The Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages and the New York State Council on the Arts Presents:
THE LONG ISLAND LATINO MUSIC SERIES
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May 31, 2015: Diego Obregón & Grupo Chonta
Event Time: 2:00 p.m. Admission: Free with regular museum admission Listen, sing, and dance along to the marimba traditions of Colombia by Diego Obregón and Grupo Chonta. Bilingual introduction and program notes will accompany this concert. |
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May 18, 2014: Sofia Tosello
Event Time: 2:00 p.m. Admission: Free with regular museum admission Listen, sing, and dance along to Argentine, Uruguayan, and Peruvian folk songs by Sofia Tosello! View program notes, photos, and video clips of this event. |
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March 9, 2014: Juan Usera y La Tribu
Event Time: 2:00 p.m. Admission: Free with regular museum admission Listen, sing, and dance along to Puerto Rican bomba and plena by Juan Usera y La Tribu! View program notes, photos, and video clips of this event. |
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May 5, 2013: Walter Purizaca and the Tumi Band
Event Time: 2:00 p.m. Admission: Free with regular museum admission Multi-instrumentalist Walter Purizaca and his Tumi band will perform a concert of traditional Peruvian music. |
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May 20, 2012: Pepe Santana and INKHAY
Event Time: 2:00 p.m. Admission: Free with regular museum admission Listen, dance, and even sing to the Andean Music Group INKHAY. View photos and video of this event. |
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May 15, 2011: Luis Cordero y Los Amigos del Amargue
Event Time: 2:00 p.m. Admission: Free with regular museum admission Luis Cordero y Los Amigos del Amargue will perform traditional bachata and merengue from the Dominican Republic. View program notes, photos, and video clips of this event. |
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March 13, 2011: Legendary tango star Nelson Avila and the world renowned Héctor del Curto Tango Trio
Event Time: 2:00 p.m. Admission: Free with regular museum admission International tango star and master choreographer Nelson Avila will perform the Argentine tango with his partner Madalyn, accompanied by the Héctor del Curto Tango Trio. Bilingual introduction and program notes will accompany the concert. View program notes, photos, and video clips of this event. |
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October 24, 2011: Calpulli Mexican Dance Company
Event Time: 2:00 p.m. Admission: Free with regular museum admission The Calpulli Mexican Dance Company will perform regional music and dances of Mexico. View program notes, photos, and video clips of this event. |
About the Long Island Latino Music Series
The Long Island Latino music series has been offered since 2002 at the Long Island Museum with the support of a NYSCA Folk Arts grant. This series features performances by singers and dancers from Long Island. The museum has long recognized changing local demographics and is committed to developing programs to support and interpret Latino culture. Our 2008 exhibit (a Smithsonian traveling exhibit), Our Journeys/Our Stories: Portraits of Latino Achievement, highlighted the journeys and accomplishments of 24 remarkable Latino-Americans. Over 1,100 students toured the exhibit with their school classes and more than 600 attended the Latino family festival we held in conjunction with the exhibit. As part of the festival, we collected oral histories of Long Island Latinos. We used the exhibit and the festival to reach out to the burgeoning Latino population on Long Island and to build connections with Latino groups and agencies. We have also adopted a five-year collection plan that includes Latino heritage as a top priority.
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