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Where to go
A number of restaurants and bars around the city offer merengue tipico shows on a regular basis. These are just a few. Call ahead to find out who's playing and when! And if you want to add some that aren't listed here, please email me.
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Copacabana - 560 W. 34th Street (midtown Manhattan) 212-239-COPA. Just recently, the Copa has allowed tipico within its hallowed halls! Aguakate has played there several times. Check their events page at http://www.copacabanany.com/java.htm
Tubby Hook Cafe, Dyckman Street & Hudson River (Washington Heights, Manhattan) (212) 567-8086. Beautiful restaurant on the river; outdoor concerts throughout the summer. Tubby Hook Cafe has been CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!
Check Iaso Records web site for more Manhattan listings.
Montemar,457 Bushwick Ave. (Bushwick/East Williamsburg, Brooklyn) 718-417-4468. Merengue tipico or bachata nearly every night of the week! Many big-name touring groups.
Macorix Restaurant, 100 Jamaica Ave. at Vermont St.(East New York, Brooklyn) 718-345-5516. Amazing sessions every Wednesday with a variety of local and guest musicians. Good food too. Right now (7/06) King de la Rosa is playing every week.
Gran Mar de Plata, 3175 Fulton Street (Cypress Hills/East New York, Brooklyn) 718-827-1717. Major touring groups play here frequently.
Continental Restaurant, 2937 Atlantic Ave. (East New York) (718) 277-2812. Wednesdays and Sundays at 10 pm. (As of 7/06, Leopoldo Santos plays Wed. and Radhames Rodriguez on Sun.)
Batey Lounge, 1332 Halsey St. (Bushwick, Brooklyn) 718-417-3128
Borinquen Nightclub, 300 Wyckoff Ave. (Bushwick, Brooklyn) 718-456-6800
Emperador Elies Restaurant, 274 Broadway near Havemeyer (South Williamsburg, Brooklyn) 718-388-7784. Most weekend nights
D'Cache, 758 5th Ave. (Sunset Park, Brooklyn) 718-832-4562
Genao Restaurant, 949 Grand St. at Lorimer. (Williamsburg) (718) 599-1734. Some Sundays at 5PM.
La Negra restaurant, Wilson Ave. near Cornelia (Bushwick). Ernestidio plays every other Saturday at 11 PM (July 8, July 22, etc.)
Andy Restaurant, 360 Central Ave. near Grove St. (Bushwick). Ernestidio plays every Friday at 11 PM.
El Gran Rancho Jubillee, 2304 94th St at 23rd Ave. (East Elmhurst, Queens; 2 blocks from LaGuardia Airport) 718-335-1700. A fun, touristy place to go. Has food too. Usually every Monday. Also a Manhattan branch at 1 Nagle Ave. (Inwood) 212-304-0100.
El Rinconcito de Nagua, 7620 Jamaica Avenue, (Woodhaven, Queens) 718-296-0026 - Saturdays 11 PM and Sundays 8PM. (As of 7/06, Pedro Espinal on Saturdays and Leopoldo Santos on Sun.)
Naveguero/Navigator, 7917 Atlantic Ave. at Rockaway Blvd.(Ozone Park, Queens) (718) 647-4546 - most weekends.
La Hacienda, 77-01 101st Ave. (Ozone Park, Queens) (718) 323-5444.
La Estrella Latina, 3907 104th St. near Roosevelt Ave. (Corona, Queens) (718) 565-2377 - As of 7/06 King de la Rosa plays every Friday; call for events on other days.
La Moneda Restaurant, 1690 Jerome Ave. near Clifford Pl. 718-901-2787. King de la Rosa plays every Thursday.
La Caridad Restaurant, 188th St. near Western. King de la Rosa plays every Sunday.
PAN-CARIBBEAN PERSPECTIVES ON THE MERENGUE.
Saturday, October 7, 2 - 4 pm
In conjunction with an excellent exhibit of merengue-related art at El Museo, a panel discussion on merengue is being offered. Even if you can't make the talks, try to see the exhibit, which includes great art by Dominicans and Dominican-Americans!
Schedule for October 7:
2:00 Welcoming by El Museo Staff.
2:05 Introduction by Moderator:
Peter Manuel, (PhD) Professor John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY and Graduate Center, CUNY.
2:10 1st Panelist: "Merengue, Danza, and Meringue: three musical versions of the Caribbean contradanza"
Edgardo Díaz Díaz, (PhD) Professor John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY
2:25 2nd Panelist: "An Impious Passion Called Merengue, The Satanizacion of Merengue in the Caribbean in century XIX"
Darío Tejeda, (PhD) Director of the Institute for Caribbean Studies (INEC).
2:40 3rd Panelist: "New Views on Merengue History"
Paul Austerlitz, (PhD) Assistant Professor, Sunderman Conservatory of Music, Gettysburg College.
2:55 4th Panelist: "Merengue Típico in New York and Santiago"
Sydney Hutchinson, PhD Candidate, NYU.
3:10 5th Panelist: "Current Trends, the influence of Hip-Hop and Reggaeton on Merengue"
Angelina Tallaj, PhD Candidate Graduate Center, CUNY.
3:25 Open dialogue moderated by Peter Manuel + Q&A .
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