Artwork by Rose Wong
For our season finale, we’re bringing dancer-DJs Gia Fu x YiuYiu 瑶瑶 back together for a Chinese x Afro-Latin music crossover to close us out for the summer!
A dear friend and collaborator of Chinatown Records, Gia Fu electrifies dancefloors across the world with the music and history of salsa. Pulling from the ever-growing archive of the Chinatown Records project, YiuYiu 瑶瑶 is back with some of her favorite Latin-influenced Canto- and Mandopop records and CDs inherited from her family and neighbors. Together, Gia Fu x YiuYiu 瑶瑶 bring the heat of mambo, cha-cha-cha, and salsa music that have swept dancefloors from Shanghai to Cuba to Hong Kong to NYC.
Remember to bring along any special garments and textile remnants for this season's interactive art installation, With Flying Colors by Annika Cheng. These recycled textiles will be incorporated into a series of banner flags that will be flown over Corky Lee Way during future block parties. With Flying Colors seeks to honor Chinatown garment workers and the people who love and wear the clothing that speaks to the world about who we are.
This is a block party for the whole family! Rain or shine ~ let us know you’re coming by signing up for free. See you there 💃🕺
Photo by Loreto “Still1”
This season of Chinatown Block Party 夏日傾情 is made possible by Canal Sound & Light. Sponsored by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and NYC Dept of Cultural Affairs with support from NYC Dept of Small Businesses. Thank you to our community safety partner, Nonviolent Peaceforce.
Gia Fu is a DJ/selector and producer from Hong Kong with a deep passion and knowledge for Salsa and Afro-Latin music. Gia leads the ongoing project Canton Mambo 曼波 dedicated to bridging cultural gaps and embracing diversity through research, parties, and music. Her upcoming single, also titled Canton Mambo, will introduce the unique fusion sound of her native Guzheng blended with salsa, a bold and visionary endeavor that promotes cultural exchange and artistic innovation. @_giafu
YiuYiu 瑶瑶 is a DJ and oral history educator for Chinatown Records 華埠錄音 ~ a homegrown community effort to celebrate the richness of music, memory, and history that comes with inherited family collections. Spanning across Chinatown block parties, sonic histories, living room listenings, and endless learning with family and neighbors, Chinatown Records is an ever-growing record of the people we love, who bring all this music back to life with us. @chinatownrecordproject @rochellehkwan