Soundcheck Goes to The Bronx

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
The Bronx has been fertile ground for music-making for generations; everyone from Stan Getz to Mary J. Blige has called it their home. Today, Soundcheck takes the Number 6 train uptown to check out some of the borough's historic musical sites, and arrives back in the studio for a live performance by one of the borough's most outspoken musical advocates.
Slide Show: The Mambo to Hip Hop Walking Tour of the South Bronx
Additional Resources & Links
  • Close-up on Parkchester, Bronx Village Voice feature on this Bronx neighborhood ("an oasis of green space and upward mobility").
  • Bronx Council for the Arts Its cultural programs and services serve the artists and residents of the Bronx.
  • A History of Early Hip-Hop Grandmaster Flash, Kool Herc, and Afrika Bambaataa are among the Bronx pioneers of rap music.
  • The Bronx Cultural Organizations An excellent directory of Bronx cultural organizations, from the New York Public Library.
  • Bronx Arts Ensemble A professional performance ensemble with a year-round schedule of chamber music and orchestral concerts.
  • The Bronx Opera Company All productions are sung in English and are performed at Lehman College's Lovinger Theatre.

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