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SUMMARY:Ballet Hispánico
DESCRIPTION:Want to see the show from the best seats in the house? Try becoming a SummerStage Member for a Day! \nBallet Hispánico\, one of New York’s leading dance companies\, stands as a testament to the power of tradition and creativity\, celebrating the artistry and cultural richness of Latino heritage. Through artistic excellence\, innovative performances\, and quality dance training\, the company bring communities together to celebrate the ever-growing and multifaceted Hispanic diasporas. Led by Artistic Director & CEO Eduardo Vilaro\, the organization has been heralded by the Ford Foundation as one of America’s Cultural Treasures. “Performances by the Ballet Hispánico dancers are always vibrant and richly textured.” (The New York Times).
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/ballet-hispanico/
LOCATION:Manhattan
CATEGORIES:SummerStage
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SUMMARY:Tony Vega / La Excelencia / Ariacne Trujillo
DESCRIPTION:Join us at 6:00 PM for a free salsa class with Talia Productions dancers Jorge Riascos & Adoralynn Pagan! \nPuerto Rican singer Tony Vega has recorded dozens of albums over the past 50 years\, performing and cutting records with legends like Willie Rosario\, Gilberto Santa Rosa\, Eddie Palmieri\, and others. He’s best known for his work with Raphy Levitt’s La Selecta orchestra\, as well as his solo debut Yo Me Quedo. LA EXCELENCIA is an award-winning salsa band from New York City recognized for their bold\, socially conscious music and high-energy performances. Rounding out the bill is Ariacne Truijllo\, originally from Havana\, Cuba\, a virtuoso pianist\, arranger\, and vocalist with a breathtaking vocal range\, whose music blends Latin Jazz\, salsa\, and Afro-Cuban rhythms.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/tony-vega-la-excelencia-ariacne-trujilo/
LOCATION:Brooklyn
CATEGORIES:SummerStage
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SUMMARY:Rakim / Positive K / Sweet Tee / Joeski Love / Nice & Smooth / DJ Chubby Chub / Hosted by Video Music Box Ralph McDaniels
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Video Music Box’s “Uncle” Ralph McDaniels\, this show is a nostalgic trip through hip-hop’s past. It’s headlined by Rakim\, indisputably one of the greatest MCs of all time\, whose early work with Eric B. helped push the artform forward with intricate multisyllabic and internal rhyme schemes\, a metronome flow\, and an unforgettable voice. He’ll bring classic cuts like “Follow the Leader\,” “I Ain’t No Joke\,” and “Let the Rhythm Hit ‘Em” to Stapleton Waterfront Park on Staten Island\, as well as solo work like “Guess Who’s Back.” He’s joined by Positive K\, the Bronx rapper from First Priority Music best known for his 1992 hit “I Got a Man” and his duet with MC Lyte “I’m Not Havin’ It”; Sweet Tee\, the Queens rapper of the hit song “It’s My Beat” with DJ Jazzy Joyce; Joeski Love\, the rapper best known for his platinum-selling\, Peewee Herman-sampling 1986 single “Pee Wee’s Dance”; Nice & Smooth\, the Bronx duo who flipped a guest spot on Big Daddy Kane’s “Pimpin Ain’t Easy” into a string of albums in the ‘90s; and DJ Chubby Chub\, the Bronx-born DJ who’s toured with 50 Cent and holds down multiple radio shows in Boston. \nLive art by Projectivity with featured artists\, Prezarecta\, Cramcept\, Jodi DaReal provided by Maker Park Radio.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/rakim-positive-k-sweet-tee-joe-ski-love-nice-smooth-dj-chubby-chub-hosted-by-video-music-box-ralph-mcdaniels/
LOCATION:Staten Island
CATEGORIES:SummerStage
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SUMMARY:Celia Cruz Celebration:  Issac Delgado / Alain Perez / Aymee Nuviola / Brenda Navarrete / Melvis Santa
DESCRIPTION:Want to see the show from the best seats in the house? Try becoming a SummerStage Member for a Day! \nJoin us at 7:00 PM for a free salsa class with Talia Productions dancers Adriel Flete & Jordyn Lurie. \nFor this centennial celebration of the Cuban “Queen of Salsa” Celia Cruz\, three contemporary Cuban artists assemble in Central Park to channel her spirit and honor her legacy. Issac Delgado is a salsa singer from Havana who’s performed with Orquesta de Pacho Alonso and NG La Banda. The latter group—which he helped found—helped to popularize the then-nascent Cuban genre of timba\, a sound that blends with salsa\, American funk\, R&B\, and Afro-Cuban folkloric music. He’s recorded as a solo artist and bandleader since the ‘90s; his latest album Lluvia Y Fuego comprises original tunes as well as tributes to Benny Moré and Cheo Feliciano. The singer\, pianist\, composer\, and actress Aymee Nuviola—aka “La Sonera del Mundo”—is a decorated artist with multiple GRAMMYs and Latin GRAMMYs under her belt. She’s also connected with Celia Cruz in a more literal sense\, having played her in the Colombian telenovela Celia. Cuban singer and multi-instrumentalist Brenda Navarrete is an accomplished percussionist\, distinguishing herself as an expert on the Bata. A long-standing member of Interactivo\, a Havana-based musical collective led by the pianist Roberto Carcassés\, she has also worked with the Afro-Cuban percussion troupe Obini Bata\, a woman-founded group first formed in the early 1990s.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/celia-cruz-celebration-issac-delgado-aymee-nuviola-brenda-navarrete-guests/
LOCATION:Manhattan
CATEGORIES:SummerStage
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SUMMARY:La Sonora Ponceña / Judy Torres / Linda EPO / DJ Millo / Hosted by Vinnie Medugno
DESCRIPTION:It’s a Puerto Rican party on Staten Island in Stapleton Waterfront park\, presented in association with the borough’s radio station Maker Park Radio\, with a long running salsa band and WKTU’s Queen of Freestyle. La Sonora Ponceña is one of Puerto Rico’s most iconic salsa bands\, known for their powerful brass arrangements\, masterful piano solos\, and high-energy performances. Since 1954\, they’ve played a key role in shaping the sound of salsa across Latin America and beyond\, and have since recorded dozens of albums\, recently celebrating their 55th anniversary. Today\, the band is directed by Quique’s son\, Papo Lucca\, who first started crashing his dad’s band practice when he was just five years old. Bronx born powerhouse singer Judy Torres\, known as the “Queen of Freestyle” to her loyal fans\, cracked the Billboard dance chart with her 1989 debut single “No Reason to Cry”; after releasing two studio albums\, she’s been the on-air host of WKTU’s Freestyle Free for All! for two decades. Her one-woman show “No Reason to Cry” debuted to rave reviews at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in 2018. Also performing is Linda EPO\, a Queens native whose vibrant\, multilingual performances span jazz\, funk\, R&B\, Caribbean\, and Latin music. They’re joined by DJ Milo on the 1s and 2s\, spinning hits in between sets.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/la-sonora-poncena-judy-torres-linda-epo-dj-millo/
LOCATION:Staten Island
CATEGORIES:SummerStage
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SUMMARY:The Originals featuring Rich Medina\, Stretch Armstrong and Tony Touch
DESCRIPTION:Want to see the show from the best seats in the house? Try becoming a SummerStage Member for a Day! \nThe Originals are a crew of DJs who have had their finger on the pulse since before hip-hop was a global phenomenon\, but was a budding subculture fostered in clubs\, house parties\, and on the streets of New York City. The group continues to spin feel-good jams at parties that never seem to stop. Among their ranks: Stretch Armstrong of the beloved “Stretch And Bobbito” radio show; Rich Medina\, who ran the legendary weekly dance institution APT; and Tony Touch\, the b-boy turned DJ whose 50 MCs mixtapes became a Who’s Who of New York hip-hop in the ’90s.
URL:https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/the-originals-featuring-rich-medina-stretch-armstrong-and-tony-touch/
LOCATION:Manhattan
CATEGORIES:SummerStage
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