Victor Santos Y Ocho Con Clave at Bronx River Art Center

Bronx River Sounds Performing Arts Festival
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Roots of Rhythms:
Celebrating our Caribbean Diversity

We’ll be raising the roof in the heart of the Bronx with Jamaican Reggae; Puerto Rican Salsa and Plena; Afro-Cuban, Panamanian and Brazilian Jazz; African rhythms from Mali and more!

VICTOR SANTOS is a Bronx native and is one of the most dynamic and sought after pianist, keyboardist, arranger, and band leaders performing Latin music today. He has had a long and successful career playing with some of Latin music's most influential artists, including: "The Queen" Celia Cruz, Conjunto Clasico, Tito Nieves, the legendary Hector Lavoe, Charanga America, Frankie Ruiz, Pete "El Conde" Rodríguez, band leader Johnny Pacheco, and brothers Jose Jr. and Luis Mangual. He will be performing at BRAC’s Bronx River Sounds Performing Arts Festival with Ocho Con Clave, a Bronx/East Harlem "old school salsa" band. Ocho con Clave swings "just enough", to remind us of "back in the day" house parties....

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Bronx River Sounds Performing Arts Festival
***
Roots of Rhythms:
Celebrating our Caribbean Diversity

We’ll be raising the roof in the heart of the Bronx with Jamaican Reggae; Puerto Rican Salsa and Plena; Afro-Cuban, Panamanian and Brazilian Jazz; African rhythms from Mali and more!

VICTOR SANTOS is a Bronx native and is one of the most dynamic and sought after pianist, keyboardist, arranger, and band leaders performing Latin music today. He has had a long and successful career playing with some of Latin music's most influential artists, including: "The Queen" Celia Cruz, Conjunto Clasico, Tito Nieves, the legendary Hector Lavoe, Charanga America, Frankie Ruiz, Pete "El Conde" Rodríguez, band leader Johnny Pacheco, and brothers Jose Jr. and Luis Mangual. He will be performing at BRAC’s Bronx River Sounds Performing Arts Festival with Ocho Con Clave, a Bronx/East Harlem "old school salsa" band. Ocho con Clave swings "just enough", to remind us of "back in the day" house parties.

Vamos!

The 2023 Bronx River Sounds Performing Arts Festival is co-produced by 2x Grammy Winner Will Calhoun, Ron West and BRAC’s ED, Gail Nathan.

It is supported by a New York City Coalition of Theatres of Color Council Initiative.
BRAC's Performing Arts Space is situated on the ground floor of our recently restored 18,000 sq. ft. building with an open-air garden attached and adjacent to the newly completed Bronx River Greenway.

BRAC is a jewel in the heart of the Bronx that brings art education, artist studios, contemporary art exhibitions and a cutting edge performing arts program to the communities of the Bronx and beyond. It's an inviting and affordable venue conveniently located one block from the #2 and #5 subway lines (East Tremont/West Farms Sq. Station), and at a transportation hub for six bus lines.

BRAC is also easily accessed by car from the Cross Bronx Expressway, Bronx River Parkway, and the Bruckner Expressway to Sheridan Blvd, with a public parking facility adjacent to the building.

Admission:

Indoor concert seating: $20.00 Adults

Garden Terrace seating (with live streaming): $8.00

Discounts: Seniors $15, Students $10, BRAC Members and registered Students 10% discount

Live Streaming on YouTube: $5.00

DOORS OPEN: at 6:30 for cocktails
MUSIC STARTS at 7:30

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