Los Pleneros de la 21 are a Grammy nominated, National Endowment of the Arts fellows, New York Puerto Rican, bomba and plena group of performers and teaching artists, based in "El Barrio" East Harlem. A little advice. If you are lonely in New York City, study bomba and plena with Los Pleneros de la 21. You will find the most loving community. Welcome to Puerto Rico! Los … [Read more...] about Los Pleneros de la 21 Celebran La Gran Fiesta Navideña en Las Torres Taínas
Folk Music Archive
The Folk Music Archive contains New York Latin Culture Magazine's feature coverage of Latin folk music in New York City.
José Feliciano “Feliz Navidad” at Sony Hall
José Feliciano is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter who is an influential figure in both English and Spanish-language pop music. He is best known for his bilingual holiday song "Feliz Navidad," a bilingual holiday standard. José Feliciano in New York City José Feliciano Feliz Navidad plays Puerto Rican pop folk; at Sony Hall in the Times Square Theater District, … [Read more...] about José Feliciano “Feliz Navidad” at Sony Hall
92nd Street Y, New York Celebrates 150 Years of Culture
Danza Fiesta Performs “Baile y Teatro Puertorriqueño” at Hostos Center
Danza Fiesta is one of the leading Puerto Rican folkloric dance theatre organizations in the Diaspora. Danza Fiesta in New York City Danza Fiesta, New York's Puerto Rican folk dance company, presents Baile y Teatro Puertorriqueño, the grand finale of the 14th South Bronx Folk Festival; in the Main Theater at Hostos Center in Mott Haven, The Bronx; on Saturday, November … [Read more...] about Danza Fiesta Performs “Baile y Teatro Puertorriqueño” at Hostos Center
Yasser Tejeda and DJ Sabine Blaizin Get Everyone Dancing at Harlem Stage
Yasser Tejeda grows danceable Latin alternative from Dominican folk roots. He says he represents "The Other Dominican Republic." We think he represents "The New Dominican Republic." It's time to return to the One. 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 … [Read more...] about Yasser Tejeda and DJ Sabine Blaizin Get Everyone Dancing at Harlem Stage
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company’s “Día de Los Muertos” Brings the Mexican Family Celebration to Life
Calpulli Día de los Muertos is a Broadway-style show that brings the Day of the Dead, the Mexican family celebration of life, to the stage with rich storytelling, beautiful costumes, great music, and impressive dancing. Calpulli "Día de Los Muertos" Calpulli Mexican Dance Company “Día de los Muertos,” folkloric dance theatre about Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebration … [Read more...] about Calpulli Mexican Dance Company’s “Día de Los Muertos” Brings the Mexican Family Celebration to Life
Drom NYC is One of New York’s Top Global Music Night Clubs
Symphony Space is a Performing Arts Center Popular with Visiting Presenters
The Pablo Mayor Folklore Urbano Orchestra Plays a Portrait of the Americas at Drom
Colombian-born Pablo Mayor and his Folklore Urbano Project are a pan-Latin cumbia, salsa, jazz, and folkloric band that plays the musical traditions of the Americas. The band plays as a big band orchestra or an ensemble. Pablo Mayor is an artist-in-residence at iD Studio Theater, a Colombian community theater in Mott Haven, The Bronx. Daniel Fetecua, one of New York's … [Read more...] about The Pablo Mayor Folklore Urbano Orchestra Plays a Portrait of the Americas at Drom
Drums Along the Hudson is a Native American & Multicultural Celebration of Drum, Song & Dance
Drums Along the Hudson 2023 is a Native American pow wow that has evolved into a multicultural celebration of drum, song and dance. No matter where you or your family are from, every culture has a drum! This celebration is held in Inwood Hill Park on the site of the old Lenape village, Manahatta's first nation. Of course, it's the most beautiful spot on the island. The … [Read more...] about Drums Along the Hudson is a Native American & Multicultural Celebration of Drum, Song & Dance
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company “Monarcas” Celebrates the Contributions and Sacrifices Mexican Immigrants Make for the USA
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company "Monarcas", a folkloric dance series celebrating the contributions and sacrifices Mexican immigrants make for the USA; premieres at the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens; on Saturday-Sunday, May 27-28, 2023. From $27. queenstheatre.org 🇲🇽 SHARE Calpulli Mexican Dance Company "Monarcas" This is the beginning of a … [Read more...] about Calpulli Mexican Dance Company “Monarcas” Celebrates the Contributions and Sacrifices Mexican Immigrants Make for the USA
Dance Parade NYC 2023 DanceFest Gets over 10,000 New Yorkers Dancing in the Streets
The 17th Dance Parade NYC 2023 is dancing in the streets with over 100 styles of dance, from Sixth Avenue at 17th St in Chelsea, to the DanceFest at Tompkins Square Park in the East Village; on Saturday, May 20, 2023 starting at 11:45am. FREE! 🇧🇴 🇧🇷 🇨🇺 🇨🇴 🇩🇴 🇮🇹 🇯🇲 🇲🇽 🇳🇬 🇵🇪 🇵🇷 🇪🇸 🇹🇹 Dance Parade NYC 2023 Parade Route The parade starts on Sixth Avenue this year. It is … [Read more...] about Dance Parade NYC 2023 DanceFest Gets over 10,000 New Yorkers Dancing in the Streets
Afro-Andean Funk, featuring Araceli Poma & Matt Geraghty, Plays Cumbia for Dancing
Afro-Andean Funk is Peruvian singer Araceli Poma and American multi-instrumentalist Matt Geraghty. The New York City-based band fuses Afro-Peruvian musical traditions with American R&B and a world of influences. Afro-Andean Funk Afro-Andean Funk is a Latin Grammy-nominated band rooted in Afro-Peruvian tradition, but fused with R&B, rock and jazz. Their … [Read more...] about Afro-Andean Funk, featuring Araceli Poma & Matt Geraghty, Plays Cumbia for Dancing
Cinco de Mayo Festival Del Son Features Son Huasteco, Son Jaliscience and Son Jarocho
Cinco de Mayo Festival Del Son 2023 is Mexican music and dance festival featuring Son Huasteco, Son Jaliscience and Son Jarocho at Kupferberg Center's Colden Auditorium at Queens College (CUNY) in Flushing, Queens; on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 3pm. From $30. kupferbergcenter.org 🇲🇽 Cinco de Mayo Festival del Son 2023 Regional Mexican is America's most popular Latin … [Read more...] about Cinco de Mayo Festival Del Son Features Son Huasteco, Son Jaliscience and Son Jarocho
Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita with Gustavo Ovalles Revisit “Suba” and the Connections Between Cuba and Mother Africa
Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita, with Gustavo Ovalles, bring Cuba and Mother Africa back together in "Suba" which means "sunrise" in Mandinka. From Cuba, Africa is where the sun rises. By coming together in our roots, this group makes the most ethereal music. It's not what we call "soul music" in the United States, but it is soul music by every other definition. We've been … [Read more...] about Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita with Gustavo Ovalles Revisit “Suba” and the Connections Between Cuba and Mother Africa
Villalobos Brothers Play Their Unique Blend of Mexican Folk, Jazz, Classical at Pregones/PRTT
The Villalobos Brothers make high-energy classical pop with a world of musical influences from a base of Mexican tradition with social consciousness in the mix. The Villalobos Brothers play their unique blend of Regional Mexican folk, jazz and classical; at Pregones/PRTT in Concourse, The Bronx; on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 7pm. From $18+fees, $10 to stream. 🇲🇽 The … [Read more...] about Villalobos Brothers Play Their Unique Blend of Mexican Folk, Jazz, Classical at Pregones/PRTT
Olga Cerpa y Mestisay Plays Canarian Folk Music at Carnegie Hall
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globalFEST 2023 Brings Global Music to David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
globalFEST 2023 is a global music conference and showcase during the APAP convention of presenters, artists, and booking agents in January. Global music used to be called world music. It's basically the music of Mother Africa and Asia. globalFEST 2023 globalFESt 2023 brings global classical, cumbia, flamenco, folk, gospel, rock, rhythm & blues, and salsa; to … [Read more...] about globalFEST 2023 Brings Global Music to David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Prototype Festival 2023
The Prototype Festival 2023 of contemporary opera and musical theater presents great new voices during the APAP convention of presenters and booking agents. It's produced by Beth Morrison Projects and HERE, the energy behind a lot of great musical theatre in New York City. Prototype Festival 2023 The Prototype Festival 2023 of contemporary opera and musical theater … [Read more...] about Prototype Festival 2023
Leyla McCalla Joins Rhiannon Giddens for an African American Women’s Banjo Quartet in “Songs of Our Native Daughters” at Carnegie Hall
Leyla McCalla is a New Orleans Haitian Creole singer-songwriter who is one of the great American voices. She is a bridge from the sweet Caribbean music of Haiti and New Orleans to Country Music of the United States. Yes Country Music of the United States has African roots. You'd think it was the exception that proved the rule that most American popular culture originated in … [Read more...] about Leyla McCalla Joins Rhiannon Giddens for an African American Women’s Banjo Quartet in “Songs of Our Native Daughters” at Carnegie Hall
Natalia Lafourcade Makes Her Carnegie Hall Debut With Music From Her Coming Album
Natalia Lafourcade is a Mexican Pop Rock and Folk singer who is one of the most successful Latin American singers. She blends Pop Rock and Regional Mexican musical traditions. She was born into a musical family in Mexico City in 1984, but considers herself from Veracruz, Mexico's Caribbean gateway city. Her father is French Chilean. Her mother is a pianist. Many Latin … [Read more...] about Natalia Lafourcade Makes Her Carnegie Hall Debut With Music From Her Coming Album
Where to Watch Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks 2022
Macy's 4th of July Fireworks 2022 are a New York City 4th of July tradition. It seems like they've always been there, but the show started for the U.S. 1976 Bicentennial. The best place to watch them is on television, but seeing the fireworks in person is something you should do at least once in your New York life. Kids love it and making the trip is something many will … [Read more...] about Where to Watch Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks 2022
Drums Along the Hudson Celebrates Native American and Global Drum Traditions
The 20th Drums Along the Hudson 2022 Native American and Multicultural drum festival is at Inwood Hills Park in Inwood, Manhattan on Sun, Jun 5, 2022 from 11am - 6pm. Free. drumsalongthehudson.org 🇺🇸🇧🇷🇬🇪🇲🇽🇰🇷 Drums Along the Hudson 2022 This is basically a Pow-Wow (Native American gathering) on the site of Manhattan's Lenape village in what is now Inwood Hills Park. It … [Read more...] about Drums Along the Hudson Celebrates Native American and Global Drum Traditions
Jarana Beat Does the Mexican Fandango at Terraza 7
Jarana Beat is an urban folk music collective that has been building fandango communities in New York City and around the world since 2007. This February 19, 2021 story has been updated since. The Bronx's own Jarana Beat does the Mexican Fandango at Terraza 7 in Elmhurst, Queens on Fri, May 13 at 10pm. $15. 🇲🇽 Jarana Beat Urban folk music collective recreating … [Read more...] about Jarana Beat Does the Mexican Fandango at Terraza 7
Plena Libre Plays Plena for Carnegie Hall Citywide at Riverbank State Park
Plena Libre (Free Plena) is a four-time Grammy nominated, contemporary Plena band that is renewing Puerto Rican Folk traditions for new generations. Multi-Grammy nominee Plena Libre plays contemporary Puerto Rican Plena for Carnegie Hall Citywide at Riverbank State Park in Hamilton Heights, West Harlem on Sat, Apr 30 at 5pm. FREE. carnegiehall.org 🇵🇷 The band blends … [Read more...] about Plena Libre Plays Plena for Carnegie Hall Citywide at Riverbank State Park
Lila Downs
Lila Downs is a multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy-winning Regional Mexican Pop singer who is a champion of Indigenous rights. Lila Downs sings Regional Mexican Pop at Sony Hall in the Times Square Theater District on Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 8pm. (6pm doors). From $62. sonyhall.com 🇲🇽 A Spirited Artist Lila always has a lot to say. She is fluent in Spanish, English and … [Read more...] about Lila Downs
Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita “Suba” Reunites the Caribbean with Mother Africa at Roulette Intermedium
Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita "Suba" with Gustavo Ovalles is Global Music that reunites the Caribbean and Mother Africa at Roulette Intermedium in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn on Thu, Mar 31 at 8pm. $25. robertbrowningassociates.com 🇨🇺🇸🇳🇻🇪 Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita "Suba" Omar Sosa is a Cuban Jazz pianist with multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations. Seckou Keita is a … [Read more...] about Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita “Suba” Reunites the Caribbean with Mother Africa at Roulette Intermedium
Aurelio Martínez & The Garifuna Soul Band Sing Folkloric Jazz for the World Music Institute at Le Poisson Rouge
Aurelio Martínez is a Honduran Garifuna singer-songwriter. To our uneducated ear, he sounds like an Afrobeat Bob Dylan with elements of surf guitar and something with the feel of Calypso. Aurelio is a leading voice of the Garifuna people, speakers of the last living Indigenous Carib language. There is a vibrant Garifuna community in Crotona Park East, The Bronx. Aurelio … [Read more...] about Aurelio Martínez & The Garifuna Soul Band Sing Folkloric Jazz for the World Music Institute at Le Poisson Rouge
El Laberinto del Coco Plays Bomba Fusion at Lote 23 in Santurce, Puerto Rico
El Laberinto del Coco by Héctor "Coco" Barez, plays Lote 23 in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sat, Jan 8. No cover. 🇵🇷 @ellaberintodelcoco Héctor "Coco" Barez Héctor "Coco" Barez was Calle 13's original percussionist. He is sponsored by the ICP ~ Puerto Rican Cultural Institute and the NEA ~ National Endowment for the Arts. El Laberinto was a SXSW ~ South By … [Read more...] about El Laberinto del Coco Plays Bomba Fusion at Lote 23 in Santurce, Puerto Rico
Edmar Castaneda to Celebrate “Family” Album Release
Edmar Castaneda is a New York-based Colombian harpist who makes otherworldly Jazz based on the folk music of Colombia and Venezuela. Castaneda makes music of the angels. He is the Jimi Hendrix of the Andean harp. His emotional range would be exhausting if it wasn't so sweet. Castaneda switches gears naturally like he is driving through the mountain neighborhoods of his … [Read more...] about Edmar Castaneda to Celebrate “Family” Album Release