“Puerto Rico has a mix of races, and we like to defend our African roots,” said Iván “E-van” Ortiz Amaro, the director of Bomba con Conciencia. If Bad Bunny’s highly anticipated Super Bowl halftime ...

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 ...

Bajo una colaboración entre el Puerto Rican Cultural Center (PRCC) y el matrimonio de Saúl y Brendaliz, presentaron la primera clase de orientación de la Bomba y la Plena en la ciudad de Springfield ...

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 ...

Photos by Deborah Guelfi Jul 21, 2025 Jul 21, 2025 LAWRENCE — The heat and humidity weren’t enough to discourage a large crowd from turning out Sunday afternoon for the third annual Bomba y Plena ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Busca tu falda y tu tambor porque el 25 de junio volverá a resonar la bomba y la plena en Kissimmee cuando dé inicio “La Magia de los Tambores”, un evento de ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Cargando su barril y listo para hacerlos repicar en cualquier momento, así solía llegar Miguel Lanzó a todos los eventos, incluyendo fiestas entre amistades.

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 ...

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 ...