U.S. Dominican Women: Music and Legacy
Dates
Fri, Nov 15, 2019 - 07:00 PM — Fri, Nov 15, 2019 - 09:00 PM
Website
/dsi
Admission Fee
Free
Event Address
259 Convent AveNew York, NY 10031
Phone Number
212-650-7496
Event Location
Shepard Hall 95 (Music Hall)Event Details
CUNY DOMINICAN STUDIES INSTITUTE (CUNY DSI) NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH)
invite you to: U.S. Dominican Women: Music and Legacy
A roundtable discussion honoring Dominican women’s genre-altering influence in contemporary Dominican music in the U.S. The discussion, between Dominican artists and academic scholars, will be followed by a demonstration of the artist’s intervention in the music landscape.
Featuring:
ARTISTS:
- Andre Veloz, New York based Bachata singer/songwriter
- Francia Reyes, Palos Queen of New York
- MIOSOTY, Stellar vocalist for the New York Band since 1989
ACADEMIC SCHOLARS:
- Angelina Tallaj, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Guttman Community College, CUNY
- Sydney Hutchinson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Syracuse University
- Paul Austerlitz, Ph.D., CUNY DSI Visiting Professor, Gettysburg College
- Stellar vocalist for the New York Band since 1989