Bomba puerto rico

Native dancing in PR

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Bomba comes from musical traditions brought by West African slaves on Puerto Rico’s plantations in the 17th century. Here's a live performance in pictures...

Music is at the heart of Puerto Rican culture.

Dress used in Bomba y plena dance. Bomba represents a strong african influence in Puerto Rico brought by west african slaves. Was brought to ponce by blacks who immigrated north from english speaking islands south of Puerto Rico. Plena rhythm is a little bit similar to calypso. | Puerto Rico. ☀️

The drum carries the rhythm. Two people are playing the rum barrels, or barriles, with a tightened leather covering the top between their legs. The people gather around to watch what’s about to go…

breezebloops: Bomba is an Afro-Puerto Rican folkloric music style developed throughout the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries by west African slaves brought to the island by the Spanish. It is a communal activity that still thrives in its traditional centers of Loíza, Santurce, Mayagüez, Ponce, and New York City. The traditional musical style has been diffused throughout the United States following the Puerto Rican Diaspora, especially in New York, New Jersey, Chicago, California, and Florida. It…