April 29 (9pm) The Cuban Cowboys. This band blends indie rock with traditional Cuban music. Free. ¡Sí Cuba! Festival. At BAMCafe, 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn. For more information, click here.
April 29 (9pm) The O’Farrill Family Band. Two generations of an astounding musical pedigree passed down from father Chico—a legendary trumpeter and composer who also did arrangements for Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie—to his Grammy-winning son Arturo. Part of the ¡Sí Cuba! Festival. At BAMCafe, 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn. For more information, click here.
April 30 (11:30 pm) hicha Libre with CJ Reagonomics. An up-and-coming Brooklyn-based band, inspired by the psychedelic music of the Amazon. At S.O.B.s, 204 Varick Street. For more information click here.
May 1 (8pm) CéU + Francisca Valenzuela in Concert. One of the most internationally appealing singers to break out from Brazil, winner of a Latin Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. At the Highline Ballroom, 431 W 16th Street. For more information click here.
May 1 (5:30 pm) Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra. This unique 12-piece band plays salsa covers of popular indie tunes from Arcade Fire, LCD Sound System and others. At the Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn. For more information click here.
May 3 (8pm) Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. This local nine-piece jazz ensemble puts a unique spin on a familiar sound. Tickets start at $15. At S.O.B.s, 204 Varick Street. For more information click here.
May 3-8 (8pm) Guillermo Kein and Los Guachos. The Argentinian jazz ensemble swings by the Village Vanguard for a week. At the Village Vanguard, 178 Seventh Avenue. For more information click here.
May 4 (Starting 7 pm; see full schedule below) The Tango Factory. Featuring the Octavio Brunetti Quintet, one of the most influential tango bands in New York, playing both traditional and contemporary and two tango legends dancing together for the first time: Elina Roldán and Jorge Torres. At Drom, 85 Avenue A, Lower East Side. For more information, click here.
May 5 (10 pm) Cumbiagra. This band adds a new spin to the Colombian cumbias. At Barbes, 376 9th Street, Brooklyn. For more information, click here or call 718-965-9177.
May 6 (7pm) Calle 13 in Concert. Stepbrothers René Pérez Joglar and Eduardo José Cabra Martínez bring the sounds of Puerto Rico to the streets of New York. Their band has won the Latin Grammy Award ten times and the Grammy Award twice. At Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Place. For tickets click here.
May 6 - 7 (7:30 pm) The Mermaid's Feet: A Dialogue in Song Across the Oceans. Singer/songwriters Catarina dos Santos and Raquel Z. Rivera present "The Mermaids' Feet", a composition that blends sounds from Portugal, Spain and Africa to Latin America and the Caribbean. At the Hostos Center for Arts and Culture, 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street, Bronx. For more information click here.
May 7 (11:30 pm) Bomba Estereo. This Colombian band specializes in "electro-tropical" sounds and funky dance rhythms. Tickets start at $16. At S.O.B.s, 450 Varick Street. For more information click here.
Ongoing:
¡Sí Cuba! Festival. A New York celebration of Cuban arts and culture. Running at different venues through June 16. For tickets and schedule of events, click here.
Events are subject to last minute cancellation; please reconfirm by calling or sending an email to the venue's contact information. To report errors or to have your event included in these listings, please send an email out to hnypeditor@gmail.com. For events, please indicate date, venue or contact information.
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