Hostos Community College

Direct from Cuba, the Legendary Septeto Nacional, in Exclusive NYC Concert at Hostos Center November 7th, 2009

Oct 20 – Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro, Cuba’s legendary and timeless son ensemble, will present an exclusive New York City concert at the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Novem...ber 7. The Hostos Center is located at 450 Grand Concourse (at 149 St.) in the Bronx. The concert will be the first by performers from Cuba at the Hostos Center since the fall of 2003 when U.S. visas began to be denied to Cuban artists. Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro are paragon interpreters of son, Cuba’s national music genre par excellence. Decades before the Buena Vista Social Club, the septet performed the compositions of its namesake, transforming them into international standards of the son tradition. Admission to the concert at Hostos is $35. The box office and information number is 718-518-4455. Tickets can be purchased online at www.hostos.cuny.edu/culturearts. Major credit cards accepted. Transportation: IRT 2, 4, 5, Bx1 and Bx2 to the Grand Concourse and 149th St. in the Bronx.Read More