From the 1940 to the 1980s, the neighborhoods of Morrisania and Hunts Point were a virtual ?musical paradise.?
?These neighborhoods produced more varieties of popular music than any other place in the U.S. and probably the world, other than Treme in New Orleans,? said Fordham University Prof. Mark Naison, founder of the Bronx African American History Project.
The south Bronx gave rise to such music as mambo, doo wop, salsa, Latin jazz, rhythm and blues, as well as hip hop.
To mark Black History Month, the Bronx Music Heritage Center (BHMC Lab) is presenting a free musical history trolley tour of the south Bronx on Feb. 23 focusing on the musical legends who lived and performed there. Naison will lead the tour, and will treat guests to a rap as his alter-ego Notorious Ph.D.
The trolley tour will include stops at erstwhile musical hotspots such as The Tropicana Club and Sylvia?s Blue Morroco; the former homes and haunts of Jazz greats like Thelonious Monk and Nancy Wilson and doo wop legends The Chords.
The 90-minute tour will also take in outdoor sites such as 63 Park and 23 Park, where doo wop groups would gather to harmonize in the 1950?s - sites which later became famed hip hop scenes.
Afterwards, the BMHC Lab will host a pop-up bazaar of local vendors, refreshments, a African American history presentation by Bronx River Sankofa?s Morgan Powell and a musical performance by Malang Djobateh, a local Gambian Kora player.
The African American Music History Tour will start at 4 p.m. at the BMHC Lab, 1303 Louis Ni?? Blvd. Reservations are required. Call 718-839-1134.
n ?Live? Latin Favorites
The Bronx Arts Ensemble will present Latin jazz pianist and vocalist Willie Rodriguez and his Ensemble performing Latin favorites, including selections from his album ?Live at Willie?s Steak House,? at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, 4450 Fieldston Road.
Tickets are $20; $15 for seniors and students and include refreshments. For tickets and information, visit bronxartsensemble.org or call (718) 601-7399.
n Chinese Symphony
The China National Symphony Orchestra is coming to the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday.
The renowned orchestra will perform the opening movement from Guan Xia?s ?Requiem for the Earth,? which was written in remembrance of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, as well as Beethoven?s Symphony No. 7. Prodigy pianist, Peng Peng, will join the orchestra for Tchaikovsky?s Piano Concerto No. 1.
The concert starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25-$40. Children ages 12 and under are $10. Call (718) 960-8833 or visit lehmancenter.org.
tsamuels@nydailynews.com
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