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GRAND OPENING COUNTDOWN
BRONX MUSIC HALL

Garifuna Abeimahani Concert: A Heartfelt Celebration of Culture and Resilience at Bronx Music Hall

Friday, October 18th; Saturday, October 19th; Sunday, October 20th

WHEDco is proud to announce the Grand Opening of the Bronx Music Hall, our newly constructed state-of-the-art performance venue and community arts center dedicated to honoring, celebrating, and cultivating the rich artistic heritage of the Bronx. Join us for a three-day celebration from October 18th to 20th, 2024, as we unveil the permanent home of our Bronx Music Heritage Center.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES and TICKETS are now available. Please contact Meredith Leverich at [email protected] or 718.839.1157 to learn more.

Friday,
October 18th
THE BRONX PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE

Featuring:

  • Grandmaster Caz and MC Sha-Rock
  • Uptown Vinyl Supreme
  • Kongo

Panel – 5:30 pm

Opening Reception & Ribbon Cutting – 6:30 pm
Performances – 8:00 pm

Saturday,
October 19th
CARIBBEAN SOUNDS: NEW ORLEANS TO THE BRONX

Featuring:

  • Multi-Grammy nominated BOBBY SANABRIA MULTIVERSE BIG BAND feat: Janis Siegel, Antoinette Montague, and Jennifer Jade Ledesna
  • Second line procession by Ricky Gordon & The Individuals of Peace
  • Photo Exhibit: “The Place to Be”: A Decade at the BMHC

VIP Reception & Exhibit Opening – 6:00 pm
Performances – 8:00 pm

Sunday,
October 20th
AFRICAN DIASPORA IN THE BRONX

Featuring:

  • Yawuza Alhassan & the Wuza Wuza Ensemble
  • Grupo Maburuaña

Performances – 3:00 pm

Grandmaster Caz
Curtis Brown (born April 18, 1960), better known by the stage names Grandmaster Caz and Casanova Fly, is an American rapper, songwriter, and DJ. He was a member of the hip hop group The Cold Crush Brothers from 1979 to the mid-1980s. He is best known as the (uncredited) main writer of Big Bank Hank's raps on the seminal 1979 hip hop single by The Sugarhill Gang, "Rapper's Delight".
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