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New York International Salsa Congress 2018

Salsa dancers

The New York International Salsa Congress over Labor Day Weekend in Times Square is a NYC's big salsa dance festival with workshops and dance parties with live music by legendary salsa bands. New York International Salsa Congress 2018 https://youtu.be/zAHbpPV8FEo The party is at the Marriott Marquis in the heart of Times Square, Manhattan, Thursday - Monday, August 30 - … [Read more...] about New York International Salsa Congress 2018

New York International Salsa Congress 2017

Courtesy New York International Salsa Congress

The annual New York International Salsa Congress over Labor Day weekend is a festival of Salsa dance workshops, performances, and parties. 2017 New York International Salsa Congress Schedule The 2017 New York International Salsa Congress is at the New York Marriott Marquis Thursday-Sunday, August 31 - September 3, 2017. Preliminary events start Friday, August 25, … [Read more...] about New York International Salsa Congress 2017

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

Celia Cruz (Estate of Adál Maldonado / Roberto Paradise)

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 (chaoss/Adobe)

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

New York Salsa

Salsa Stories TV (Bianka)

Latin dance, music, timba, tropical … [Read more...] about New York Salsa

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

Son Del Monte (Carnegie Hall)

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

Remember Johnny Pacheco who was La Salsa!

Johnny Pacheco, leader of the Fania All-Stars (courtesy Fania Records)

Johnny Pacheco (1935-2021) was an important New York Dominican salsa musician who co-founded Fania Records, and led the Fania All-Stars to international fame. He helped make people proud to be Latin in the United States. "Compadre Pedro Juan, baile el jaleo..." "Baile el jaleo" is an old Spanish flamenco expression that means to dance with great passion like we do among … [Read more...] about Remember Johnny Pacheco who was La Salsa!

Bachata Dance

Bachata NYC (Aleksey Mnogosmyslov/Dreamstime)

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 September 2022

Things to do in NYC in September 2022 (Fashionstock/Dreamstime)

Things To Do in NYC in September 2022 include Labor Day Carnival, Brazilian Day, J'ouvert, West Indian Day Parade, Brazilian Day, Feast of San Gennaro, Hispanic Heritage Month, African American Day Parade, and the Mexican Day Parade. September marks the transition from summer to fall rhythms as NYC's cultural season starts anew. It's Classical Music Month. The month starts … [Read more...] about Things To Do in NYC in September 2022

Things to do in NYC in September 2020

September 2020: Alma Mater statue in front of the Columbia University Library (Alfredo Garcia Saz/Dreamstime)

There are a million things to do in NYC in September 2020. September restarts New York City's performing arts seasons. The City returns to work and school on the first or second week after Labor Day. Hispanic Heritage Month starts mid-month. Things to do in NYC in September These are New York City's big Latin culture events in a normal September. The 75th UN … [Read more...] about Things to do in NYC in September 2020

Things to do in NYC in August 2020

Things to do in NYC in August 2020. The High Line (Francoisroux/Dreamstime)

August in New York City is a little quieter as New Yorkers vacation and tourists visit. The last two weeks are especially quiet. In a normal summer, many New Yorkers head out to Queens to celebrate the end of summer at the US Open tennis championship. Things to do in NYC in August These are the big Latin culture events in New York City in … [Read more...] about Things to do in NYC in August 2020

Things to do in NYC in August 2019

Things to do in New York 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 ca. 1855-65 (Matthew Brady & Handy/Library of Congress)

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

Puerto Rican NYC

Puerto Rican NYC (RightFramePhotoVideo-Dreamstime)

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Colombian NYC

Colombian NYC (Pablo Hidalgo/Dreamstime)

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 (Tomas1111/Dreamstime)

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

Jarana Beat Does the Mexican Fandango at Terraza 7

Jarana Beat is a fun New York Fandango collective (courtesy the artists)

Jarana Beat is an urban folk music collective that has been building fandango communities in New York City and around the world since 2007. This February 19, 2021 story has been updated since. The Bronx's own Jarana Beat does the Mexican Fandango at Terraza 7 in Elmhurst, Queens on Fri, May 13 at 10pm. $15. 🇲🇽 Jarana Beat Urban folk music collective recreating … [Read more...] about Jarana Beat Does the Mexican Fandango at Terraza 7

Things to do in NYC in November 2019

Things to do in New York in November 2019. Courtesy Nicholas Santasier.

November 2019 begins with Day of the Dead and elections, then Veterans Day and art auctions, and finally ends with holiday preparations and Thanksgiving. November is National Native American Heritage Month and Puerto Rican Heritage Month! The International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival and National Puerto Rican Artisan Fair & Book Expo are in … [Read more...] about Things to do in NYC in November 2019

Things to do in NYC in October 2019

Latin things to do in New York 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 September 2019

Things to do in New York in September 2019

September 2019 starts with the Labor Day Weekend holiday and U.S. Open tennis, New York Salsa Congress, Brazilian Day and the West Indian Day Parade. Later the month brings the Labor Day Parade, Central American Independence Parade, African American Day Parade, and Queens Hispanic Day Parade. There is Broadway Week, Fashion Week, Feast of San Gennaro, UN General Assembly, … [Read more...] about Things to do in NYC in September 2019

Things to do in NYC in May 2019

Things to do in New York in May

  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

Things to do in New York in April

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

Things to do in New York in March

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

Things to do in NYC in February 2019

Things to do in New York in February. Photo courtesy Nicholas Santasier.

February is Black History Month. It brings Cinema Tropical Film Festival, New York Fashion Week, Lunar New Year, Westminster Dog Show, Valentine's Day, Carnival, MoMA Doc Fortnight, Presidents Day, Film Comment Selects, International Children’s Film Festival, ADAA Art Show, Broadway Week, Off-Broadway Week Ongoing Salvador Dali, an exhibition of work by the Spanish … [Read more...] about Things to do in NYC in February 2019

Things to do in NYC in January 2019

Things to do in New York in January

January brings Three Kings Day, Winter JazzFest, Under the Radar Festival, PBR Monster Energy Buck Off, globalFEST, Restaurant Week, Jewish Film Festival, Antiques Week, Winter Antiques Show, Outsider Art Fair, Women's March, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Dominican Heritage Month and Master Drawings. WEEK 1 ~ January 1-6, 2019 Monday (December 2018 … [Read more...] about Things to do in NYC in January 2019

Dominican Day Parade 2017

Dominican Day Parade. Courtesy of the Parade.

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

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