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Latin Festivals in NYC include parades, street fairs, holidays, independence days, national days, and faith days. Being Latin, we have a lot to celebrate, and like to celebrate a lot! Latin Festivals Bring Communities Together In traditional cultures, festivals are important community events. In the Americas we are a mix of much of the world, so we […]

Galleries with Latin Art The Greek and Roman Art gallery contains art from Italy and from the height of the Roman expansion around the Mediterranean. I always thought the Romans copied Greek culture. Actually, they absorbed the culture  of Greek settlers in the shoe of Italy and Sicily. Migration can be a very good thing. […]

“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

Latin classical, comedy, film, flamenco, music, opera, pop, regional mexican, rock, salsa, theatre

Mariachi in NYC is Mexican ranchera performed in festive charro Mexican cowboy outfits. The style is popular in Colombia too. It’s considered traditional for weddings and birthdays. “Las Mañanitas” is a birthday song often sung Mariachi style. Regional Mexican music has many styles, but Mariachi is the most famous. When radio became popular in the […]