Although the neighborhood is slowly emerging from a pandemic year spent at home, many live events, festivals and shows are still navigating the virtual to “in-person” transition. The beloved Loisaida Festival is streaming this year’s festival online on their Loisaida Inc. Center Live Stream YouTube Channel Sunday, May 23rd and May 30th, 2021. The festival […]
Although the neighborhood is slowly emerging from a pandemic year spent at home, many live events, festivals and shows are still navigating the virtual to “in-person” transition. The beloved Loisaida Festival is streaming this year’s festival online on their Loisaida Inc. Center Live Stream YouTube Channel Sunday, May 23rd and May 30th, 2021. The festival promises, “a solid roster of musicians and performers, artistry, and overall family entertainment, comparable to only the best
Latinx Heritage Festivals in the world.”
The musical lineup includes: world-renowned Mexican singer & actor
ÌFÉ; Puerto Rican folk singer
Chabela Rodríguez; Afro-Brazilian Samba Reggae All-Female Band
Award-winning director Raoul Peck effectively takes on the role and responsibility of a history teacher with "Exterminate All the Brutes," a four-part HBO Max mini-series examining "the exploitative and genocidal aspects of European colonialism from America to Africa and its impact on society today.