Latin Festival: Bachata, Merengue, and Salsa
with Melvin Elias, Willie Alvarez and his All Star Band featuring Ray Bayona
Latin Festival is the grand finale of Dance Party, a series hosted and produced by Talia Castro-Pozo. Festivities start at 5pm and continue until 10pm.
Raised in both the Dominican Republic and New York City, singer-songwriter and guitarist Melvin Elias is one of the city’s most exciting bachata stars, performing original works and the traditional to modern bachata music. Celebrating the world of Puerto Rican salsa, the incredible Willie Alvarez All-Stars featuring Ray Bayona includes music legends that accompanied the iconic Hector Lavoe during the era of “El Cantante De Los Cantantes.”