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 ...

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MANHATTAN (WABC) -- Bomba is a musical tradition developed by West Africans along the coast of Puerto Rico dating back to the 17th Century, that continues to instill emotion and a sense of pride among ...

Rapper Bad Bunny may have shone a light on Puerto Rico’s cultural riches recently, but the Caribbean island has long been a ...

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 ...

Rauw Alejandro pays tribute to the folklore and rhythm of his native Puerto Rico in a cinematic video for “Besito en la Frente.” On Monday, he teamed up with Apple to release an iPhone-shot short film ...

San Juan, 7 jun (EFE).San Juan, 7 jun (EFE). — El grupo latino Zona de Bomba, dirigido por el puertorriqueño José Javier Freire fundador del premiado trío Bacilos, publica su primer disco, con el que ...

Loíza (Puerto Rico), 17 jun (EFEUSA).Loíza (Puerto Rico), 17 jun (EFEUSA). — La Tribu de Abrante avanza como una de las promesas del género autóctono puertorriqueño de la bomba con su apuesta por dar ...

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 ...

For Puerto Ricans living in the Bay Area, the Caribbean island can feel very far away indeed. Rather than passively longing for the two-note call of the coquí, the tiny frog whose mating song ...