The Astoria Filmmakers Club nominated Bronx-based production company, Wabi Sabi Productions for an Astor Award in the category for best documentary at the Triborough Film Festival.

Exploring 'Freex', the obscure 1978 disco single recorded by New York outfit Aura which perfectly captured the spirit and defiance of the city's disco scene.

While the Bronx is often hailed as the birthplace of hip hop, the genre’s roots run deep in African traditions, where rhythm, storytelling, and dance are integral to daily life. One could argue ...

Hip-hop emerged in Connecticut in the city of Stamford in the late 1970s, less than an hour from the Bronx ... than-life personality and groovy dance moves, who went by the name of Stezo.

Both genres recently celebrated big birthdays. From their origins in the clubs and jams of the 1970s and 1980s, house and hip ...

This dance vibe – in which a base ... like cutting and scratching. By 1984, hip-hop had evolved from its grassroots beginnings in the Bronx into a cultural movement on the cusp of mainstream ...

"It was a mix of everything that was great about Black culture," a Hofstra professor says of the genre, which burned bright ...

At its core, hip-hop is a voice for the voiceless seeking to address systemic inequities through storytelling.