Latin music store keeps the music playing
You can hear Cholo’s Record Shop before you see it. Boleros, the kind that Cholo’s father used to play on the family turntable back in Puerto Rico, envelop E 148th…
Latin festival explores the roots of Hip Hop
When one thinks of Latin music, most think about the familiar rhythms of mambo or Salsa. But there’s another kind of music whose Hispanic roots are less well known: Hip…
Musicians get together for jam sessions at Andrew Freedman Home
An event called “the jam” provides Bronx musicians a platform and a way to connect.
Film depicts rise of beatboxing
The art of beatboxing is thriving, according to the creators of a documentary that was recently screened at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.
Circa ’95 gives back to Bronx youth
Hip-hop duo looks to take its act on the road.
New hope vowed for aging musicians
While many New Yorkers worried about flooding, blackouts and a transit shutdown as Hurricane Irene barreled up the east coast in August, Angel Rodriguez’ main concern was that he…
Latin music retailers salsa into the sunset
Passing Elvio’s Latin cd shop on Third Avenue in Melrose, you could imagine you were back in the 1970s. Willie Colon’s iconic salsa smash “Todo tiene su final” (Everything has…