Harawi: Quichwa Poetry & Music from Bolivar, Ecuador, and Peru
Musical performance by Inkarayku, plus poetry by Doris Loayza, Inti Jimi, Gladys Camacho, and Odi Gonzales
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2nd Annual Spirit of Aña: Women and Drums
BMHC Lab 1303 Louis Nine Blvd, Bronx, NY, United StatesMusical performance by Alessandra Belloni & the Daughters of Cybele, plus a discussion with Mary Gardner, Yvette Ghoughassian, Norka Hernandez Nadal, and Liliana Raposo
Dominicans and Baseball
Musical performance by KumbaCarey, plus Vitilla demonstration
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 to peace, knowledge and cultural understanding, this Son of Da' Bronx has demonstrated what his heroes, the Beatles, championed, "All you need is love."
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