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Remember Celia Cruz, “The Queen of Salsa” Who More Than Anyone Popularized Latin Music Around the World

Celia Cruz was is the most famous and influential woman in Latin music and what became La Salsa. She is remembered as the "The Queen of Salsa." Her career follows the development of Latin music from rumba and changüi to son cubano with La Sonora Matancera, to pachanga (Salsa Cuban-style) with Tito Puente in New York, to salsa with Johnny Pacheco at FANIA to reggaeton (La … [Read more...] about Remember Celia Cruz, “The Queen of Salsa” Who More Than Anyone Popularized Latin Music Around the World

New York Latin Dance NYC

New York Latin Dance NYC is both Latin dance theatre and Latin dance. Music and dance are a yin and yang pair. ☯️ Latin dance theatre: African Diaspora, ballet, contemporary, flamenco, folkloric, jazz, modern, hip-hop and tap. By the way, ballet is a Latin dance. Broadway is jazz dance. Latin dance (social): bachata, bomba, champeta, dem bow, house, merengue, … [Read more...] about New York Latin Dance NYC

Son Del Monte Plays Pachanga (Salsa Cuban Style) for the New York Salsa Congress at the Marriott Marquis

Son Del Monte is a New York Puerto Rican "Chanjunto" (Charanga Conjunto) band that plays dance music in the Cuban style of early New York Salsa. Son Del Monte plays New York Pachanga (Salsa Cuban Style) at the New York International Salsa Congress at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square on Sunday, September 4, 2022 from 6:30-11pm. From $20. Instagram @newyorksalsacongress … [Read more...] about Son Del Monte Plays Pachanga (Salsa Cuban Style) for the New York Salsa Congress at the Marriott Marquis

Bachata Dance

Bachata Origins Bachata is tropical dance music that began as a folk tradition in the Dominican countryside and the barrios of the capital, Santo Domingo in the 1960s. It is Cuban bolero / trova (Caribbean troubadour or folk music) played Dominican style with the rhythms of the Dominican tambora drum from merengue, which is the foundation of traditional Dominican music. … [Read more...] about Bachata Dance

Things to do in NYC in August 2019

August 2019 brings the Ecuadorian Parade, Dominican Day Parade, Ecuadorian Festival, Battery Dance Festival, New York Latino Film Festival, Afropunk, U.S. Open Tennis and the New York International Salsa Congress to New York City. It's the 400th Anniversary of slavery in the colonies that became the United States. Brasil SummerFest, BRIC Celebration Brooklyn, Lincoln … [Read more...] about Things to do in NYC in August 2019

Remember Louis Moreau Gottschalk, the First Composer to Notate the Rhythms of Congo Square

Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869) was the first internationally recognized American pianist. He was also the first classical composer to notate the rhythms of Congo Square and other Latin rhythms on his travels through Latin America. He died in Brazil. Louis Moreau Gottshalk was a Son of New Orleans Gottschalk was born in New Orleans on May 8, 1829 to an Jewish … [Read more...] about Remember Louis Moreau Gottschalk, the First Composer to Notate the Rhythms of Congo Square

Colombian NYC

Colombian NYC is New York's fifth largest Latin community with over 100,000 New York Colombians in 2019. NYC's "Little Colombia" is in Jackson Heights. Colombia is famous for its Cumbia & Vallenato, Salsa Colombiana and Reggaeton culture. The Indigenous Gaita flute is beautiful. Colombians are proud of their Paso Fino horses. Most roses sold in the United States are … [Read more...] about Colombian NYC

Things to Do in NYC in June 2022

Things to do in NYC in June 2022 include SummerStage, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn, NY Puerto Rico Week and the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, the Coney Island Mermaid Parade and NYC Pride Parade. June is NYC Pride Month. It's also Caribbean Heritage Month and African-American Music Appreciation Month. June is a great month to visit because the school and cultural … [Read more...] about Things to Do in NYC in June 2022

Things to do in NYC in October 2019

October 2019 brings the Fall for Dance Festival, Celebrate Mexico Now Festival and the New Yorker Festival. It's your last chance to register to vote in the 2019 elections coming on November 5. Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot, Spain's national day, Columbus Day, Indigenous People Day and the end of Hispanic Heritage Month are in October. Columbus Day Weekend is the … [Read more...] about Things to do in NYC in October 2019

Things to do in NYC in May 2019

  April 2019 Calendar Week 18 April 29 - May 5 Week 19 May 6-12 Week 20 May 12-19 Week 21 May 20-26 Week 22 May 27 - June 2 WEEK 18 ~ April 29 to May 5, 2019 Wednesday, May 1 Celebrate International Workers Day. The Old Masters Part I auction at Christie's in Rockefeller Center is at 10am. FREE The Old Masters Part II auction at Christie's in Rockefeller Center … [Read more...] about Things to do in NYC in May 2019

Things to do in NYC in April 2019

April brings Mets baseball, the AIPAD Photography Show, ArtExpo, Havana Film Festival NY, International Romani Day, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Youth America Gran Prix, Calpulli Mexican Dance, Holy Week and Easter, Passover, the Easter Parade, Tribeca Film Festival and the Latin Dance Fiesta. March 2019 Calendar Week 14 April 1-7 Week 15 April 8-14 Week 16 April … [Read more...] about Things to do in NYC in April 2019

Things to do in NYC in March 2019

March is National Women's History Month. It brings the Spring Break Art Show, Flamenco Festival, Armory Show, International Women's Day, St Patrick's Day, Spring, Ballet Hispánico, the New Directors/New Films film festival and the start of baseball season. Week 9 Feb 25 - Mar 3 Week 10 Mar 4-10 Week 11 Mar 11-17 Week 12 Mar 18-24 Week 13 Mar 25-31 WEEK 9 ~ … [Read more...] about Things to do in NYC in March 2019

Dominican Day Parade 2017

The Dominican Day Parade celebrates the people and culture of the Dominican Republic on the 2nd Sunday in August. Dominican Day Parade 2017 The 36th Annual Dominican Day Parade 2017 is on Sixth Avenue from 37th to 52nd Street on Sunday, August 13, 2017 starting at noon. There is an opening ceremony at 10:30am. There is a Guinness Book of Records attempt for the most … [Read more...] about Dominican Day Parade 2017