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WED | AUG 2 | 7pm | $10
SUNSET WEDNESDAYS: SALSA BRUJA WITH CARIDAD DE LA LUZ & DANCERS
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Salsa Bruja takes salsa from the clubs and theaters to this beautiful garden setting. The show features singer Caridad De La Luz, widely known as “La Bruja” (“The Witch”), as the evening’s MC and vocalist. Wave Hill, West 249th & Independence Ave www.wavehill.org
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WED | AUG 2 | 7pm | FREE
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JOHN BENITEZ & HIS SALSA BAND Bronx Council on the Arts and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz presents Grammy awardwinning bassist John Benitez and his salsa band, made up of some of the best salsa musicians in New York. Amalgamated Train Park Orloff Ave btw Van Courtland Ave & Gale Pl www.bronxarts.org
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851 Grand Concourse, Ste. 123 Bronx, NY 10451 718.590.3518
WED | AUG 2 | 7pm | FREE
SALSA SENSATION RAULIN ROSENDO Senator Jeff Klein presents Summertime Symphonies, free concerts in Bronx Parks Clason Point Park, Soundview Ave & East River
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THU | AUG 3 | 6:30pm-8 pm | FREE
BAREFOOT DANCING: EDDIE TORRES JR., NELIDA TIRADO & GONZALO GRAU’S LA CLAVE SECRETA TRIO
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Kick off your shoes and dance on the lush, green Van Cortlandt House Museum Lawn. Free dance instruction and live music. Van Cortlandt Park House Museum w 246th & Broadway SAT | AUG 19 | 7pm-9pm | FREE
BRONX RISING! SALSA FEST A “Conversations with the Masters” featuring Ray Santos, a Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer who grew up in The Bronx. He is the only living musician who has played, composed and arranged for the Mambo Kings (Machito, Tito Rodriguez, and Tito Puente). The interview will be followed by a music performance by Anaisa Charanga, a multi-generational Cuban-style charanga allfemale band, led by flautist Jessica Valiente. Bronx Music Heritage Center 1303 Louis Nine Blvd, www.thisisbronxmusic.org
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SUN | AUG 20 | 1pm | FREE
TIPICA ‘73 Part of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.’s Bronx Summer Concert Series @ Orchard Beach and presented by Bronx Lebanon Hospital Orchard Beach Main Stage WED | AUG 23 | 7pm | FREE
ARTURO O’FARRILL & THE AFRO LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE AUG 5, 12, 19, 26 | 9pm-midnight | $5/$10 LORENZ DANCE STUDIO MAMBO SOCIAL A weekly On 2 mambo social presented by Howie Lorenz & the folks at Lorenz Dance Studio. Everyone is invited for classic salsa & cha cha in a friendly environment in a good size studio with wooden dance floor & friendly dance partners Lorenz Dance Studio, 1232 Castle Hill Ave www.lorenzdancestudio.com SUN | AUG 6 | 1pm | FREE
MAMBO LEGENDS @ ORCHARD BEACH Part of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.’s Bronx Summer Concert Series @ Orchard Beach and presented by Bronx Lebanon Hospital Orchard Beach Main Stage WED | AUG 9 | 7pm | $10
Senator Jeff Klein presents Summertime Symphonies free concerts. Clason Point Park, Soundview Ave & East River FRI | AUG 25 |10pm | $25 / $35
YAMULEE'S BOOGIE DOWN MAMBO PARTY This is an enjoyable "hard-core uptown" salsa social held in a large newly renovated dance studio which attracts dancers of all levels, including some very advanced ones & instructors/ performers, from NY, CT and NJ. The excellent music is a wide selection of different styles and eras of very danceable salsa. There is definitely an "uptown" Latino atmosphere here representing the authentic flavor and roots of our New York style On 2 mambo. And the MC is the one and only famous Levi "La Lena". 14 W 170th St (across the Grand Concourse) www.salsanewyork.com/events/yamulee.htm SAT | AUG 26 | 8pm | $45 / $55/ $65
ORQUESTA SSC SALSA BAND Contemporary salsa big band Orquesta SCC returns to Wave Hill to close the 2017 Sunset Wednesdays season. An 11 member, all male, contemporary salsa big band led by Jose Vazquez-Cofresi and Edwin Perez, SCC stands for Salsa Con Conciencia, and the band’s mission is to make music that benefits society. Wave Hill, West 249th & Independence Ave www.wavehill.org SUN | AUG 13| 1pm | FREE
NELSON GONZALEZ & THE ALL STARS
LOS VAN VAN Don’t miss this historic concert as it will feature the first appearance with the Band in this US tour of Vanessa Formell from the Formell musical dynasty. She will be joined by a special guest – the legendary Pedrito Calvo, the original singer of the band and recognized as one of the most famous interpreters of contemporary Afro-Latin music. Lehman Center for the Performing Arts 250 Bedford Park Blvd West Buy tickets here THUR | AUG 31 | 6pm | $10
Part of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.’s Bronx Summer Concert Series @ Orchard Beach and presented by Bronx Lebanon Hospital Orchard Beach Main Stage
BEMBÉ IN THE BRONX A night of salsa beats, dance and beer in The Bronx. For $10, your entry includes your first beer and 4 hours of music and dance in the heart of the brewery. The Bronx Brewery, 856 E 136th St www.thebronxbrewery.com Buy tickets here
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