The pairing of Puerto Rican 15-piece bomba and plena big band El Laberinto del Coco and Miami-born and raised rapper Marti at the Miami Beach Bandshell Saturday, July 19, at 8 p.m. is a meeting of ...
Image Source: Flushing Town Hall Bomba is a percussion-driven musical style formed in 17th century Puerto Rico. African slaves used “bomba” lyrics to express political and spiritual emotions while ...
Norka Nadal comes from a family in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, where the African-rooted percussion and dance tradition bomba y plena has been practiced for generations. “I felt I had to follow in my family ...
In the Cuban-rich region of South Florida, Plena Es has carved a space for Puerto Rican music by emphasizing the island’s distinctive bomba y plena musical traditions, percussion-driven sounds that ...
Juan Cartagena and Nanette Hernández blend social justice with Puerto Rican Bomba y Plena. Percussionist Juan Cartagena and dancer Nanette Hernández combine their passion for social justice with the ...