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 ...

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 ...

Puerto Rico has always marched to the beat of its own drum — and if you ask any Puerto Rican, they’ll tell you that the drum in question is the barril de bomba, a rum barrel topped with goat skin that ...

Several performers are set to take the stage at the Puerto Rican Festival this weekend. The Puerto Rican Festival takes place Thursday, Aug. 3, through Saturday, Aug. 5, at Innovative Field in ...

SPRINGFIELD — Brendaliz Cepeda teaches countless children traditional dance from Puerto Rico. During the course of her work, she encounters many who know little about their ethnic background. So ...

The group will be performing a traditional dance number called Bomba. The dance was used as an outlet of communication centuries ago for African ancestors on the island. Milteri Tucker, executive ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The past few weeks have been a whirlwind at the Julia de Burgos Center as this year’s Puerto Rican parade draws near. “It’s just really exciting to be a part of an event ...

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The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation (NOJHF) presents a Tom Dent Congo Square Lecture on stick-fighting dances of the Caribbean and early New Orleans. It will be at the Ashé Cultural Arts Center ...