Presented by the Bronx Music Heritage Center
Co-presented with the Garifuna Coalition, Inc. and City Lore
***NEW***
We're delighted to announce that we'll have food sold by Melissa's Pan', a company specializing in Garifuna cuisince!
***ABOUT Celebrating el Festival del Hatillo (Puerto Rico), Wanaragua (Garifuna) and Jonkunnu (Jamaica)***
The Christmas season is a very festive time for Puerto Ricans, on the mainland and the island. During this time groups of strolling musicians go from house to house on parrandas in what is considered the Puerto Rican version of Christmas caroling. During the parranda there is an exchange of music and poetry for food and gifts.
Garifuna paranda is both a rhythm and a musical genre. Paranda itself became a genre in the 19th century soon after the Garifuna arrived in Honduras and were introduced to Spanish styles of music, which incorporated the acoustic guitar.
Jonkonnu is a masked celebration performed around Christmas time throughout the Caribbean, in places like Jamaica. The Garifuna version of it is called Wanaragua. In Puerto Rico, in Hatillo, the Día de los Inocentes is celebrated with el Festival de la Máscaras on December 29th. All these holidays share some common masquerades and customs, and we’ll take a look at all of them from a musical perspective.
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Event: Winter Solstice "Parranda con Paranda"
Bomba artist: Jorge Vasquez
Date and Time: Sunday December 21, 2014 at 4pm to 7pm
Venue and Location: Bronx Music Heritage Center at 1303 Louis Nine Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10459
Admission: Free and open to the public
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