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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Celia Cruz, “The Queen of Salsa,” Popularized Latin Music Around the World
HAVANA, Cuba, October 21, 1925 🇨🇺
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Omara Portuondo, the Last of the Buena Vista Social Club, Brings Her “Farewell World Tour Vida” to Sony Hall and NJ PAC
Cuban, Latin Jazz, MUSIC, New Jersey, New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), Son Cubano, Sony Hall, Times Square Theater DistrictSONY HALL, Times Square Theater District 🇨🇺 NEW JERSEY CENTER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Newark, New Jersey 🇨🇺
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Seu Jorge and Daniel Jobim Pay Homage to the Iconic 1962 Bossa Nova Concert at Carnegie Hall
CARNEGIE HALL, Midtown, Manhattan ~ Superstar Brazilian actor, funk, and samba singer who went global in the movie “City of God” (2002). 🇧🇷
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Manhattan’s Mexican Day Parade Celebrates Mexican Independence Day
Sunday, September 17, 2023 MADISON AVENUE Midtown East, Murray Hill, Kips Bay, NoMad 🇲🇽
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The Birth of Hip-Hop, and You Don’t Stop!
Hip-hop roots go way back, but what is generally considered hip-hop’s birthday was Clive and Cindy Campbell’s “Back to School Jam” block party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in Morris Heights, The Bronx, on August 11, 1973. 🇺🇸 🇯🇲
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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Elevates International Women’s Soccer
Argentine, Brazilian, Colombian, Costa Rican, Filipino, French, French Canadian, Haitian, Italian, Jamaican, Moroccan, Nigerian, Panamanian, Portuguese, Soccer, South African, Spanish, SPORTSThe world’s top women’s soccer tournament. July 20 to August 20, 2023 🇨🇦 🇨🇷 🇭🇹 🇯🇲 🇵🇦 🇺🇸, 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇨🇴, 🇲🇦 🇳🇬 🇿🇦 🇿🇲, 🇵🇭
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El Destino Milonga is Popular with New York’s Best Tango Dancers
SOLAS, East Village, Manhattan 🇦🇷 🇺🇾