Carnegie Hall’s Nuestros sonidos (Our Sounds) festival continues with concerts at Carnegie Hall and partner events presented by leading cultural and academic institutions across New York City through May 2025.
The Hall’s season-long festival shines a light on the vibrant sounds, diverse traditions, and enormous influence of Latin culture in the US. Festival events have highlighted the game-changing contributions and constant evolution of Latin music from the 1930s to today with a special focus on genres that have developed and thrived in the US, including vital contributions from the Caribbean.
At Carnegie Hall, upcoming concerts feature some of Latin America’s most iconic artists while also placing the spotlight on a prolific new generation of musicians. Performances in April and May include Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (Apr. 11); Grupo Niche (Apr. 17); soprano Gabriella Reyes (Apr. 29); a Well-Being Concert with Magos Herrera (May 4); and Cimafunk and La Tribu (May 22), plus free concerts presented in New York City neighborhoods as part of the Carnegie Hall Citywide free concert series and more.
Festival concerts at Carnegie Hall in April and May include:
- Celebrated Mexican pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra in a special performance featuring genre-blending Afro-Cuban jazz singer Daymé Arocena; Cuban rapper, poet, and singer Telmary; and renowned Haitian songstress and dancer Emeline Michel (Apr. 11);
- Colombia’s legendary Grupo Niche in its Carnegie Hall debut. Based in Cali, Colombia, often called the “Salsa Capital of the World,” this band has been creating genuine classics since the late 1970s. Songs like “Cali Pachanguero,” “Una Aventura,” and “Gotas de Lluvia” are enduring staples on today’s concert stages, and the group’s most recent successes—including Latin Grammy® Awards for Best Salsa Album (2020 and 2023) and Best Latin Tropical Album (2021)—show their remarkable evolution and vitality (Apr. 17);
- Nicaraguan-American soprano Gabriella Reyes in recital with pianist Andrés Sarre featuring works for voice and piano by various Latin American composers, including Alberto Ginastera, Carlos Guastavino, Ernani Braga, as well as arrangements of traditional Nicaraguan folk songs (Apr. 29);
- A Well-Being Concert by Magos Herrera—hosted in Spanish and English—that invites audiences to experience the nurturing power of music and mindfulness in a unique communal setting (May 4);
- Grammy® Award-winning Cuban sensations Cimafunk and La Tribu in the festival culminating performance at the Hall by the veritable Afro-Cuban rockstar (May 22).
Highlights of festival partner events in April and May include:
- Tablao Flamenco featuring internationally acclaimed dancers and musicians from Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana who interpret traditional flamenco and Ida and Vuelta styles—dance and music from Latin American countries that have influenced flamenco. The performance features live music in an intimate, accessible cabaret-style atmosphere. (Apr. 5, 11, and 12 at (Le) Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St., New York, NY);
- Wim Wenders’s groundbreaking music documentary film Buena Vista Social Club during which over the course of several months, the director and musician Ry Cooder accompanied the famed group of Cuban musicians from their home in Havana to their triumphal 1998 concert at Carnegie Hall. A special Q&A follows the screening. (Apr. 7 at New York Film Academy Theater, 17 Battery Place, New York, NY);
- World Premieres by Latin Composers—a program featuring La Camerata Washington Heights, a chamber music ensemble of the Association of Dominican Classical Artists (ADCA) formed by faculty members from the Washington Heights Community Conservatory of Fine Arts, in collaboration with The Harlem Chamber Players. The performance includes world premieres of three new works by Latin composers Sergio Reyes, Ariel Pirotti, and Pablo Gómez-Estévez. (Apr. 24 at Marian Anderson Theater, Aaron Davis Hall at the City College of New York (CUNY), 115 Convent Ave., New York, NY);
- The New York premiere of La Salsa Vive, celebrating Afro-Cuban music’s journey from New York to Cali, Colombia as part of The Colombian Film Festival. The documentary delves into the lives of passionate salsa dancers, music collectors, and legends like Rubén Blades, Henry Fiol, and Willie Rosario. Following the film, enjoy a live salsa concert that brings this cultural fusion to life. (Apr. 30 at SVA Theatre, 333 West 23rd St., New York, NY);
- A preview workshop of Sokio’s opera Splitting/Absence, in development with National Sawdust, as part of the Historias initiative Section: New York. This innovative work explores the life and legacy of 1970s artist Gordon Matta-Clark, whose radical art redefined urban spaces. Sokio’s evocative blend of electronic and classical elements creates an immersive operatic experience, bringing Matta-Clark’s transformative vision to life through music, architecture, and storytelling. Historias is an initiative that charts the transformative impact of Latin communities in NYC through research, artistic interpretations, and public engagement. (May 3 at The Clemente Center, 107 Suffolk St., New York, NY);
- Salsa Stories: El Barrio—an immersive, multimedia block party that brings salsa music and dancing—and free dance classes—to open spaces in New York City, where salsa as we know it today was born. Produced by Brazilian award-winning cultural producer Bianka Cypriano, Salsa Stories documents oral histories from the founding generation to promote cultural heritage preservation. These art installations are presented in neighborhoods that contributed to salsa history, such as El Barrio in East Harlem. (May 17 at Herb Garden, 176 East 111th St., New York, NY).
For the most up-to-date information on festival performances and events at Carnegie Hall and partner institutions, visit carnegiehall.org/NuestrosSonidos.