From Mambo to Hip Hop directed by Henry Chalfant
Monday, August 07, 2006
From 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Central Park SummerStage

This is a Free Music/Dance/Film Event presented in collaboration with City Lore. Doors at 6:00pm. Door times are subject to change without notice.

A special preview screening of the PBS documentary that delves into the rich cultural history of the South Bronx, birthplace of hip-hop and hotbed of Mambo. Come early for sets by DJ Charlie Chase and Orlando Marín (of The Last Mambo King) plus performances by veteran Hip Hop, Salsa and Mambo dancers. Q & A to follow the film with the movie’s director Henry Chalfant; producer and consultant Elena Martínez; percussionist Benny Bonilla; legendary mambo dancer, Tony “Peanuts” Aubert; and hip hop dancer and historian PopMaster Fabel.

@ Central Park Summerstage : Rumsey Playfield in Central Park.
EAST: 6 train to 68th or 77th Streets. Enter the park at 69th Street and 5th Avenue on the east side
WEST: 1, 2, 3, 9, B or C trains to 72nd Street. Enter 72nd Street and Central Park West.