Son de Brooklyn, a Hispanic band, returned to Poly Prep to perform from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Oval, following the annual Hispanic Heritage Month Assembly on Monday, October 6, 2025. 

This year marked Son de Brooklyn’s third year performing at Poly, with their first being in 2022. Unidad (a Spanish translation of the word “united”) Faculty Advisor and World Languages Faculty Member Maité Iracheta said bringing them back is a “great opportunity for people to take advantage of the beautiful campus and listen to Latin American music to honor Hispanic heritage.” 

The band consists of four performers from all around the Americas, representing Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela, and Brooklyn. According to Son de Brooklyn’s website, they play “the contagiously fun, rum-drenched music of Cuba and Latin America with a modern, New York sensibility.” Their name is unique because the word “son” has three different meanings. The first meaning is in English, being ‘male offspring’, the other two are in Spanish, one referring to a Latin ballad and it’s also the plural conjugation of the verb ‘to be’ or ‘ser.’“I am from Mexico, that’s why I feel very close to Hispanic Heritage Month and the band,” said Iracheta. Students and faculty were encouraged to watch, listen to the music, and dance while the band played, and Iracheta was there teaching students to salsa dance. She said, “You don’t need to be Hispanic or have any Hispanic heritage to enjoy the music, the only thing you need to be is a student or a part of the community at Poly Prep.”  Students responded to the opportunity with excitement, eager to participateto to participate. A student in Iracheta’s class, Sophomore Emma Bonetto, said, “I really liked having the band play music and the opportunity to immerse myself in that culture. I think it was a really nice experience set up for us.”