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 ...

The pairing of Puerto Rican 15-piece bomba and plena big band El Laberinto del Coco and Miami-born and raised rapper Marti at the Miami Beach Bandshell Saturday, July 19, at 8 p.m. is a meeting of ...

The Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade is back on the Grand Concourse after a four-year hiatus. This year's theme was "Nuestra Musica Folklorica, Bomba y Plena," in honor of Puerto Rico’s musical ...

For the past week, the number one song in the world has been a plena. On January 11, the title track of Bad Bunny's newest album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, took over the number one spot on Apple Music. It ...

Recording artist Bad Bunny performs onstage during his Most Wanted tour at State Farm Arena on May 15 in Atlanta. Paras Griffin via Getty Images In 2019, the streets of San Juan were filled with ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Maps, music and video-recordings can be effectively used to discuss the present and historical incidence of the plena. In the way that rap music ...

Puerto Rican plena ensemble Los Pleneros de la Cresta appeared to interpret "Café Con Ron," as well as one of their own songs, "Ábreme Paso," which gave way to a second video vignette.

On the penultimate night of his sold-out 31-show residency in San Juan, a visibly emotional Bad Bunny stood in front of the ...

I started listening to Bad Bunny in 2017, when I was living in “Nueva Yol.” Back then, the song “Tu No Vive Así” made me feel nostalgic. Despite sounding more like trap than the dembow of my ...