"La Puerta"

The Brooklyn College Library is happy to welcome you to our Guide to Puerto Rican and Latino Studies with four time Grammy Award-winning Arturo O'Farrill '96 and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra playing "La Puerta." O'Farrill was born to musically accomplished Cuban and Mexican parents and joined the Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music in 2014 as the director of jazz ensembles.

Thank you for coming by the Puerto Rican and Latino Studies research portal to ask questions. Thank you for coming by to listen. "La Puerta," our door, is always open to you.

Events! Check out what's happening around CUNY, around NY and around the world virtually.

Free Virtual Workshop Series – The History of Latin Music & Latin Jazz Part XII
Led by legendary photographer, music historian, and author (Mambo Diablo: My Journey with Tito Puente) Joe Conzo Sr., the lectures will highlight the diversity of the music pioneers of Latin Jazz and Salsa and their impact on the history of Latin music from the 1930’s to the present. Learn about musicians and artists such as Graciela, known as the first Lady of Latin Jazz, Celia Cruz, Olga Guillot, Gloria Estefan, Enrique Jorrín, Johnny Rodríguez, and many others who helped create and influence the music of this time. For dates and times, click on "more" below.
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Please call 718-518-6656 for more information. Virtual seminars take place on Saturdays from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Dates:
October 17, 2020
October 24, 2020
October 31, 2020
November 7, 2020
November 14, 2020
November 21, 2020
December 5, 2020
December 12, 2020

Digital Puerto Rican Studies: Social Scholarship, Mapping, and Archives

Using This Guide

This library guide is designed for researchers of every kind. We are here for those who are just beginning research and unfamiliar with what the library offers. We are also here for those who know their way around a research library and are ready to find just what they are looking for. Open the doors, click on whichever tab you need, and move forward with your research project.