Make Music New York: “Pueblo Harlem”

Pueblo Harlem is the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance’s (ALJA) annual celebration of Hispanic heritage and culture, which has taken place since 2014 with support from New York City Council District 7. The festive program takes place in General Grant National Memorial, Morningside Heights and includes activities for children and families, salsa dance lessons, and performances by: the multi-Grammy Award winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra; ALJA’s pre-professional youth ensemble, the Fat Afro Latin Jazz Cats; and special guests from ALJA’s family of performing and teaching artists, including Mambembé Samba Reggae, led by Brazilian master percussionist Everton Isidoro,  and the afro Cuban Rumba collective Kikirikí Biquéy.