Prior to “DtMF,” no plena song had ever charted ... practice of bomba (music and dance) emerged in communities of enslaved Africans in Puerto Rico and their descendants. About a quarter ...
Bomba, inspired by African dance, is often viewed as a "conversation" between dancer and drummer. Many Plena tunes also highlight the Jibaro life in Puerto Rico, or farm life (the word itself ...
Plena features music that reflects ... of marginalized Afro Latino communities of Puerto Rico in the early 1990s. A mixture of hip-hop, Jamaican dance hall and some Afro Caribbean rhythms, the ...
The enchanting island of Puerto Rico boasts 272 miles of Atlantic ... motherland is manifested in their Afro-Latino dance, art and music. To experience their heritage, you can take bomba lessons, ...