Bachata: Its History, Songs, Rhythms, & Literature

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Event Details

Celebrate Latino Book Month 2021 (May) with Bachata. Join Professor Nelson Santana to learn about the music genre called Bachata as we navigate and explore Bachata, its history, songs, rhythms, and influence in Latinox's literature.

This program will be presented LIVE on Zoom, and the presenter/author will host a Q & A at the end of her presentation. Registration via Zoom is required prior to the event, and you do that HERE, or click the link below.
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eIAHNIuYR1qTM_EMrDIM-A

White Oak Library District (WOLD) created lists of music CDs with the books "Never Look Back" by Liliam Rivera and "This Is How You Lose Her" by Junot Diaz available at WOLD's catalog at http://pinnacle.polarislibrary.com/polaris/view.aspx?brs=128487 and http://pinnacle.polarislibrary.com/polaris/view.aspx?brs=128491. Also a playlist was created in Spotify with the songs and audios related to these books and authors that you can listen to HERE, or by clicking this link https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1TUbc2HN6VIFQ13BksFtT7?si=48d49c7befe04680

The program is courtesy of the White Oak Library District and presenter Professor Nelson Santana.

Event Type(s): Education + Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Entertainment
Age Group(s): Adults, Seniors, Teens
Presenter: Professor Nelson Santana
Yumarys Polanco-Miller, Adult Services Supervisor
(815) 552-4283