The East Harlem Loiza Festival

A festival for Santiago Apostol de Loiza, the Puerto Rican saint who fought to expel the moors from Spain, has been celebrated in East Harlem, New York, for 30 years. We bring you the sounds of the festival in a new segment called Tu Barrio.

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Click here to download this week’s show. Image courtesy of the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute.