Harlem Stage celebrates their 40th anniversary season with the launch of the "Uptown Nights Latin Music Series." Kicking off the series on Friday, September 22, is Pablo Mayor’s Folklore Urbano Orchestra. Get ready for an evening of music and dancing! Choreographer, dancer, and Harlem Stage commissioned artist, Daniel Fetecua, will teach a pre-concert salsa, cumbia, and … [Read more...] about The Pablo Mayor Folklore Urbano Orchestra Plays Colombian Salsa for Uptown Nights at Harlem Stage
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Harlem Stage Celebrates 40 Years of Visionary Artists of Color
Past Artists You get to see artists here ~ before they are famous. To date, five Harlem Stage artists have gone on to win MacArthur Genius Fellowship Awards: Kyle Abraham (2013), Vijay Iyer (2013), Jason Moran (2010), Bill T. Jones (1994), and Cecil Taylor (1991). About Harlem Stage The Croton Aqueduct Gate House was built in 1884 and decommissioned in 1984. In … [Read more...] about Harlem Stage Celebrates 40 Years of Visionary Artists of Color
Harlem’s African American Day Parade Celebrates African American Culture
Harlem's African American Day Parade 2023 is an annual festival of African American culture in one of America's most vibrant African Diaspora communities. There is a community day on Saturday, followed by Sunday's Pre Parade Show, and the parade. Celebrating African American Culture This year's theme might seem obvious, but it's not for many Americans. A lot of … [Read more...] about Harlem’s African American Day Parade Celebrates African American Culture
Yasser Tejeda Grows Danceable Latin Alternative From Dominican Folk Roots
Yasser Tejeda in New York City Dominican alternative singer-songwriter Yasser Tejeda plays a special Uptown Nights Latin Music Series show for Harlem Stage, the World Music Institute and Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI). New York Haitian DJ Sabine Blaizin (Oyasound) keeps the room moving with a little Afro-Everything before and after the show at … [Read more...] about Yasser Tejeda Grows Danceable Latin Alternative From Dominican Folk Roots
Harlem International Film Festival 2023 Brings the Spotlight Uptown
The 18th Harlem International Film Festival 2023 opens with the New York premiere of Ryan Dickie and Abigail Horton's "Blow Up My Life" at the AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9 Theatre; on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 6:30pm. The Friday night red carpet gala has many filmmakers in attendance with two spotlight presentations. There is the world premiere of two episodes of STARZ' … [Read more...] about Harlem International Film Festival 2023 Brings the Spotlight Uptown
Black Arts Movement: Then & Now Conference
The Black Arts Movement was a flowering of African Diaspora culture that developed alongside the Civil Rights and Black Power movements of the 1960s-70s. Together, we changed the world. Why is This Important? Most Latin AND American popular culture comes from the African Diaspora! The Spaniard brought the African. The African put everyone to dance. In the States, … [Read more...] about Black Arts Movement: Then & Now Conference
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture was Founded by a Puerto Rican Art Collector
The Arthur Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is a New York Public Library research library. It was founded on the personal collection of the Black Arts that Puerto Rican scholar Arturo Alfonso Schomburg collected during the Harlem Renaissance. 🇵🇷 This is one of New York's sacred grounds, where greatness begins. Schomburg Center programs include: You … [Read more...] about Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture was Founded by a Puerto Rican Art Collector
Louis Hayes, a Chief Architect of Modern Jazz Drumming, Celebrates His NEA Jazz Master Award & New Album
Jazz Times called Louis Hayes, “one of the chief architects of modern jazz drumming.” He came up in Detroit playing with artists like Yusef Lateef and Kenny Burrell. In New York, Hayes joined Horace Silver’s band when he was still a kid and went on to play with many legends. Now Hayes is himself a legend, a 2023 NEA Jazz Master. Louis Hayes in New York … [Read more...] about Louis Hayes, a Chief Architect of Modern Jazz Drumming, Celebrates His NEA Jazz Master Award & New Album
The 11th Black Comic Book Festival 2023 is a Creative Gathering of Comic, Graphic Novel & Cosplay Families
The Black Comic Book Festival 2023 is really about the future. It's a festival where kids of all ages can imagine a best version of themselves and starting creating their own future. The SchomCom brings together animators, Blerds, bloggers, cosplay, illustrators, publishers and writers of Black comic books and graphic novels. There are panels, workshops, and creative … [Read more...] about The 11th Black Comic Book Festival 2023 is a Creative Gathering of Comic, Graphic Novel & Cosplay Families
NYC’s African American Day Parade 2022 Celebrates in Harlem
NYC's African American Day Parade is a Harlem tradition that celebrates African American culture and African American contributions to the United States. NYC's 53rd African American Day Parade 2022 The 53rd NYC African American Day Parade 2022 marches on Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd (Seventh Avenue) between 111th St and 137th St in Harlem on Sunday, September 18, 2022 … [Read more...] about NYC’s African American Day Parade 2022 Celebrates in Harlem
Harlem Week 2022 is a Great Black Arts Festival
Harlem Week 2022 is a celebration of the culture and people of Harlem, Manhattan, one of NYC's most important cultural forges. Harlem Week 2022 Harlem Week 2022 is a Black Arts festival in and around Harlem from August 12-21, 2022. Ticketed and Free events. Highlights Great Jazz on the Great Hill is a Jazz concert on the Great Hill in Central Park on Saturday, … [Read more...] about Harlem Week 2022 is a Great Black Arts Festival
The Harlem Juneteenth Kingfest Parade & Street Fair are Back!
The Harlem Juneteenth Parade 2022 and Street Fair starts at 116th St and Malcolm X Boulevard are Sat, June 18, 2022. The parade starts at 11am, the street fair is 12noon - 6pm. Free. themasjidmalcolmshabazz.com 🇺🇸 The parade and street fair are produced by the Juneteenth Committee of Masjid Malcom Shabazz. The lineup at 11am on 116th St between Adam Clayton Powell Jr … [Read more...] about The Harlem Juneteenth Kingfest Parade & Street Fair are Back!
NYC’s African American Day Parade 2021 is a Virtual Celebration on Pix11!
The 52nd African American Day Parade 2021 is a streaming celebration on pix11.com/aadp on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at 12pm. The show features performances by Grammy Award winner DJ Scratch, The Sing Harlem Grammy Performing Choir, and more. Thank you Pix11 for covering our communities. africanamericandayparade.org@africanamericandayparade Education is The … [Read more...] about NYC’s African American Day Parade 2021 is a Virtual Celebration on Pix11!
NYC’s Creole Food Festival 2021 is Internationalicious!
NYC's 3rd Creole Food Festival is at Skinny's Cantina on the Hudson, Friday-Saturday, August 7-8, 2021 from 3-8pm. creolefoodfestival.com Creole Creole is many things, but the way we use the term is code for Haitian Diaspora and French African. The influence of the Haitian Diaspora is all over the Caribbean and New Orleans. French cuisine is the science of cooking. … [Read more...] about NYC’s Creole Food Festival 2021 is Internationalicious!
African American Day Parade 2018 ~ Culture is Key
The 2018 African American Day Parade is in Harlem, Manhattan on Sunday, September 16, 2018. African American Day Parade 2018 https://youtu.be/TDM-9UcaznY "Culture is Key" is the theme of the 2018 parade. The truth is that almost all American popular culture has African - American roots. "Culture is Key" This year's parade honors individuals and organizations in dance, … [Read more...] about African American Day Parade 2018 ~ Culture is Key
Dance Theatre of Harlem 2018
Dance Theatre of Harlem is the world's first Black Classical Ballet company. Dance Theatre of Harlem https://youtu.be/0zsTKHV-6EM Dance Theatre of Harlem is a Contemporary Ballet company with a touring company and a ballet school that does a lot of educational outreach. The Company was founded in 1969 by Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook. Mitchell was the first … [Read more...] about Dance Theatre of Harlem 2018