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 ...

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 ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Hundreds of years ago the music of bomba emerged from Puerto Rico's colonial sugar cane plantations. It's rhythmic beats and story-filled lyrics provided healing for the enslaved ...

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 ...

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 ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The inhabitants of San Juan aren’t early risers. At 9am, the city’s streets are largely empty. In the Plaza Colón, there’s a cockerel ...

The group will be performing a traditional dance number called Bomba. The dance was used as an outlet of communication centuries ago for African ancestors on the island. Milteri Tucker, executive ...

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 ...

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 ...

A dancer emerged from the crowd, tipping an imaginary hat to the lead drummer. It’s a gesture that says the bomba has begun. This playful exchange between dancers, singers and drummers is the rhythmic ...