In Santurce, a poor suburb outside San Juan, Puerto Rico, there’s a bus that doesn’t run anymore, but the stops it once madeparadasstill lend their names to the densely populated neighborhoods. Ask ...
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 ...
Music at the Odyssey will present Plenazo Tribe, L.A.’s premiere Puerto Rican music collective, in a festive night of live ...
Musician Gary Nunez and his band, Plena Libre, revive and re-invent the rhythmic Puerto Rican musical style known as plena. New Old Sound from Puerto Rico: Plena Libre As part of the NPR series ...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH)-Check out a sneak peek into the Puerto Rican Festival coming up this August. The mission of the Puerto Rican Festival is to empower the Puerto Rican community through promoting ...