Discover a world of things to do in NYC in September, the start of Hispanic Heritage Month. New York Latin Culture Magazine just turned 12 years old. Gracias por la vida! “E-le-le, le-le-le, A-la-la, la-la-la-la…”
Hispanic Heritage Month is About the Great Mix of Peoples in the Americas
What’s up? ¿Qué tal? ¿Qué bolá? Sak pase? ¿Qué lo qué? Kilode! Ça va? Hoe gaat het? ¿Quiubo? Tudo bem? Imaynallam! ¡Che! Now let’s get down!
A casual greeting: in USA, Mexico/Puerto Rico, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Yorubaland, French Caribbean, Dutch Caribbean, Colombia, Brazil, Quechua Andes, Argentina
In Indigenous and African Diaspora traditions, getting down means getting closer to the divine.
Things To Do in NYC This Week
¡Viva México! ¡Viva México! ¡Viva México!
Things To Do in NYC September 16-22, 2024
New York Latino Film Festival Brings Latin Creatives and the Film Industry Together
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Things To Do in NYC September 23-29, 2024
Queens Hispanic Parade 2024 Desfile Hispano de Queens
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Things To Do in NYC October 7-13, 2024
Melvis Santa & Jazz Orishas
Melvis Santa 🇨🇺
Music for the ancestors. Streaming Now!
¡Ashé!
How America Got the Blues
In the beginning of Turtle Island, we are all Indigenous somewhere:
The Spaniard brought the African.
Eddie Palmieri at the 92nd Street Y in 2016 🇵🇷
The African got everyone to dance.
In the States, they took away the drum, and we got the blues!”
The blues, with gospel and ragtime, is the root of most American popular culture, including: jazz, swing, rock, mambo, soul, salsa, disco, hip hop, and trap.
Together, the Latin family has created culture that is uniquely American, and loved around the world.
Latin Art
Latin Books
Latin Comedy
Latin Dance
Latin Fashion
Latin Festivals
Latin Film
Latin Food
Latin Music
Latin Parades
Latin Sports
Latin Theatre
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Oye, you are crossing the Kalûnga
The Call of The Drum
Bienvenido a el areíto en el batéy del pueblo Latino. Somos uno en el tambor.
Escucha la llamada. La rumba ya se forma en el solar.
Yo prendo una vela.
(Welcome to the community gathering in the sacred circle of the Latin people.
We are one in the drum. Listen to the call. The party is forming in the field. I lit a candle.)
Bom, bom, bom
ba-ta-ba-ta, ba, ta-ba, ta-ba
Bom-ba, ta-ba, Bom-ba, ta-ba
Bom-ba, ta-ba, Bom-ba, ta-ba
This call of the drum is the bomba Puertorriqueña sicá rhythm.
Singing begins with the “Diana,” the call to prayer that asks for spiritual connection before we dance,
because by tradition, dance is how we pray.
“E-le-le, le-le-le, A-la-la, le-le-le“
Loíza Aldea, Loíza, Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
“E-le, le-le, le-le-le-le“
La Marina, Matanzas, Cuba 🇨🇺
“Dirikirikiriki, Dirikirikiriki, Dirikirikiriki, D, Dikiri”
Capotillo 42, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
“Ay, ay, Ay-ay“
San Juan de Ulúa, Veracruz, Mexico 🇲🇽
“Aí aí aí“
San Basilio de Palenque, Bolívar, Colombia 🇨🇴
“Bim Bom, Bim Bim, Bom Bom“
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🇧🇷
“I like to be in América“
San Juan Hill, New York City 🇺🇸 🇵🇷 🇮🇱
¡ A-G-U-A-N-I-L-E !
El Barrio, Loisaida, Bushwick, y El Bronx 🇵🇷
Aguanile is a self-healing prayer to Ogun.
Who answers the call? The community responds!
¿Oye Cómo Va?
We are Indigenous, European, African, Arab, Jewish, Asian, and everything in between.
“¿Oye cómo va? Mi ritmo, bueno pa’ bailar, mulata.”
Hey, how’s it going? My rhythm is good for dancing, Latina.
“Andando, andando, andando…”
(Walking, walking, walking…)
“Yo me tiro pa’l solar”
(I throw myself into the field)
Dios te bendiga
(God bless you)
¡Ashé!