Where:
Roslindale Branch of the Boston Public Library
4246 Washington St
Roslindale, MA 02131
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
History, Lectures & Conferences, Music, Social Good
Event website:
https://bit.ly/ConSalsaBPL
WBUR Radio Announcer & Producer José C. Massó joins us for a 10-part lecture series! This hybrid in-person and virtual series explores the nexus between music, politics, and national, cultural, and racial identity through recorded music and discussion.
To attend online, please register at this link: https://bit.ly/OnlineConSalsaBPL. To view previous lectures, please email [email protected].
How to attend “¡Con Salsa!” in person:
Due to COVID there are reduced capacity limits.
Once capacity is reached, no one else will be admitted to the program.
All program attendees must wear masks covering the nose and mouth.
Program performer will remove their mask during the program.
To register, please visit the following link, select the session that you want to attend, and then register on the page that appears: https://bit.ly/ConSalsaBPL.
“¡Con Salsa!” – The History of Afro-Latin Music in the United States, Past, Present & Future
*New Schedule*
Monday, February 7: Part 5. New York (1970’s) (Hosted by the Roxbury Branch)
· ¿De Donde Vengo?
· Puerto Rican Power
· “Our Latin Thing”
· Fania Records
· Pan – Latinism
Monday, February 28: Part 6. Pan – Latinism (1975) (Hosted by the Roxbury Branch)
· Panamá
· Colombia
· Venezuela
· Perú
Thursday, March 10: Part 7. Latin-Rock (Hosted by the Roslindale Branch)
Thursday, March 24: Part 8. Dominican immigration (1980’s) (Hosted by the Roslindale Branch)
· Dominican Republic
· Merengue
· Bachata
Thursday, April 7: Part 9. Cuba (Post Revolution) (Hosted by the Hyde Park Branch)
· Buena Vista Social Club
· Songo & Timba
Thursday, April 21: Part 10. “Salsa con Conciencia” (Hosted by the Hyde Park Branch)