebration of Our Lady of Candalaria.\nThough there aremany characters and figures which are portrayed at Carnival such as the loca and the caballero\, it is the vejigante that attracts everyone’s attention. The masks are made of paper maché and have an animal-like appearance with many horns and monstrous teeth. Though scary in appearance to frighten\, the maskers are clowns and mischief-makers as well–dancing\, singing and chasing participants with their vejiga. Folk tunes called estribillos follow the rhythms of their dances. And in the town of Loiza Aldea vejigantes are part of the July celebrations for the fiesta patronal (feast day celebration) of Santiago Apostol\, or St. James the Apostle\, the town’s patron saint. Devotion to St. James goes back to the 9th century in Spain. However in Loíza\, as the town was isolated for a long time\, the celebration has retained a lot of African motifs brought over by enslaved Africans during the colonial era.\nThe masks are made from coconut husks and traditionally painted in black\, red\, orange and white\, and should have at least three chifles or small thin horns coming out of the top. Wanaragua (literally “mask”)\, commonly called Jankunu\, is essentially a two-fold system of masked professionals that is commonly performed during the Christmas season\, specifically from December 25 to Epiphany\, January 6. Wanaragua is also the name of the principal dance rite of the system.\nIt is a unique synthesis of three cultural traditions: (1) African harvest festivals\, ancestorrituals\, and secret societies\, (2) English mummer’s plays\, and (3) Amerindian (Arawak and Carib) festivals. Charikanari\, the second processional dance\, features stock characters such as Two-Foot Cow\, Devil\, and numerous hianro (men and boys dressed as women). Two years ago at the BMHC we celebrated the wanaragua where Garifuna men adorn themselves with colorful regalia to replicate and mock British military customs through music and dance. Tonight we present\, Charikanari\, or “Two Foot Cow\,” which is the dramatization of a hunting scene. As this masked dance begins\, the observer is introduced to a two footed cow and a hunter (hunta-man) carrying a rifle on his shoulder. As the story unravels\, a harmonica accompanies the rhythmic boom of the Garifuna bass drum (segundo) and the lead Garifuna drum (primero)\, along with periodic blasts on a conch shell trumpet.\nCharikanari begins on December 26 (Boxing Day) and is especially popular among children\, who are particularly fond sof everal stock characters: (1) “Two-Foot-Cow\,” a man wearing cow horns\, a cardboard mask\, a long trench coat\, and padded buttocks\, (2) “Devil\,” a man wearing a red devils mask\, and (3) hianros\, boys and men dressed as women. Occasionally the director of the charikanari group and the drummers perform responsorial songs\, some of which are sexually suggestive in nature or recount comical incidents. Warini and pia manadi\, now quite rare\, are the names of additional rituals previously performed during the Christmas season. Wárini\, the West African-centered\, masked-dance prelude to wanaragua featured men wearing cardboard masks and dressed completely in dried banana leaves. Traditionally\, they appeared only on December 24 and returned on the evening of January 6\, signifying the beginning and end of the wanaragua season. Pia manadi\, believed to be a more direct retention of the English mummer’s plays than wanaragua\, featured stock characters reenacting a death and resurrection theme to the accompaniment of a drum and fife (cane flute). According to records it was last performed in the Punta Gorda Town in southern Belize in the 1970s.
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/4th-annual-parranda-con-paranda-12-16/
CATEGORIES:Parranda
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161126T140000
DTSTAMP:20260615T073030
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SUMMARY:Afri-Garifuna Jazz Ensemble CD Release Party
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the official launch of Taguiera (Homeland)\, the first recording by The Afri-Garifuna Jazz Ensemble\, a unique group that fuses jazz with the Garifuna tradition\, incorporating instruments such as such as maracas\, Garifuna drums\, turtle shells\, conch shells\, and the Garifuna language\, along with piano and bass\, imbibing it with a distinctive sound. Activities will include a reception\, CD signing\, and performance by the acclaimed ensemble\, with Garifuna artwork on display and Garifuna food for sale throughout the evening.
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/afri-garifuna-jazz-ensemble-cd-release-party-11-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161119T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161119T200000
DTSTAMP:20260615T073030
CREATED:20161119T190000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161119T190000Z
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SUMMARY:Percussive Routes: Indo-Guyanese and Puerto Rican Dance & Drumming
DESCRIPTION:Using an intercultural technique that blends discourse and performance\, Romanee Kalicharran & Co. presents “Where Kathak and Bomba Meet in Me\,” featuring two dance and percussion forms from different parts of the world: Bomba from Puerto Rico and kathak\, a North Indian classical dance. Celebrating Puerto Rican Heritage Month in partnership with the BORIMIX Festival\, this event features percussionist Angel Reyes on bomba barriles\, and Narenda Budhakar on tablas
URL:https://bmhcarchive.org/event/percussive-routes-indo-guyanese-and-puerto-rican-dance-drumming-11-16/
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