Snapshots & Collections of American Sabor: Memorabilia

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Snapshots & Collections Feature

Immigration

Early in the century, Cuban immigrants and newly arrived Puerto Ricans to New York helped shape the...more »

Credit: Photography by Jack Delano, OIPR. Archive of the Puerto Rican Diaspora, Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños, Hunter College, CUNY Ship ephemera courtesy José R. Méndez, Jr.

S.S. Puerto Rico Passenger List

Between the 1920s and the 1970s, New York’s entertainment industry was a magnet for diverse...more »

Credit: Courtesy José R. Méndez, Jr.

Fearless Four

An old school rap crew from Harlem, New York, best known for their 1982 song Rockin' It....more »

Credit: Courtesy Experience Music Project

Pan American Airways Ticket

Pan American World Airways System Passenger Contract Ticket and Baggage Check for San Juan, Puerto...more »

Credit: Unknown

Postcard

Steamship Coamo - Porto Rico Line...more »

Credit: Unknown

Handbill

The Mambo Society Social Club proudly presents their annual Summer Dance Extravaganza, Riviera Terrace...more »

Credit: Courtesy of Johan Kugelberg

Party Invite

A New Year's Eve Party, The Colgate Gardens, Bronx, NY, Thursday December 31, 1964....more »

Credit: Courtesy of Johan Kugelberg

Concert and Dance Ticket

A Night at Latin Jazzland Concert & Dance, Manhattan Center, New York, NY, Friday October 12, 1962....more »

Credit: Courtesy of Johan Kugelberg

Souvenir Picture Folder

Havana Madrid club souvenir photographic print frame given to guest, circa 1950s....more »

Credit: Courtesy of Johan Kugelberg

Bill Graham at Woodstock

Wolfgang Grajonca escaped Nazi persecution to arrive at a Jewish foster home in New York, where he...more »

Credit: Baron Wolman

Bill Graham

Manager of Santana and credited for booking diverse bands at the Fillmore in San Francisco during the...more »

Credit: Michael Zagaris

The Beat Generation

In the late 1960s community spaces in San Francisco, including Dolores Park, Aquatic Park and Golden...more »

Credit: Courtesy Estate of Jerry Stoll

1969: Woodstock Music & Art Fair held in Bethel, NY

Santana’s electrifying performance at the 1969 Woodstock festival vaulted them to national fame, just in...more »

Credit: Unknown

Los Tigres del Norte Coverpage

Los Tigres del Norte on the 2010 coverpage of Performances Magazine....more »

Credit: Unknown

Los Tigres del Norte Concert Tickets

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Credit: Unknown

Austin American Stateman Ad

Featuring the Texas Tornados. December 17, 1998...more »

Credit: Courtesy of TuneFan Jim, www.tunefan.com

Jiménez Family Legacy

The Jiménez family have been accordionists for generations. Family patriarch Patricio Jim...more »

Credit: Courtesy of Arhoolie Records

Migrant Labor and Music

Labor migration has taken the music of South Texas to many parts of the U.S. In Washington state, for...more »

Credit: Courtesy of Jose G. and Maria G. Guzman

Sunny & The Sunliners at La Villita

It’s getting late / I better take you home. / Your mama's worried / oh what will she do? /...more »

Credit: Courtesy of EMP

River Valley Maps

Labor migration has taken the music of South Texas to many parts of the U.S. In Washington state, for...more »

Credit: Courtesy of EMP

Selena's Last Concert

Selena Quintanilla was Tejano music’s biggest star. Her last concert before she was murdered was...more »

Credit: Bill Millet

The Tejano Sensation Poster

Selena at The Astrodome, February 26, 1995, Houston, Texas....more »

Credit: Courtesy of Deborah Vargas

Cannibal and the Headhunters

Enamored by Cannibal and the Headhunters’ Eastside rendition of Land of a Thousand Dances, The...more »

Credit: Courtesy of Hector A. Gonzalez and the Rampart Records collections

The Zoot Suit

Accepted neither as American or Mexican, U.S.-born youth of Mexican heritage in the American Southwest...more »

Credit: Courtesy of Library of Congress

The Bullfight

In 1962, while watching a bullfight in Tijuana, Mexico, Jewish trumpeter and A&M Records co-...more »

Credit: Courtesy of Darin Savage

El Monte Legion Stadium, San Gabriel Valley, 1960s

Teenagers of all races from all over Los Angeles flocked to dances featuring Eastside bands at the El...more »

Credit: Courtesy of El Monte Historical Museum

Mexican-American Rock: Land of a Thousand Dances

By the mid-1960s, East L.A.’s “Eastside sound” captured the attention of the nation...more »

Credit: Courtesy of Mark Guerrero

Lyrics to "The Neighborhood"

Lyrics written by Louie Perez of Los Lobos....more »

Credit: Courtesy of Louie Perez, Los Lobos

East Side Revue Poster

The West Coast East Side Revue at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Featuring Cannibal and the...more »

Credit: Courtesy of EMP

30 Seconds Over Portland Concert

Featuring The Bags with lead singer Alice Bag....more »

Credit: Courtesy of EMP

The Brat at Club Vex

In East L.A., Club Vex unleashed bands that voiced the inequities of barrio-living in songs such as...more »

Credit: Courtesy of Sean Carrillo Papers

La Brat Concert Poster

In the late 1970s, disenfranchised Mexican-American youth, like The Brat along with others who felt...more »

Credit: Courtesy of Sean Carrillo Papers

Memory Dance Poster

In the early 1960s, the “Eastside sound” referred to the way Mexican-American teenagers in...more »

Credit: Unknown

St. Aphinsus Youth Club Presents:

Teen Dance & Show...more »

Credit: Courtesy of EMP

The Latin Grammy Awards

Debuting in 2000, The Latin Grammy Awards honor artistic and technical excellence in the recording arts...more »

Credit: Courtesy of The Latin Recording Academy

The Modern Conga Line

“It's the rhythm of the island / And like sugarcane, so sweet / If you want to do the conga...more »

Credit: Courtesy of Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

The Conga Line

Evenings at dance clubs often ended with a conga line....more »

Credit: Courtesy of Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Willy Chirino

Cuban-born Willy Chirino moved to Miami in 1961 at age 14. He soon became an integral part of the city...more »

Credit: Courtesy of Willy Chirino and Eventus

Little Havana

Little Havana, a neighborhood just west of downtown, is a center of social, cultural, and political...more »

Credit: Courtesy of Ruby Custin www.allography.com

The Freedom Tower

Since the 1959 Cuban Revolution, Miami has been a destination for many Cuban artists, intellectuals...more »

Credit: Courtesy of Ruby Custin www.allography.com

Coke Album

“Some people think life’s easy, and others say it’s tough - All the people tell me, they’ve just had...more »

Credit: Courtesy of EMP

Spam Allstars Member

Since the 1990s, Miami has been home to a number of multi-cultural bands like Spam Allstars, who blend...more »

Credit: Raul R. Rubiera

2000 Latin Grammy Ticket - Part Only

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Credit: Courtesy of The Latin Recording Academy

2000 Latin Grammy Ticket

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Credit: Courtesy of The Latin Recording Academy

Willy Chirino "Soy" Sheet Music

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Credit: Courtesy of Willy Chirino and Eventus

Albita Magazine Cover

Albita was featured on the cover and in the cover story, The FEMMES of World Music, of Latin Beat...more »

Credit: Courtesy of EMP

Gloria Estefan 'Caliente!'

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Credit: Unknown

Concierto 30 Seconds Over Portland

Presentando a The Bags con la primera voz, Alice Bag....more »

Credit: Courtesy of EMP

Tango

Left to Right: Ernie Hernandez, Richard Rosas, Mark Guerrero, and John Valenzuela...more »

Credit: Courtesy of Mark Guerrero