Book Presentation: The Great Woman Singer
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 […]
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Making the Drum Talk! with Milteri Tucker Concepcion
Bomba Dancer and Puerto Rican native Milteri Tucker Concepcion will teach bomba dance, timing, figure and skirt technique. Ages 12 & up. Cost: $15. Pre-Registration necessary.
Dance in the Diaspora
Celebrating music and dance genres from West Africa and from Garifuna communities in Central America, with performances by Bronx-based groups, The Bambara Drum & Dance Ensemble and Hamalali Wayunagu Garifuna Folkloric & Modern Dance Company
Las Tres Hermanas: Activism Through the Arts
Opening reception for this exhibit ,which pays tribute to the sisters Evelina Antonetty, Elba Cabrera and Lillian Lopez,who settled in the Bronx, where they became activists for the community and […]
One Island, Two Houses
Film Screening: Birthright Crisis (2013) Screening of thisaward-winning film about the plight of Haitians in the Dominican Republic, followed by a Q&A with director Miriam Neptune. Music by:Yasser Tejeda & […]
Crotona Park Birdsong
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 […]
To the Rising Sun
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 […]
SalsaFest: Conversations with the Masters II
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 […]
Maxine Sullivan Women In Jazz Series: Bronx azz Women: Bertha Hope & Mimi Jones
Followed by a Q&A with Mimi Jones and Bertha Hope. Music performance by the Mimi Jones Band + The Black Madonna Project