Bronx Notes: Free Screening of Documentary about Cuban Musicians

With its 5th annual collaboration with the Havana Film Festival of New York, the Bronx Museum is presenting a screening of “Caminando Aragon, “about Cuban musicians from the group Orquesta Aragón, known as the “Kings of Cha Cha Cha.” (See video above) Every first Friday of the month, the Bronx Museum hosts free film and video screenings, art and music performances and much more. Tonight, from 6 to 10 p.m., the Bronx Museum, located at 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street, will be sandwiching the documentary between live performances and a Q&A with the film’s director. Admission is free and all are welcome.

Below is tonight’s schedule:

6:00p.m. — DJ Asho spins Cuban Musica on the 1’s & 2’s
6:45 p.m. — Welcome Remarks
6:50p.m. — Screening of “Caminando Aragon” (52 min)
7:50 p.m. — Q&A with film director Tane Martinez
8:00 p.m. — Performance by Gerardo Contino y sus Habaneros
9:15 p.m. — Closing Remarks

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