Latin events in NYC, April 18-24

Latin events in NYC, April 18-24

Sierra Maestra will travel from Cuba. 

WEDNESDAY 18

DANCE: ngel Corellas recently renamed Barcelona Ballet returns to New York for the second time since its 2010 debut to present the world premiere of Plpito, a full-company piece led by Corella that combines flamenco with classic ballet. At City Center, 131 W. 55th St., 7:30 p.m., $ 25-$ 100. Through Friday.

THURSDAY 19

MIX: The al l-women band 809 Ladies, fronted by singer and violinist Mireya Ramos and featuring genres like palos, bat, merengue and bachata, kicks off Quijombo 2012, the third biennial celebration of Afro-Dominican culture at Hostos Center for the Performing Arts, 450 Grand Concourse at 149th St., Bronx, 7:30 p.m., $ 15. Quijombo runs through Sunday. For a full schedule, visit www.hostos.cuny.edu/culturearts.

FRIDAY 20

ROCK: The Mexican guitar duo of Rodrigo y Gabriela perform music from their new album, Area 52, for which they re-recorded nine of their earlier songs with a Cuban twist. They are performing with C.U.B.A., a band of 13 Cuban musicians, plus guests Samuel Formell, of Los Van Van, and sitar star Anoushka Shankar. At Radio City Music Hall, 8 p.m., $ 37-$ 55.

SATURDAY 21

SON: The influential nine-member Cuban band Sierra Maestra, founded in 1976, and credited with helping revive classic Cuban son, perform in the city for the second time in less than a year. At Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd St., 8 p.m. $ 45-$ 55.