The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, at Lehman College in the Bronx, will host a lively lineup of artists this fall, featuring music that is representative of the diverse communities that populate the borough. Salsa, funk, and hip-hop will propel audiences from their seats to the dance floor as artists like the Mambo Legends Orchestra, Sheila E., and Ivy Queen take to the stage all season long.

The festivities will kick off on September 20, as the Mambo Legends Orchestra — comprised of players from famed percussionist and late genre pioneer Tito Puente’s band — present an evening of salsa in the heart of the borough where the genre was developed. “It’s something that is very important to keep alive and continue — over the years, it has maybe sometimes not gotten the recognition that

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