Tag Archive | "Music"

The beat goes on in Astoria

Posted on 19 December 2012. Tags: , , , , ,

George Phillips has been running Astoria Music Store, one of the neighborhood’s oldest businesses, for 30 years — and he’s still as busy as ever.

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Lawman Lynch

A Jamaican Youth Activist With a Lot More Up His Sleeve

Posted on 13 December 2012. Tags: , , , ,

Meet Lawman Lynch: Jamaican youth activist, community leader, musician, radio DJ and writer.

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Platform Poetry

Platform Poetry

Posted on 06 December 2012. Tags: , , , , ,

It’s not easy to engage determined subway riders with soul-baring, Spanish-language poetry readings.

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New York City’s Garifuna community, the largest outside Central America, dances to punta rock at clubs, weddings, even baby showers

A Musical Revival: Bringing Back Punta as a Fusion Genre

Posted on 12 November 2012. Tags: , , , , , , , ,

New York City’s Garifuna community, the largest outside Central America, dances to punta rock at clubs, weddings, even baby showers.

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