The 36th Loisaida Festival 2023 kicks off summer in Alphabet City in the East Village with a community parade, live music, theatre, street food, artisanal crafts, and lots of family activities; on Avenue C (Loisaida Avenue) between 5th and 12th St in the East Village; on Sunday, May 28, 2023 from 12-5pm. FREE! The neighborhood used to be called the Lower East Side. It got … [Read more...] about Loisaida Festival 2023 Kicks Off Summer in Alphabet City
samba
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
Eliane Elias, “2022 Best Latin Jazz Album” Grammy & Latin Grammy Winner Opens Her 2023 Tour at Birdland
Eliane Elias is a Grammy- and Latin-Grammy-winning Brazilian jazz pianist and singer. Eliane Elias News 2022 "Best Latin Jazz Album" Grammy and Latin Grammy winner Eliane Elias opens her 2023 tour at Birdland in Hell's Kitchen; Tuesday-Saturday, March 28 - April 1, 2023. From $36. 🇧🇷 Elias was born into Brazilian Bossa Nova Elias was born in São Paulo, Brazil in … [Read more...] about Eliane Elias, “2022 Best Latin Jazz Album” Grammy & Latin Grammy Winner Opens Her 2023 Tour at Birdland
Remember Antônio Carlos Jobim and The Girl From Ipanema!
Remember Antônio Carlos Jobim, one of the principle founders of bossa nova, who was born in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 25, 1927. 🇧🇷 "Tom" Jobim is one of the primary artists behind the blending of samba and jazz which we call bossa nova. He uses the most beautiful jazz chords. Study Jobim and you'll not only learn bossa nova, you'll learn jazz. This brings … [Read more...] about Remember Antônio Carlos Jobim and The Girl From Ipanema!
Works & Process Underground Uptown Dance Festival 2023 Brings New York Street Dance to the Guggenheim Museum
The Works & Process Underground Uptown Dance Festival 2023 is a dance incubator and showcase for the APAP convention of booking artists, presenters, and performers. Works & Process Underground Uptown Dance Festival 2023 Get a first look at what’s coming to SummerStage, at the Works & Process Underground Uptown Dance Festival; featuring New York street … [Read more...] about Works & Process Underground Uptown Dance Festival 2023 Brings New York Street Dance to the Guggenheim Museum
Gilberto Gil is a Samba, Rock, Bossa Nova, MPB Legend
Gilberto Gil is a Brazilian music legend and politician known for his work in the tropicália and MPB (Música popular brasileira) pop music movements of the 1960s. He was Brazil's Minister of Culture in the administration of President Lula from 2003-2008. A Son of Bahía Gil was born in Salvador, Bahía, the Brazilian musical heartland in the northeast on June 26, 1942. … [Read more...] about Gilberto Gil is a Samba, Rock, Bossa Nova, MPB Legend
Brasil Summerfest 2022 Brings the Latest Brazilian Music, Dance, Art & Film to NYC
Brasil Summerfest 2022 brings the latest music, art and film from Brazil to Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens from June 29 - July 24, 2022 with both ticketed and free events. Brasil Summerfest in New York City is the biggest Brazilian music and arts festival outside of Brazil. Legal! Brasil Summerfest 2022 Brings the Latest Brazilian Music, Dance, Art & Film to … [Read more...] about Brasil Summerfest 2022 Brings the Latest Brazilian Music, Dance, Art & Film to NYC
Brasil Summerfest 2021 at the DUMBO Archway and Brooklyn Museum
The Brasil Summerfest 2021 music and arts festival has ticketed shows at DUMBO Archway in Brooklyn, Friday-Saturday, July 9-10, 2021 at 6pm. From $17. The festival includes a free show at the Brooklyn Public Library on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 7pm. brasilsummerfest.com This year is a smaller edition, but Brasil Summerfest is normally the largest Brazilian music and arts … [Read more...] about Brasil Summerfest 2021 at the DUMBO Archway and Brooklyn Museum
Clarissa Bruns Sings a Samba for George Floyd
May 25, 2021 ~ On the anniversary of George Floyd's death, let's all sing and dance with Clarissa Bruns and Grazzi Brasil, “Todo Mundo é Negro,” the whole world is Black. Mother Africa is mother of us all. Listen to Clarissa Bruns (Instagram) and Grazzi Brasil (Instagram) send some love in this beautiful samba from São Paulo, Brazil. We … [Read more...] about Clarissa Bruns Sings a Samba for George Floyd
Seu Jorge
Seu Jorge is a famous Brazilian samba singer and actor. His breakout acting role was "Knockout Ned" in City of God (2002). More recently Seu Jorge has been covering David Bowie hits that he recorded for the soundtrack of Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou ( 2004). Brazilian Choro Choro Choro at The Town Hall Thursday, January 16, 2020 ~ Seu Jorge is joined by … [Read more...] about Seu Jorge
Dance Parade New York 2019
The 2019 Dance Parade New York marches from the Flatiron District to the East Village on Saturday, May 18, 2019 from 1pm - 4pm. FREE (with grandstand option) The Parade ends at DanceFest in Tompkins Square Park in Manhattan's East Village from 3-7pm. You better have fun and dance your you-know-what off or the Dance Police may give you a friendly ticket to free or discounted … [Read more...] about Dance Parade New York 2019
Uptown Nights Curtis Brothers & Circa ’95 at Harlem Stage
UPTOWN NIGHTS: Curtis Brothers & Circa '95 play African, Creole, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Brazilian, jazz, hip-hop, samba and more at Harlem Stage in Manhattanville, Manhattan on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 7:30pm. $25 The Curtis Brothers map the rhythms of the slave trade. Circa '95 raps in Spanglish about what happened once we landed in El Barrio. This show is presented … [Read more...] about Uptown Nights Curtis Brothers & Circa ’95 at Harlem Stage
NYC Dance Week 2018 ~ 10 days FREE dance, fitness & wellness classes
NYC Dance Week offers 10 days of free and discounted dance and fitness classes at studios all over New York City every June. NYC Dance Week 2018 NYC Dance Week is June 14 - 23, 2018. NYC Dance Week 2017 Registration opens in mid-March. The class schedule is posted in May. NYC Dance Week is June 15-24, 2017 Some classes are for first-time students only or have other … [Read more...] about NYC Dance Week 2018 ~ 10 days FREE dance, fitness & wellness classes
Dance Parade 2018
NYC’s 2018 Dance Parade, DanceFest and Afterparty is Saturday, May 19, 2018, rain or shine. Let’s dance! If you like to dance, you’ll love the Dance Parade’s 10,000 dancers, over 80 styles of dance from around the world, DJs, live bands, dance lessons, and a dance party of course. 2018’s theme is Cabaret of Life, Dance Parade 2018 The Dance Parade starts in Manhattan’s … [Read more...] about Dance Parade 2018
Tropicália legend Tom Zé brings Brazilian Bossa Nova to Pioneer Works
Tom Zé was an intimate part of the Tropicália movement in 1968 Brazil with legends Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes and others. They got famous, but Zé disappeared until David Byrne (Talking Heads) rediscovered Zé in the early 1990s for Byrne's world music label Luaka Bop. Zé takes Brazilian creativity to another level with unusual instrumentation, melodies, and … [Read more...] about Tropicália legend Tom Zé brings Brazilian Bossa Nova to Pioneer Works
Elza Soares, Brazilian Samba Legend
Elza Soares is a Samba legend. She started singing in 1950s Rio. Soares made hits and had a tabloid life in the 1960s and 70s. Tragedy pursued her into obscurity, but Soares came roaring back in 1999 and keeps making Samba in every musical style. @ElzaSoares @SummerStage @BrasilSummerFst #Samba #Carioca Elza Soares in New York City Soares plays Central Park … [Read more...] about Elza Soares, Brazilian Samba Legend
Brasil Summerfest 2017
Brasil Summerfest is an annual festival of the latest Brazilian music at various venues across New York City in August. Some events are free, others are ticketed. Brasil Summerfest 2017 The party starts Saturday, August 5 with Samba legend Elza Soares at Central Park SummerStage, and ends with a Lower East Side street fair. Saturday, August 5 Elza Soares, Liniker e os … [Read more...] about Brasil Summerfest 2017
Dance Parade 2017
Dance Parade New York is a dance party down Broadway to a DanceFest at Tompkins Square Park. Dance Parade New York 2017 The 2017 Dance Parade New York is from Union Square to Tompkins Square Park, Saturday, May 20, 2017 from 1-3pm. It is followed by a DanceFest in the park from 3-7pm. 2017's theme is Dance for Peace. The Dance Parades Through the East Village The Parade … [Read more...] about Dance Parade 2017