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 ...

Juan Cartagena and Nanette Hernández blend social justice with Puerto Rican Bomba y Plena. Percussionist Juan ... traditional Puerto Rican music and dance throughout New Jersey and the Tri ...

Cepeda is founder of a Kissimmee-based Puerto Rican traditional dance and music school, Escuela de Bomba y Plena Tata Cepeda. She says her school serves as a tribute to her mother, Tata Cepeda ...

So, it was natural for them to found Ballet Folklorico de Bomba y Plena in order to keep alive the dances and cultures of their native land. The dance called Bomba is of African origin.

Bomba and plena, while usually mentioned in one breath -- bomba y plena -- are two distinct styles ... Gabriel" -- without losing sight of the dance floor. The result is party music worth a ...

you’ll see bomba referred to as bomba y plena — plena being the cathartic, lyrical structure of the dance that developed a few centuries later in Ponce on the southern coast. These sung ...

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 ...

People often ask Christine Alicea if the term bomba y plena refers to a dance or a musical style from Puerto Rico. It’s both — and more, she says, just as hip-hop serves as an umbrella for rap ...

culture and dance to the community. Holyoke on the path to take back control of school system Bomba y plena is a percussion-driven musical tradition from Puerto Rico that reflects both our African ...