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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 Los Pleneros de la 21, BombaYo, Bombazo Dance Co, and Danza … [Read more...] about Bomba NYC

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Bomba in NYC is a Puerto Rican drum, song, and dance tradition with African roots. The barille drum used to be made from old rum barrels. "Bomba" in Spanish means "pump." We pump the barille. The Bomba dancer challenges the lead drummer to match their dance moves. Cuban Rumba Columbia plays a similar game. Women usually dance with a skirt or a scarf. Skirts raised in front … [Read more...] about New York Bomba

Latin Alternative in NYC is a contemporary blend of Rock with Latin rhythms, usually sung in Spanish. It is really a catch-all term for the many fusions Latin artists are creating now. The cover image is Puerto Rican percussionist, composer and leader Ama Rios, from her "PICC Flow Suite." Ama was the first female Bomba prima (lead drummer) in Puerto Rico. Given that Bomba is … [Read more...] about New York Latin Alternative

Puerto Rico really is the island of enchantment. Famous for some of the world's best beaches, the mountain heartland is even more beautiful. We are both contemporary and conservative. Old ways survive, especially in the mountains. The drum is alive in Puerto Rico. The island is so many things you never imagined. It is famously Bomba, Plena and Salsa. But it's also Música … [Read more...] about Puerto Rico

Follow us into El Laberinto del Coco of Calle 13’s original percussionist Hector “Coco” Barez (NEA, Puerto Rican Cultural Institute and SXSW), and discover the living folk art of Bomba. ("Bomba" means pump in Spanish. We pump the barril or rum barrel.) The distinctly Puerto Rican drum, song and dance tradition from Mayagüez, is all about connecting with family, … [Read more...] about El Laberinto del Coco

Latin Music is as Diverse as We Are 🇨🇺 🇨🇺 🇨🇺 Cuba ~ "¡Azúcar!" 🇵🇷 🇵🇷 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico ~ "Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas" 🇩🇴 🇩🇴 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic "Compadre Juan, baile el jaleo" 🇲🇽 🇲🇽 🇲🇽 Mexico ~ "Para bailar la Bamba" 🇨🇴 🇨🇴 🇨🇴 Colombia~ "La pollera colora" 🇧🇷 🇧🇷 🇧🇷 Brazil ~ "Bim bom, bim bim, bom … [Read more...] about Latin Music in New York City

The Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a Caribbean country in the Greater Antilles that is the Caribbean's most popular tourist destination. It was the Indigenous Taíno heartland, called "Quisqueya" (Mother of All Lands). Spanish colonizers called it Hispaniola (Little Spain). The west side of the island is Haiti. We are taught to deny it, but many Dominicans … [Read more...] about Dominican Culture in New York CIty

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

Latin broadway, off-broadway, off-off-broadway, festivals, hispanic alliance … [Read more...] about New York Latin Theatre

New York reggaeton is mostly in night clubs, theaters, arenas and stadiums. But the uptown sound is also the soundtrack of the streets in cars, bodegas and restaurants. That's where it lives in the Latin world. Urban artists are flowing between house, rap, reggaeton, and trap. It's getting harder to draw lines between styles. The Dembow is strong in Dominican neighborhoods, … [Read more...] about New York Reggaeton NYC

French NYC is mostly in the Upper East Side around the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), the French Consulate, and Lycée Français. It's also in Brooklyn. NYC's Little Paris is on Centre St between Broome and Grand. Le District is a lovely French food hall (NYC's Les Halles) with French markets and restaurants in Battery Park City. The Statue of Liberty, the … [Read more...] about French NYC

Brazilian NYC used to be in Little Brazil on 46th St between Fifth and Sixth Avenues in Midtown, Manhattan, but has shrunk a lot. There is a Brazilian community in Astoria, Queens. Metro New York's biggest Brazilian community is in Newark, New Jersey's Ironbound District. Little Brazil is on 46th St between Fifth & Sixth Avenue. 🇧🇷 Brazilian NYC … [Read more...] about Brazilian NYC

NEW YORK LATIN art, ballet, books, classical, comedy, community, dance, fashion, festivals, film, flamenco, food, jazz, music, opera, parades, pop, rock, soccer, sports, tango, theatre … [Read more...] about Argentine New York

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

Chinese NYC is the biggest population of Chinese descent outside of Asia. NYC has many Chinatowns now, but the original Manhattan Chinatown was formed by the workforce that built the western end of the Transcontinental Railroad (1863-1869). Chinese are Latin through the Caribbean. We were the first to understand what was done to the African Diaspora because we received the … [Read more...] about Chinese NYC

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