Join us for the opening reception at BMHC of a digital photography solo exhibit by Will Calhoun, a multi-Grammy award winning Bronx musician, composer and artist-photographer. A member of the legendary rock band Living Colour, Calhoun has also worked with artists such as Wayne Shorter, Pharoah Sanders, The Rolling Stones, Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def, […]
Join the international Los Pleneros de la 21 as they bring a little swing, music and cultura for all to enjoy! Part of the Hostos Center for Arts and Culturue's Bomplenazo 2016 Festival, this event features an energetic performance and presentation that celeberates Puerto Rico's oldest musical traditions, in a family and school-friendly environment. Registrations […]
Checkmate Poetry Autism Speaks. Checkmate is a community outreach organization that stands firm on the foundation of building relationships and networking within our local area.
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 Rico. Contestants prepare one gallon, which is entered into a blind taste test, and the entry with the highest score wins for a chance to […]
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 a sacred ceremony of the Yoruba of Nigeria, who were brought to Cuba as slaves during the colonial period. These traditional prayer and songs are […]
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
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
