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Musician Ãscar Hernández - History of music group - Entrevista
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Spanish Harlem Orchestra.
The first Puerto Rican immigrants to New York City found permanent roots in an area of Manhattan between 96th to 125th Street, and from Third Avenue to Fifth Avenue: East Harlem. The new residents baptized the area as "El Barrio" but New Yorkers called it Spanish Harlem. This was the area were the first bodegas (small grocery stores), small restaurants and other small businesses sprang up to serve the needs of the Latino community. Puerto Rican composer Rafael Hernández settled in El Barrio establishing his Almacenes He...
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