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“El Barrio” or “Spanish Harlem” is East Harlem, an iconic Latin neighborhood in Upper, Manhattan. It’s been mostly Puerto Rican, but also Dominican, Cuban, Mexican, Salvadoran and gentrifying. Harlem RiverFifth Avenue | East Harlem | Harlem River Drive96th St East Harlem’s big festivals are the El Museo Three Kings Day Parade, the National Puerto Rican […]

Bomba is a Puerto Rican drum, song, and dance tradition of the African Diaspora, but today it is a communal expression of family, faith, community, and love for all Puerto Ricans. Bomba rhythms mixed with Cuban son into salsa. In NYC, bomba is performed and taught by folkloric drum, song and dance groups such as […]

“New York is a secret African city.” Robert Farris Thompson, American historian at Yale University Thompson’s statement is true. Once you learn to read the signs, you see the parallel universe of the African Diaspora, everywhere. To preserve our heritage culture, we hid it in plain sight. New York Latin Culture

Harlem is NYC’s iconic African American neighborhood. It is famous for Jazz, Swing, Rhythm and Blues, Rap, great food and fun nights. 155th StHudson River | Harlem | Fifth AvenueCentral Park North (110th) A lot of history was made here. The Harlem Renaissance produced legendary artists in the 1920s and 30s. The Black Arts Movement […]