HERITAGE
New York City’s Latin culture draws from an extraordinary web of heritage lines — the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the European colonizers who reshaped the hemisphere, the African nations whose descendants forged new traditions, and the Asian communities who arrived through indentured servitude and later migration. More recent arrivals, from Lebanese to Japanese communities, have woven themselves permanently into Latin identity across generations. Explore events, artists, and cultural traditions organized by heritage, spanning the full breadth of the communities that make up NYC’s Latin world.
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Joe Arroyo was One of the Godfathers of Colombian Salsa
CARTAGENA, Colombia ~ The singer who mixed many Caribbean traditions into Colombian Salsa, was born on November 1, 1955. 🇨🇴
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World Dance Festival: Dancing Across Cultural Borders Presents Guinean, Sri Lankan, Korean and Mongolian Dance
MANHATTAN MOVEMENT ARTS CENTER, Lincoln Square ~ Sidiki Conde, Sri Lankan Dance Academy, Songhee Lee Korean Dance Company, and Zerd Buryat-Mongolian Ensemble prove that there are no borders to the human experience. 🇬🇳 🇱🇰 🇰🇷 🇲🇳
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Mictēcacihuātl is the Mesoamerican Goddess of the Underworld, Which is a Paradise
DAY OF THE DEAD Thursday, November 2, 2023 🇲🇽
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Catrina La Calavera Garbancera is the Modern Mictēcacihuātl
DAY OF THE DEAD, DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS Thursday, November 2, 2023 🇲🇽
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Ofrendas are Altars That Invite Family Souls to Visit
On or before October 31, we build ofrendas to invite family souls to visit us on the Day of the Holy Innocents (November 1) and the Day of the Dead (November 2). 🇲🇽
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Mexican Marigolds Attract Family Souls Visiting on Day of the Dead
October 31 – November 2 ~ Mexican Marigolds are a Central American flower with healing powers that attract spirits to visit their families on the Day of the Dead
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Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” Tells a Searing Native American Love Story That Makes Lily Gladstone a Star
This epic Scorsese love story for those who love cinema, stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone. OPENS CITYWIDE Friday, October 20, 2023 🇺🇸
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Diego El Cigala “Obras Maestras” Tour Brings Classic Latin American Love Songs to The Town Hall
One of the great flamenco singers makes Latin American music his own. THE TOWN HALL in Midtown, Manhattan