Coquito Masters
Get a taste of Puerto Rico during the annual Coquito Masters contest! Join us as coquito-makers compete to find the best “coquito”, a coconut-based alcoholic beverage traditionally served in Puerto […]
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Edgar Allen Poe: El Cuervo
Celebrate Halloween early with Edgar Allen Poe’s poetry set to Latin rhythms performed by Bobby Sanabria & Project X with guest vocalist Jenn Jade Ledesna. Program: Bembé The opening represents […]
Bomba Drumming Master Class
Renowned percussionist Angel Reyes –visiting from Florida— will conduct a master Puerto Rican bomba drum class, as part of BMHC’s November Bronx Rising! Program. Registration required | Fee: $15
Percussive Routes: Indo-Guyanese and Puerto Rican Dance & Drumming
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 […]
Afri-Garifuna Jazz Ensemble CD Release Party
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 […]
4th Annual Parranda con Paranda
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 […]
Melrose Holiday Parranda
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 […]
Afro-Latino Identities, Part I
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 Featuring folk songs that […]
Afro-Latino Identities, Part II: Dreaming Rhythms, Despertando Silencios
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, […]
Opening reception of Black Is Beautiful
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 […]