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 ...

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Tearra Oso was just 7 years old when she first discovered Bomba. “My cousin was going to a Bomba dance class and I didn’t want to be at home alone,” Oso said. “I wanted to go with her.” What was ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Drummers beat the goatskin covers of rum barrels while a singer led a chorus in call and response. This playful exchange between dancers, singers and drummers is the rhythmic ...

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SAN ANTONIO – Nereida Burgess knows she’s not far from her native island of Puerto Rico when she starts dancing. “It’s a very joyful moment for me. It’s like I’m feeling that come back home,” she said ...

Who has the Bomba? Agua Dulce has the bomba-traditional Puerto Rican dance music for which dancing is actually essential. There are 917 musicians in Agua Dulce. OK, that's not true; there are only ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Bomba is percussion-driven music created by enslaved Africans in Puerto Rico during the 17th century. To them, bomba was a source of political and ...

A dancer emerged from the crowd, tipping an imaginary hat to the lead drummer. It’s a gesture that says the bomba has begun. p pulse Follow SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Drummers beat the goatskin covers of ...

This playful exchange between dancers, singers and drummers is the rhythmic backbone of Afro-Boricuas here. Developed in the 17th century, when the Spanish were still in control, it is one of the ...