Brooklynites will experience Puerto Rico in all its colors this summer at the theater. “Bomba and the Coquí,” a brand new show celebrating Puerto Rican culture and pride with an original score, Bomba ...

Bomba has long been a way for those who play and dance it to forget their troubles. It was true for the island's slaves who first danced to it centuries ago. It was true after Hurricane Maria too. And ...

The South Bronx Folk Festival kicked off this weekend to the beat of Puerto Rican Bomba music. The music and movement originated from the slave trade and is still widely popular in Puerto Rico. Many ...

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Since the focus was more the art form than the practitioners, this edition had a more directly educational format than others of the In-Between Series. For crucial context, Sanchez opened with a ...

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iLe told INSIDER bomba represents an important part of Puerto Rico's culture iLe said she wanted to highlight the Afrocentric tradition because she feels Puerto Ricans have been missing aspects of ...

The term “Latin music” could no doubt use a bit of updating. These days, it’s a painfully vague descriptor, akin to asking someone if they enjoy “European music” – a genre that contains everything ...