Discover the music of Bomba! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the Woodbridge Main Library October 11 at 7PM as Kim Ruiz executive director of the Puerto Rican Association for Human Development ...

Bomba. It's a word you feel: percussive, rhythmic, pulsating. The art form grew out of the Afro Indigenous cultures of Puerto ...

The music from the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico is known worldwide, whether it be salsa or reggaeton. Another genre that's been around for 400 years connects the island with its African ancestry ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Drummers beat the goatskin covers of rum barrels while a singer led a chorus in call and response. A dancer emerged from the crowd, tipping an imaginary hat to the lead drummer ...

If you’re looking for an escape this winter that’s easily accessible, has tropical weather, amazing food, and rich Black history and culture, look no further than Puerto Rico. Immerse yourself in ...

First documented in the seventeenth century, Caribbean bomba emerged in the context of colonialism. Mariana Núñez Lozada Campo, yo vivo triste Cada día sufriendo más Ay Dio’ ¿qué será de mí? If you ...

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STEWART: IT’S HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, WHEN WE HONOR THE CULTURE OF THOSE IDENTIFYING AS HISPANIC AND LATINO. CHRISTINA: THE TERM LATINO MAKES UP A LOT OF RACES. WESH 2’S LUANA MUNOZ EXPLAINS THE ...

When Maribella Burgos saw the row of young Bomba drummers take center stage to open Bad Bunny's July concert during the reggaetón artist's summer residency in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the 59-year-old ...

The music starts when one of the members of Bomba Marilé mischievously shakes a maraca. Then one of the group’s dancers, Liliana Rodriguez Muriel, starts moving to the infectious beat of the barrill ...