If you can’t make it to Cuba, but are in or can get to New York City, you can experience one of the great Afro-Latin music centers on earth without leaving the US.

Here are ten places in New York City that host world class Afro-Latin music performances on a regular basis:

Hostos Community College (El Bronx)
https://www.hostos.cuny.edu

Bronx Music Heritage Center (El Bronx)
http://whedco.org/bronx-music/bronx-music-heritage-center-bmhc/

SOBs (Downtown)
http://sobs.com

Subrosa (Downtown)
http://subrosanyc.com

Camaradas El Barrio
http://camaradaselbarrio.com/

Zinc Bar (Downtown)
http://zincbar.com/homepage

55 Bar (Downtown)
http://55bar.com/

Pregones Theater (El Bronx)
http://pregonesprtt.org/

Jazz at Lincoln Center
http://www.jazz.org

Lehman College (El Bronx)
http://www.lehman.edu/arts/index.php

Click here for a list of great streamable Afro-Latin radio programs

– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube

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