Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

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When the film West Side Story was released in 1961, New York's reviled Puerto Rican community gained some visibility and, over time, both in Spanish Harlem and the Bronx, neighborhoods plagued by poverty, drugs and crime, Hispanic identity was reborn and strengthened, thanks to a syncretic and intentionally popular music that eventually conquered the entire city.

Bobby Sanabria

Willie Estrada

Derrick León Washington

Iris Morales

José Arteaga

Tito Puente Jr.

Saúl Escalona

Johnny 'Dandy' Rodríguez

Lemmy Constantine

Erwin Nicolay-Kritter

Max Geller

Maïté Monceau

Jean-Christophe Frèche

Nicolas Quequejay

Marc Anthony

Ray Barretto

Rubén Blades

James Brown

Roberto Buena

Willie Colón

Celia Cruz

Cheo Feliciano

Larry Harlow

B.B. King

Héctor Lavoe

Jennifer Lopez

Ricky Martin

Jerry Masucci

Ismael Miranda

Johnny Pacheco

Víctor Pérez

Tito Puente

Izzy Sanabria

Mongo Santamaría

Shakira

Bill Withers