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Open Arts LES: Sonido Costeño
2026-05-07 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | FABnyc, 70 East 4th Street, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Open Arts LES is back on 4th Street. Stop by for Latin music and salsa with our neighborhood favorite, Sonido Costeño!
Sonido Costeño (SC) is a modern day latin band in New York City. Their high energy music is a creative fusion of latin music and salsa along with other world music and their fabulous concerts transform their club audiences into dance hall performances. Sonido Costeño’s “staying power” is seen by the ensemble’s growing loyal fan base from not only the New York City area (Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens) but also the tri-state area and abroad.
JuanMa Morales, founder of Sonido Costeño is a Cornell Graduate and Julliard alumni. Morales leads the band as vocalist and plays guitar as well as the Puerto Rican cuatro (the island’s national instrument). Las Gaviotas (The Seagulls) and Senora (My Lady), two of Morales’ original songs, have won the Billboard Songwriting award. Under Juan Ma’s dynamic leadership, Sonido Costeño play diverse salsa rhythms, enticing “salseros” and non-salsa dancers alike to move onto the dance floor. The band’s dance repertoire includes: Son Cubano, Nueva Trova, Boleros and Ballads, Cha Cha Cha, Mambo, Guaguanco, Latin Jazz, and the band is known to play a Merengue and Bachata or two. Their unique sound appeals to broad and diverse audiences from all generations.

Open Arts LES: Mencius Society for the Arts
2026-05-21 17:30 - 19:30 UTC
Mencius Society for the Arts presents its very own Cantonese Opera Circle — a sampling of the Chinese music and songs of the Cantonese opera repertoire, showcasing a time-honored tradition of communal music making that remains popular in Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Chinatowns all over the world. This program will feature both romantic and vibrant (warrior) musical styles in a distinctive interplay of melody (kookpaai) and rhythmic structure (bonging).
Mencius Society for the Arts, a nonprofit arts service organization rooted in Manhattan’s Chinatown and Lower East Side, dedicated to sustaining traditional Chinese arts among immigrant communities. https://menciussociety.org/
