Drom is one of NYC’s leading global music night clubs. Its East Village basement door feels like the old days, but the club is modern and serves nice dinners and snacks. The owners are Turkish from one of the crossroads of Europe and Asia. The club reflects that.
Latin Culture at Drom
APRIL 2026
Afro-Andean Funk plays Afro-Peruvian Latin alternative; at the Drom night club in Manhattan’s East Village; on April 10, 2026; at 6:30pm. From $25 🇵🇪
MARCH 2026
French Spanish Rumba Flamenca
Patchai Reyes (Gypsy Kings founding member) sings French Catalan rumba flamenca, in Spanish, at the Drom night club in Manhattan’s East Village; on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 9:30pm (9pm doors) and Wednesday, March 18 at 7pm doors. From $85. 🇪🇸 🇫🇷
Tropical Music
Quitapenas and La Club Papaya, two Los Angeles music and DJ collectives, play tropical Afro-Latin alternative with a dance party after midnight; at Drom night club in Manhattan’s East Village; on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 9:30pm doors. From $30 with $20 per person table minimum. 🇬🇹 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
Quitapenas are American sons of Guatemalans and Mexicans play a blend of cumbia, champeta, semba, and psychedelic rock. Cumbia is Colombian. Champeta is also Colombian, but based on Feta Kuli’s Nigerian afrobeat. Semba is an Angolan predecessor to Brazilian samba and Angolan kizomba. Rock is African American. Mash it together and you get Tropical Latin Alternative.
They have a great sense of humor. You need to speak Spanish and be somewhat acclimated to the Latin world to get it, but Quitapenas is funny. The band’s name means get rid of the pain or “pain reliever” like aspirin. That’s the definition of Latin music and dance. We get together talk, drink, sing, dance, and you know; all to let go of the troubles of today and prepare for tomorrow.
La Club Papaya has a double-meaning too. In Mexico, Cuba, and Colombia, papaya is slang for female genitalia, but also something that is easy. The collective is women-led. Spanish has a natural poetry to it that is wonderful.
Spanish Flamenco Jazz
Flamenco Jazz Jam is at Drom night club in Manhattan’s East Village; on Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 7pm. From $25 with $20 table minimum per person. 🇪🇸
New York Colombian Salsa Dura
La Excelencia, a New York Colombian salsa dura band loved by salsa dancers, celebrates its 20th Anniversary; at Drom night club in Manhattan’s East Village; on March 21, 2026 at 10:30pm. From $25 with $20 per person table minimum. 🇨🇴
They are an interesting mix. The leader is Colombian, but the band plays New York salsa dura with a 1970s sound. It’s not Colombian salsa.
Spanish Flamenco Pop
Alba Musik (Bárbara Martínez & Albert Alabedra), and openers Niña Pastori Tribute play flamenco pop; at Drom night club in Manhattan’s East Village; on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 8:30pm doors. From $25 with $20 per person table minimum. 🇪🇸
Bárbara Martínez is a New York Latina who is one of NYC’s busiest flamenco singers.
Past Latin Artists
Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Latin jazz. 🇨🇺
Barbara Martínez flamenco jazz. 🇦🇷 🇻🇪
Dayramir González Cuban jazz pianist. 🇨🇺
El Laberinto del Coco Puerto Rican bomba fusion. 🇵🇷
Flamenco Festival New York 🇪🇸
Gregorio Uribe Colombian vallenato jazz. 🇨🇴
Grupo Rebolu Colombian champeta. 🇨🇴
Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC)
Nella Rojas Venezuelan alternative. 🇻🇪
Pablo Mayor Folklore Urbano Colombian salsa, folk, and Latin jazz. 🇨🇴
Pedrito Martinez Cuban rumba, timba, and jazz. 🇨🇺
Spanish Harlem Orchestra Puerto Rican salsa and Latin jazz. 🇨🇺
Drom Tickets
There are per person table minimums.
85 Avenue A (basement)
(at 6th St)
East Village, Manhattan