Events“¡Con Salsa!” – The History of Afro-Latin Music in the United States, Past, Present & Future

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“¡Con Salsa!” – The History of Afro-Latin Music in the United States, Past, Present & Future

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Hyde Park

Description

WBUR Radio Announcer & Producer José C. Massó joins us for a 10-part lecture series! This hybrid in-person and virtual series explores the nexus between music, politics, and national, cultural, and racial identity through recorded music and discussion.

Please click HERE to register and watch virtually over Zoom webinar! Each lecture will be recorded. To view previous lectures, please email programs@bpl.org.

How to attend “¡Con Salsa!” in person:

  • Due to COVID there are reduced capacity limits.
  • Once capacity is reached, no one else will be admitted to the program.
  • All program attendees must wear masks covering the nose and mouth.
  • Program performer will remove their mask during the program.
  • Please sign up in the Registration box to the right.

“¡Con Salsa!” – The History of Afro-Latin Music in the United States, Past, Present & Future

  • Tuesday, November 2: Part 1. Roots (Hosted by the South End Branch)
    • Part I: Cuba
    • Part 2: Puerto Rico
  • Tuesday, November 16: Part 2. United States (Hosted by the South End Branch)
    • New Orleans
    • New York (1930 – 1960)
    • Migration
    • Mambo & Cha Cha Cha
    • The era of the Palladium – The Big Three, Tito Puente, Machito & his Afro-Cubans, Tito Rodríguez
    • Multiculturalism - The Jewish Connection
  • Thursday, December 2: Part 3. Latin Jazz (Hosted by the East Boston Branch)
    • Mario Bauzá, Dizzy Gillespie & Chano Pozo
    • West Coast
  • Thursday, December 16: Part 4. New York (1960’s) (Hosted by the East Boston Branch)
    • Pachanga Craze
    • Latin Boogaloo
    • Multiculturalism – Black & Brown
  • Thursday, January 6: Part 5. New York (1970’s) (Hosted by the Hyde Park Branch)
    • ¿De Donde Vengo?
    • Puerto Rican Power
    • “Our Latin Thing”
    • Fania Records
    • Pan – Latinism
  • Thursday, January 20: Part 6. Pan – Latinism (1975) (Hosted by the Hyde Park Branch)
    • Panamá
    • Colombia
    • Venezuela
    • Perú
  • Monday, February 7: Part 7. Latin-Rock (Hosted by the Roxbury Branch)
  • Monday, February 28: Part 8. Dominican immigration (1980’s) (Hosted by the Roxbury Branch)
    • Dominican Republic
    • Merengue
    • Bachata
  • Thursday, March 10: Part 9. Cuba (Post Revolution) (Hosted by the Roslindale Branch)
    • Buena Vista Social Club
    • Songo & Timba
  • Thursday, March 24: Part 10. “Salsa con Conciencia” (Hosted by the Roslindale Branch)

Programming like this is enabled through the generosity of a variety of public and private funding. To learn more and support our programming, visit the Boston Public Library Fund website.

Suitable for:
Young Adults (Ages 20-34)
All Adults
College Students
Older Adults
Type:
Talks & Lectures
Language:
English

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