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We are Jewish, Arab and Asian too, all of it. La rumba has no race or color. Like New York, we are the great mix.
All are welcome in the house of paz e amor. ¿Todo bien? Tudo bem? ¿Que lo que? Ça va? All good. Now let’s get down!
Hear the call?. . ..
.. . .. A-la-la, la-la-la .. . ..
Things To Do in NYC This Weekend
March 15-21, 2023
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African American, Mexican, Panamanian ~ Cuban, Dominican, Jamaican, Puerto Rican ~ Argentine, Brazilian, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan ~ French, Irish, Italian, Jewish, Spanish ~ Cameroonian, Namibian, Tunisian, Ugandan.
Art, bachata, bolero, Broadway, champeta, cumbia, flamenco, hip-hop, jazz, merengue, parade, pop, reggaeton, rock, salsa, soccer, tango, timba and more.
MANHATTAN Bryant Park, Chelsea, East Village, “El Barrio” East Harlem, Flatiron District, Greenwich Village, Hell’s Kitchen, Times Square Theater District. BROOKLYN Boerum Hill. QUEENS Astoria, Elmhurst, Woodside. NEW JERSEY
Guitar master Rafael Riqueni opens the Flamenco Festival New York 2023 at Roulette Brooklyn. 🇪🇸
The NYC St Patrick’s Day Parade 2023 marches up Fifth Avenue. 🇮🇪
The New York Now: Home photography exhibition, at the Museum of the City of New York in El Barrio, shows how New Yorkers make New York home. 🇨🇴 🇲🇽 🇵🇪 🇵🇷
Parade Broadway 2023, a beautiful musical love story about truly seeing each other, stars Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond at the Jacobs Theatre on Broadway. 🇺🇸
The Rhythm, Bass and Place photography exhibition shows music and dance as the heartbeat of Latin New York from the 1970s to the 2000s, at the CCCADI in “El Barrio” East Harlem. 🇺🇸 🇵🇷
Luzbel & LeProsy play Mexican metal rock at La Boom in Woodside, Queens. 🇲🇽
Astoria Salsa Project plays salsa, bolero and champeta for dancing; at Gonzalez y Gonzalez Latin dance club and Mexican restaurant in Greenwich Village. 🇨🇺 🇵🇷 🇨🇴
Pablo Lescano’s Damas Gratis plays Argentine cumbia; at La Boom nightclub in Woodside, Queens. 🇦🇷
Dance Argentine tango in a penthouse with Hudson River views at the All Night Milonga; at Stepping Out Studios in Hell’s Kitchen. 🇦🇷 🇫🇷 🇺🇾
Guitarist Juan-Carlos Formell y Yambando (Formell is Los Van Van family) plays Cuban timba for dancing; at Gonzalez y Gonzalez Latin dance club and Mexican restaurant in Greenwich Village. 🇨🇺
New York blooms anew in Spring!
Remember Benito Juarez! The Indigenous founding father of modern Mexico was born in San Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca, Mexico on March 21, 1806. Some New Yorkers will visit his statue at Bryant Park. 🇲🇽
Sara Baras Brings “Alma” to the Flamenco Festival New York City Center
Living flamenco legend Sara Baras returns to New York City with a love letter to flamenco’s origins. “Alma” is an evening-length showcase of propulsive footwork, formidable musicianship, and unforgettable performances.
At New York City Center in Midtown, Manhattan; Thursday-Sunday, March 23-26, 2023. From $35. GET TICKETS nycitycenter.org
The Flamenco Festival New York 2023 is sponsored by:
with major support for dance at New York City Center by the Howard Gilman Foundation and Ford Foundation.
Thank you New York City Center for sponsoring Latin dance at New York Latin Culture Magazine!
More Things To Do in NYC
Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans Women in Latin Jazz Festival at Hostos
Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans celebrate the Women in Latin Jazz Festival with Latin jazz, Brazilian jazz and salsa; featuring Camile Thurman, Ariacne Trujillo, Katherine Jimenez, Catarina dos Santos; in the Main Theater at Hostos Center in Mott Haven, The Bronx; on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 8pm. $25, live-stream $10, students $5. hostos.cuny.edu 🇳🇮 🇧🇷 🇨🇺 🇵🇷 🇺🇸
Thank you Hostos Center (CUNY) for sponsoring Latin jazz at New York Latin Culture Magazine!
Yo Soy Boricua ~ Pa’ Que Tú lo Sepa
Rumba
Bomba
Plena
Salsa
“I am Boricua, just so you know.”
Black Arts Movement: Examined (Theater) at Harlem Stage
Black Arts Movement Examined Part V: THEATER explores theatre in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s-70s.
Adrienne Kennedy reads from her classic play “Funnyhouse of a Negro,” which created opportunities for many Black actors who later became iconic. Carl Hancock Rux discusses the play’s impact with Woodie King Jr, Jonathan McCrory, Tony Award-winning actress Trezana Beverley and actors Stephanie Berry, Touissaint Jeanlouis and Shayvawn Webster.
It’s at Harlem Stage in Hamilton Heights, West Harlem; on Friday, March 24, 2023 at 7:30pm. From $15. harlemstage.org 🇺🇸
The Harlem Renaissance 3.0 is now!
Thank you Harlem Stage for sponsoring African Diaspora culture at New York Latin Culture Magazine!
Agua Pa’ Los Santos
¡Aguanile!
“Water for the saints.”
New York Latin Culture
Latin Art
The Rhythm, Bass And Place photo exhibition of Joe Conzo Jr and Malik Yusef Cumbo, curated by DJ Lynnée Denise, shows music as the heartbeat of Latin New York at CCCADI in “El Barrio” East Harlem.
Latin Dance
Living legend Sara Baras brings “Alma” (Soul) to the Flamenco Festival New York City Center 2023. 🇪🇸
The Flamenco Festival New York 2023 fills The City with duende. 🇪🇸
Latin Fashion
Fashion Designers of Latin America 2023 Fall Winter Collections are the Latin part of New York Fashion Week. 🗽 🇩🇴 🇬🇹 🇲🇽, 🇨🇴 🇪🇨 🇻🇪, 🇪🇸
Latin Film
NYICFF 2023 New York International Children’s Film Festival screens great Latin films for all ages.
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Latin Music
Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans bring the Women in Latin Jazz Festival to Hostos Center, in Mott Haven, The Bronx. 🇳🇮 🇧🇷 🇨🇺 🇵🇷 🇺🇸
Latin Theatre
Parade Broadway 2023 is a musical love story about truly seeing each other. It stars Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond. 🇺🇸
Celebrate World Puppetry Day!
We Are New York!
Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Upstate, New Jersey
New York is Latin!
North American African American, Costa Rican, French Canadian, Guatemalan, Honduran, Indigenous, Jewish, Mexican, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran,
Caribbean Cuban, Dominican, Haitian, Puerto Rican, Trinidadian,
South American Argentine, Bolivian, Brazilian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan,
European French, Italian, Jewish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish,
African African American, Ivorian, Nigerian, Senegalese,
Asian Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Jewish, Romani,
And so much more.
Let’s Dance
Bienvenido a el areíto en el batéy del pueblo Latino. Somos unidos en el tambor. Escucha la llamada. La rumba ya se forma en el solar. Yo prendo una vela.
The clave starts and the call to prayer asks for spiritual cleansing before we dance, because dance is how we pray.
“E-le-le, le-le-le, A-la-la, le-le-le”
Villa Palmeras, Santurce, San Juan 🇵🇷
“A-la-la, la-la-la”
Santos Suarez, La Habana 🇨🇺
“Dirikirikiriki, Dikiri”
Capotillo 42, Santo Domingo 🇩🇴
“Alí, Alí, Alí”
Triana, Sevilla, Andalucía 🇪🇸
“Ay, ay, Ay-ay”
San Juan de Ulúa, Veracruz 🇲🇽
“Aí aí aí”
San Basilio de Palenque, Bolívar 🇨🇴
“Bim Bom, Bim Bim, Bom Bom”
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷
“Lo lo lo lo, Lo lo lo lo”
Benin City, Edo 🇳🇬
“I like to be in América”
San Juan Hill, Lincoln Center 🇺🇸 🇵🇷 🇮🇱
{{{ Dudamel arrives in 2026! }}} 🇻🇪
¡ A-G-U-A-N-I-L-E!
El Barrio, Loisaida, Bushwick y El Bronx🗽
.. . .. Yo me tiro pa’ el solar!. . ..
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“Andando, andando, andando”
