11
Mar 2017
Saturday
Classes & Workshops
Learn this traditional percussion-based Puerto Rican dance form through an introductory course with professional Bomba dancer and choreographer Oxil Febles. Febles' graduate studies in Fine Arts an...
3
Mar 2017
Friday
Performances
A pop-up shop and art exhibition celebrating the developing body of work by Nelson "Chief 69" Seda, a South Bronx-based b-boy, MC, graffiti artist and youth educator. The daylong celebration will i...
26
Feb 2017
Sunday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
Swing the night away with the New School Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, directed by multi-Grammy nominated percussionist Bobby Sanabria. This ensemble celebrates the rich legacy of jazz and Afro-Cuban ...
25
Feb 2017
Saturday
Community Events
Exhibit Opening
Multimedia exhibit paying tribute to Elombe Brath, the Pan-African activist and artist. The opening reception features performances by legendary jazz pianist Valeria Capers, NEA Jazz Master Jimmy O...
18
Feb 2017
Saturday
Dreaming Rhythms, Despertando Silencios Book release party for Nuyorican poet Carmen Bardeguez-Brown, who will read from her new book, accompanied on percussion by Bobby Sanabria, with guest poe...
17
Feb 2017
Friday
Performances
Film Screening: Nana Dijo: Irresolute Radiography of Black Consciousness Followed by Q&A and spoken word performance by film director Bocafloja Music by Irka Mateo Folk Quartet This concert wi...
17
Dec 2016
Saturday
Community Events
Kid Friendly
Each year we cap our Bronx Rising! series with a concert that features traditions from two of the Bronx’s distinct Latino communities: Puerto Rican and Garifuna. This year will celebrate traditions...
26
Nov 2016
Saturday
Kid Friendly
Performances
Celebrate the official launch of Taguiera (Homeland), the first recording by The Afri-Garifuna Jazz Ensemble, a unique group that fuses jazz with the Garifuna tradition, incorporating instruments s...
19
Nov 2016
Saturday
Performances
Using an intercultural technique that blends discourse and performance, Romanee Kalicharran & Co. presents “Where Kathak and Bomba Meet in Me,” featuring two dance and percussion forms from differe...
17
Nov 2016
Thursday
Classes & Workshops
Kid Friendly
Renowned percussionist Angel Reyes –visiting from Florida— will conduct a master Puerto Rican bomba drum class, as part of BMHC’s November Bronx Rising! Program. Registration required | Contact: e...