Nos Quedamos - Stage Garden Rumba at La Finca del Sur - Saturday, July 17th ~ 3-6pm

 

Facebook Instagram Twitter Website Subscribe STAGE GARDEN RUMBA 7/17 at La Finca del Sur 175 East 138th Street, The Bronx On Saturday, July 17, from 3pm to 6pm, We Stay/Nos Quedamos and Pregones/PRTT present another amazing "al fresco" session of Stage Garden Rumba—where art meets green—at La Finca del Sur on 175 East 138 Street, in the South Bronx! MUSIC | DANCE | POETRY | ACTIVISM | OUTDOORS! This week’s powerhouse lineup features: Multi-talented Caridad “La Bruja” De La Luz Fellow poets Jane Grenier, Freida Grace Jones, and Bonafide Rojas Afro Dominicano percussion group Palo en Cuero Milteri Tucker Concepción's Bombazo Dance Company Activists Nieves Ayress and Emmanuel Padilla The explosive Jorge Vázquez Bomba y Plena! Space is limited and Covid safety will be observed. Open to ALL and always FREE. 3:00 pm – Poets Caridad de La Luz and Freida Grace Jones. DJ José Torres. Activist Emanuel Padilla. Featured musical group: Palo En Cuero – Founded by master Dominican percussionist Jonathan “JBlak” Troncoso, this New York based group celebrates Afro-Cuban and Afro-Dominican traditional rhythms, and the sacred music of Dominican Palo. 4:00 pm – Poet Jane Grenier. Featured dance group: Bombazo Dance Company – Founded by dancer and choreographer Milteri Tucker Concepción, Bombazo is Bronx drum and dance company that celebrates traditional Afro Puerto Rican Bomba and Afro Caribbean folklores, fused with classical, contemporary and social styles of dance. 5:00 pm – Poets Bonafide Rojas and Caridad de La Luz. Activist Nieves Ayres. Featured music group: Jorge Vázquez Ensemble – a Stage Garden Rumba crowd favorite, this Bronx based music ensemble mixes popular Bomba and Plena rhythms with poetry, great singing and lots of sabor. Click on map for directions. Download FLIER (PDF). Photos reproduced by courtesy of the artists and photohgrapher. Programs made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with City Council, and from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Southwest Airlines is the Official Airline of Pregones/PRTT. View a full list of our generous funders here: pregonesprtt.org.