Bomba and Plena Music: Video of the Week - April 25, 2013

Ilu Aye's Mayaguez - This is a great video of Bomba as it looks in the clubs and the energy that comes with it. So many times when I see Bomba its in a classroom or a demonstration at a cultural event.  But here? The music is performed for those who love it and there's simply no holding back!

Tampa Bomba: Bomba Puertorriquena En Tampa at Catrinas Cocina y Galeria on April 27, 2013

Saturday April 27, 2013 at 8pm Bomba Puertorriquena En Tampa will be performing at Catrinas Cocina y Galeria in Tampa, FL.

Catrinas is located at 2402 South Macdill Avenue, Tampa, FL 33629

Chicago Bomba: Las BomPleneras performs on April 26 and 30, 2013

Chicago's all female Bomba y Plena group performs at following locations April 26 and 30th.

April 26th - Cultural Night at Columbia College 1104 S. Wabash Ave at 6:15pm
April 30th- UIC Latino Festival 725 W. Roosevelt Rd at the UIC forum at 6pm

Bomba and Plena Music: Video of the Week: Obanilú Iré Allende video by DennisFlores.com

I decided to start of new series. Every week (or from time to time) I'll select a Bomba or Plena video of week.

This week's video is a freestyle from Obanilu Ire Allende.  There's a lot going on in this video there's slow downs and speeds up and all kinds of technique on display.  I selected this video as the first "Video of the Week", because I think Bomba practitioners are very underestimated as percussionist.  This video demonstrates that Bomb is not to be taken lightly when it comes to percussion.

Enjoy,

D

(Write me or leave a comment if you have a video you would like to nominate.)

Chicago Bomba: Bomba Con Buya and JaroChicanos present Son y Bomba - Saturday April 13, 2013 at 8:30 Central time

Live music by Buya (Bomba music from Puerto Rico) and Jarochicanos (Son Jarocho from Vercruz) $5-$10 dollar donation requested. 
Show starts at 8pm Central time at Rumble Arts Center 3413 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

NY Bomba: Alma Moyo returns to Camaradas El Barrio - Thursday April 11, 2013

Thursday April 11 Alma Moyo returns to Camaradas bar & restaurant. Bringing the soulful sounds of our ancestral bomba rhythms. Pure AfroBoricua soul with a Caribbean heartbeat. $7, 9pm.
Camaradas is located on the corner of 115th st. & 1st ave. in el Barrio Spanish Harlem, NYC.

NY Bomba: Bombazo Dance Co. presents LERO - April 19, 2013

NY Bomba: Plena Sin Frontera live at Camaradas El Barrio on Friday April 12, 2013

Join Plena Sin Frontera for a live performance at El Barrio's legendary Camaradas.  Doors open at 9:30pm.   Camaradas El Barrio is located at 2241 First Avenue, New York, NY 10029.

Camaradas is home to NYC independant music community! Full bar, and amazing food!

Plena Sin Frontera is a Plena and Bomba roots crew under the direction of Ravil Lopez. The crew was born in El Barrio. Plena SIn Frontera brings heart and soul front and center with original Plena and Bomba with some throw backs and reinvetions of our Afro Puerto Rican roots music. 

$8 cover at the door. Camaradas fills up fast so get in early!

Oakland Bomba: Drum Sundays with Las Bomberas de la Bahia

      Learn Bomba drumming from the all female Bomba group Las Bomberas de la Bahia

      Sunday April 7, 2013 1:00pm until 3:00pm in PDT

       Laurel Jujitsu, 4148 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, CA

Cost is $25 - $10 (sliding scale); Under 12 free; No one turned away for lack of funds Las Bomberas de la Bahia will be leading the April 7 Workshop with rhythms from Puerto Rico. Las Bomberas De La Bahia was founded in April 2007 and is the Bay Area’s first & only all-women’s Bomba ensemble. The group is composed of Bay Area activists, educators, and artists who actively contribute to growing the tradition of Bomba and work to maintain & support Puerto Rico’s oldest African influenced music and dance tradition, which formed in Puerto Rico’s sugar cane plantations by slaves as a form of resistance. Las Bomberas de la Bahia have performed throughout the Bay Area for educational institutions, cultural centers, and cultural festivals. Class is open to all levels. Bring your djembes, congas and hand percussion - all other hand drums welcome! There will be a limited number of drums to borrow on a first come first serve basis. Come enjoy the power of the drum with our community! Check out this and other wonderful videos on YouTube. The video was Filmed live on 24th and York in the Mission District. http://youtu.be/wlCYx4XxPqU