The New York African Film Festival 2023 celebrates its 30th Anniversary of "free forms" at Film at Lincoln Center and Maysles Center. The festival wraps up as Film Africa at Brooklyn Academy of Music: BAM. We are at the beginning of a global renaissance of African and African Diaspora culture. This time it includes the voices and creative power of women, the very guardians … [Read more...] about The New York African Film Festival 2023 Free Forms into Film Africa
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African Diaspora International Film Festival 2023 is a World Full of Music & Soul
The African Diaspora International Film Festival 2o23 is a Harlem-based film festival about the experience of people of color around the world. African Diaspora International Film Festival 2023 The African Diaspora International Film Festival 2023 digs into the theme of "Music & Soul in the African Diaspora" as a force for social change. It's screening American, … [Read more...] about African Diaspora International Film Festival 2023 is a World Full of Music & Soul
Robert Browning Associates is a Pioneering Global Music Producer
Robert Browning Associates is a pioneering global music (world music) producer of music and dance from the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Robert and Helene Browning are the lead producers. It's home stage is Roulette Intermedium in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Thank you for sponsoring Latin music and dance at New York Latin Culture Magazine. We are … [Read more...] about Robert Browning Associates is a Pioneering Global Music Producer
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
SummerStage 2022 Brings Latin Culture to NYC Parks
SummerStage NYC 2022 returns with almost 90 shows in Central Park and 12 community parks across all of New York City from to Sat, Jun 11 to Thu, Sep 22, 2022. summerstage.org This season presents established and emerging artists in Salsa, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Rock, Reggae, Reggaeton, Afrobeat, Soul, Pop, Global, Contemporary Dance and more. There are a few benefit concerts, … [Read more...] about SummerStage 2022 Brings Latin Culture to NYC Parks
DanceAfrica 2022 Calls Our Ancestors to BAM
The 45th DanceAfrica 2022 dance festival presents five guest African dance companies with the Arkestra Afrika, BAM RestorationArt Dance Youth Ensemble and DanceAfrica Spirit Walkers at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in Fort Greene over Memorial Day Weekend, Fri-Mon, May 27-30, 2022. From $35. bam.org 🇬🇭🇬🇳🇲🇱🇳🇬 🇨🇺🇭🇹🇩🇴🇵🇷🇹🇹 In addition to performances, the Festival features … [Read more...] about DanceAfrica 2022 Calls Our Ancestors to BAM
African Diaspora International Film Festival Sees Contemporary Africa Through African Eyes
The African Diaspora International Film Festival 2021 is virtual at nyadiff.org over Memorial Day Weekend, from Friday, May 28 to Monday, May 31, 2021. $7 (pay what you can). An All Access Pass is $65 Films can be screened in the U.S. and U.S. colonies. This is a really interesting film festival because it screens films from countries we don't hear about much in New York … [Read more...] about African Diaspora International Film Festival Sees Contemporary Africa Through African Eyes
It was Ladies Night, Especially for Beyoncé, at the 63rd Grammys 2021
The 63rd Grammys 2021 are live on CBS on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 8pm ET. Jhené Aiko hosts a pre-show at 3pm ET. Grammys 2021 Winners It was Ladies Night because women won all the top awards. They didn't get in free. They won because they are great artists who work hard. Beyoncé was the night's brightest star. She won four Grammys making her the female artist with the … [Read more...] about It was Ladies Night, Especially for Beyoncé, at the 63rd Grammys 2021
28th New York African Film Festival Presents Women’s Voices
The 28th New York African Festival 2021 is virtual at filmlinc.org from Thursday, February 4-14, 2021. $12. An all-access pass to all fifteen film is $100. The festival of ten features and 21 short films is a co-production of Film at Lincoln Center and African Film Festival New York. Films can be streamed across the United States. We are living through a moment when … [Read more...] about 28th New York African Film Festival Presents Women’s Voices
World Music Institute, Flushing Town Hall & the NY Gypsy Festival Join the Global Music Month World Music Festival
For Global Music Month, fifteen world music presenters join forces in a virtual music festival on globalmusicmonth.org from August 29 through October 1, 2020. Countries & Bands These are culture groups, not necessarily the location of the band. For example, Banda de los Muertos is a Mexican banda band from Brooklyn. Oy Vey! Africa Angola Vivalda … [Read more...] about World Music Institute, Flushing Town Hall & the NY Gypsy Festival Join the Global Music Month World Music Festival
Oscars 2020 Academy Awards
The 92nd Academy Awards are live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on Sunday, February 9 at 8pm ET. The movies as we know them today can be traced back to the Lumière brothers shorts screened in Paris in 1895. It's funny that "lumière" means "light" in French. From those French beginnings, today's movie industry is still more Latin than you … [Read more...] about Oscars 2020 Academy Awards
AfriBembé Festival 2019
A traditional bembé is a Yoruba religious festival of drumming, dancing and singing meant to connect individuals and the community with the ancestors and divine energies. In the time of slavery, Africans in the Americas came from different tribes so we often couldn't speak with each other, but everyone understood the drum. Back in the day in The Bronx and El Barrio, the … [Read more...] about AfriBembé Festival 2019
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! 2018
The BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! festival is an annual summer festival of FREE music, dance, and spoken word in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. 40th BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! The 40th anniversary festival is June 5 - August 11, 2018. The Festival's Latin shows are from June 9 - July 21, 2018. BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! June 2018 https://youtu.be/CoLUGrZgkCo Los Lobos, the East LA … [Read more...] about BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! 2018