Bay Area (Berkeley) Bomba - Hablando Bomba - Saturday April 22 and 26, 2014

Dr. Pablo Luis Rivera and Rafael Maya visit the Bay Area

Come learn about the history and performance of Afro-Puerto Rican bomba drumming, dance, and song!

Lecture/Demo
Tuesday 4/22
9:30-11am
Hertz Hall (enter at College & Bancroft)
UC Berkeley campus
FREE

Dance Workshop
Tuesday 4/22
1-3pm
Multicultural Community Center
Hearst Annex D-37 (enter at Bancroft & Bowditch)
UC Berkeley campus
FREE

Performance and Bombazo with Las Bomberas de la Bahía
Saturday 4/26
2-4pm
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
(2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley)
Free with museum admission

Sponsored by the UC Berkeley Music Department, Center for Race and Gender, Townsend Center for the Humanities, Chicano/Latino Studies Program, and Arts Research Center

NY Bomba and Plena: In The House "Bamba con Bomba" - Friday May 9, 2014

LP21's Bomba and Plena: In The House is celebrating its 5th annual Bamba con Bomba performance featuring Jarana 
Beat 

This performance celebrates Mexican ancestry and the connections shared between our diverse Latino communities through original songs and interactive performances that explore the broad connections of the Caribbean from Mexico to Puerto Rico.

When:
Friday, May 9th 2014 @ 10AM and 12PM.
Sessions are appropriate for all grades (k-12 and college level), as well as educators and cultural advocates.

Where:
Julia de Burgos Theater
1680 Lexington Avenue (between 105th and 106th Streets)
New York, NY 10029

How to Participate:
Contact LP21 today to secure your seat(s) and performance time(s)
Telephone: 212-427-5221
Email: pleneros21@gmail.com
RSVP is required and highly recommended for groups of 20 or more!
Deadline to RSVP: April 28, 2014

Admission: $5 per student; Adults are $10. (Teachers are exempt! Private sessions are available for large groups. If you would like to request a private performance, please contact us today!

We look forward to seeing you in El Barrio as we join this exceptional group and celebrate the common influences in our music.

FEATURING BAND:

Jarana Beat is a world music band that uses the fusion of Mexican and Latin American folk instruments and rhythmic elements that create an environment for expressing popular themes using traditional verse structures as the "pastern, sextuplet or decima." Composed of professional musician immigrants from Mexico interacting with performers from all the world, and using dance rhythms and footwork like Son Jarocho, Son Guerrerence, Son Huasteco, Cumbia and Rumba, among others Jarana Beat has been offering for more than two years, a journey through the Afro-Amerindian culture in New York's art scene.

Bomba and Plena In the House is part of LP21's Bomba and Plena for All - Educating in the Arts initiatives and is made possible in part by support from the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the offices of NYC Council Member Melissa Mark Viverito, District 8.

Bay Area Bomba: Bomba In Santa Cruz!! - Saturday April 5, 2014

Join us for a special dance workshop led by Julia C.Cepeda directly from Puerto Rico. Musical accompaniment will be led by Dense Solis, Director of Las Bomberas de la Bahia, and celebrated percussionist and dancer from Bomba Aguacero Ali Luna, who is now based in Santa Cruz. Come support amazing artists and help bring a new dance form to Santa Cruz!
~Ladies, please bring a skirt to this class, if you have one~


Bomba is a traditional form of Puerto Rican music and dance. The central feature of all bomba dancing is its improvisational character. The dancer calls, with her or his moves, for specific accents and figures, piquetes, that the drummer has to execute on the drum. This occurs in the form of a friendly yet fiery competition where each dancer and drummer showcases their skills.

For more information Please email aliconga2007@yahoo.com or go to the events Facebook page at: Bomba In Santa Cruz!! Event · April 5 at 3:00pm in PDT

Event: Bomba In Santa Cruz!
Hosted by: Ali Luna
Date and Time: Saturday April 5, 2014 and 3PM PST
Venue and Location: Tannery Arts Center at 1050 River Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, Tanner Arts Center phone number is (831) 621-6226.

NY Plena and Bomba: Plena Sin Fronteras at Camaradas - Saturday April 5, 2014

PSF will be bringing it's monthly dose of Afro-Boricua music to Camaradas El Barrio. Come to Camaradas for great food, ambience, pitorro and the swinging sounds of Plena Sin Fronteras. Music, the other non-addictive, mood-altering non-substance.

Event:  Plena Sin Fronteras at Camaradas El Barrio
Artist: Plena Sin Fronteras
Date and Time: Saturday April 5, 2014 at 9pm
Venue and Location: Camaradas El Barrio at 2241 First Avenue, NY, NY 10029
Admission: Usually a cover of $7-8

Tampa Plena: Dia del Niño con ASDP en Lowry Park Zoo - Sunday April 27, 2014

Vamos al zoológico! -- Let’s go to the Zoo! Join the Zoo and “Dora the Explorer” and “Diego” from Nick Jr.™ for the 5th annual cultural festival Día del Niño, or Day of the Child, celebrated in Mexico and other Latin American countries on various days. This one day celebration features a variety of family activities and entertainment including live music from A Son De Plena bilingual talks and more. 

Event: Dia del Nino con ASDP en Lowry Park Zoo
Artists: A Son De Plena
Date and Time: Sunday, April 27 at 10:00am
Venue and Location: Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo at 1101 West Sigh Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33604
Admission: Activities are included with Zoo admission.

For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/443580659105266/?ref=22

Connecticut Bomba: Alma Moyo in Concert - Saturday March 29, 2014

Event: Alma Moyo in Concert - Puerto Rican Bomba Performance, Open Dance Floor and Dinner
Artists: Alma Moyo
Date and Time: Saturday March 29, 2014 at 5PM
Venue and Location: Columbus Family Academy at 255 Blatchley Avenue, New Haven, CT 06t513
Admission: Free for those 18 and Under or College Students; Adults $10

For more information call (203) 787-3848

Austin, TX Bomba: Special Bomba Dance Workshop for Children - Saturday March 22, 2014

Special Bomba Dance Workshop for Children
Saturday, March 22, 2014, 11-12pm 
(Pre-Registration Required. Space is limited.)

Free to families who pre-register their children. Space is limited.

This Saturday only, we (Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance and Cultural Center) are hosting a special Bomba dance workshop (ages 6 through teens) by Bomba master and elder Jorge Emmanuelli Náter and his team for our community children. Pre-registration required. Space is limited.

For more information contact: dance@prfdance.org, or inbox our Director (Tekina-eirú Maynard Prfdance Directror)

Venue and Location: Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance and Cultural Center
Center Location: 701 Tillery Street, Austin TX 78702
Website: http://www.prfdance.org/

Colorado Bomba: Barrio E' Presents 4-Week Afro-Caribbean Percussion Class Session - Thursdays March 20 - April 10

Want to learn hand drumming? Afro-caribbean percussion?

Join Barrio e' in Broomfield, Colorado at the Colorado Conservatory of Dance from Thursday, March 20 from 7-8pm for a new session of Bomba percussion. This 4-week course will teach you 4 Puerto Rico bomba rhythms. Members $12 / Non-Members $15 Per Class.

Nostalgia Åmarilla - Yellow Prismå: Currency & Exchange Short Film & Video E.P.

Nostalgia Åmarilla - Yellow Prismå: Currency & Exchange Short Film & Video E.P.: 

Who? : Nostalgia Amarilla Bomba Crew and Acho Brother (Hector Mayoral) 
What? : Fresh Personas and Sustantiva Z3pia Presents: Currency & Exchange Short Film & Video EP

Queens, NYC Bomba and Plena: Siembra Maestra Return to Terraza 7 Cafe - Saturday March 29, 2014

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Event: Siembra Maestra Return to Terraza 7 Cafe
Artist: Siembra Maestra
Date and Time: Saturday March 29, 2014 at 10:30PM
Venue and Location: Terraza 7 Cafe at 40-19 Gleane Street, Elmhurst, NY 11373 (Queens, NYC); Directions via NYC subway - Take the 7 subway train to 82 Street Jackson Heights
Admission: Not Listed

Seattle Bomba: Bombazo with Grupo Bayano & Others with Special Guests, Raíces Panameñas - Saturday April 12, 2014

This month's Bombazo will feature Otoqui Reyes, Naomi Vásquez, Ricardo Guity, Grupo Bayano, AND SPECIAL GUESTS Raíces Panameñas. It will be a place of cross-cultural sharing between Panamá and Puerto Rico. (AND it is important to note that one of the leaders of Raíces Panameñas, Carla AtherleyOrtiz, is one of the founding members of Grupo Bayano.) 2014 will be Grupo Bayano's 30th Anniversary! We will also celebrate the April Birthdays! Suggested Donation: $10 a month for each of the monthly Bombazos or consider making a yearly donation of $100 to CLCD and become a member.

Event: Bombazo with Otoquí Reyes, Naomi Vásquez, Ricardo Guity, and
Grupo Bayano with Special Guests, Raíces PanameñasArtist: Grupo Bayano with Special guest Raices Panamenas

Date and Time: April 12, 2014 at 7PM-9PM

Venue and Location: MLK F.A.M.E. Community Center at 3201 East Republican Street, Seattle, WA 98112

Admission: Suggested donation $10 or $100 to CLCD and become a member

For more information https://www.facebook.com/events/715051195183507/?ref=22&source=1

Orlando Plena: Fiesta en el Patio - Sunday March 16, 2014

Event: Fiesta en el Patio
Artist: Los Pleneros de La Central; 
Hosted by Asociacion Borinquena de Florida Central, Inc.
Date and Time: Sunday March 16, 2014 at 1PM
Venue and Location: Asociacion Borinquena at 1865 N. Econlockhatchee Trail, Orlando, FL 32817
Admission: Not Listed
For more information: (407) 380-8886

Orlando Bomba: Taller de Bomba (Tambores y más) - Saturday March 22, 2014

El maestro Angel L. Reyes, Balancé estará ofreciendo un taller de 1 1/2 hrs exclusivas a la enseñanza de los tambores para todos los interesados en aprender a tocar bomba. $15 x persona x taller.

Event: Taller de Bomba (Tambores y mas)
Hosted by: Angel L. Reys (Mr. Balance)
Date and Time: Saturday March 22, 2014 at 2PM-3:30PM
Venue and Location: Arte Borikua Galeria C at 207 North Goldenrod Road, Suite 500, Orlando, FL 32807
Admission: $15

Chicago Bomba: AfriCaribe's 12yr Anniversay Bombazo and Recital - Saturday March 29, 2014

Join us for a very special and proud Bombazo. On MARCH 29th, 2014, AfriCaribe will celebrate with the Chicago community 12 years of consecutive Bombazos hosted by AfriCaribe Cultural Center and The AfriCaribe Performance Ensemble. 

We are proud to be of this wonderful tradition and hope you join us in celebration. Bring your falda, drum, energy and spirit and celebrate Bomba in Chicago.

To make the night even more special join in and cheer our Academy students who will kick off the Anniversary with their recital 7PM.

Family, Community and Musician Friendly!!

Event: AfriCaribe's 12 Year Anniversay Bombazo and Recital
Date and Time: Saturday March 29, 2014 at 7PM
Venue and Location: AfriCaribe Cultural Center at 2547 West Division Street, Chicago, IL
Admission: No listed

For more information on this event go to https://www.facebook.com/events/607315552676487/?ref=22&source=1

Tampa, FL Plena: Plena Fina en Catrinas - Saturday March 29, 2014

Que mucho jo and on a Karol pa que nos trajera otra vez?!? Y como dijo el Mesias: el pueblo hablo, y Karol obedece, jajaja. 

Vuelve la Plena a Catrinas, donde se come la mejor comida mexicana, y ahora con sabor a Borinquen. Que te digo: Margaritas...brutales. Tacos...ni hablar. Y la sangria...pa que te digo. Hagan sus reservaciones con tiempo llamando al 813-251-4604. Tambien pueden encontrar informacion en el website www.catrinascocinaygaleria.com en el area de eventos.

Mejor nos vemos en CATRINAS COCINA Y GALERIA y no te tienen que contar.

Event: Plena Fina en Catrinas
Artist: A Son de Plena
Date and Time: Saturday March 29, 2014 at 8pm.
Venue and Location: Catrinas Cocina Y Galeria at 2402 South MacDill Avenue, Tampa, FL 33629

For more information go to https://www.facebook.com/events/256077281237881/?ref=22

New York Bomba: Moyo Nights at Caramadas - Thursday March 13, 2014

Alma Moyo returns to Camaradas El Barrio with a night filled with our Afro Puerto Rican roots music. Come out and bare it all in the batey! You will be sure to get your sweat on! 

Alma Moyo Afro-Puerto Rican Music Group was born in 2002 at a lively drum jam session at “La Casita de Chema”, a community garden in the South Bronx. Founded by Alex LaSalle from Moca, Puerto Rico, Alma Moyo is an intergenerational crew of Puerto Ricans and Dominicans who promote the diverse regional drum and vocal styles of Bomba with a Caribbean-blues sentiment. 

Door opens at 9pm. There is a $7 cover. Full Bar and great food!

Event: Moyo Nights at Camaradas El Barrio

Artist: Alma Moyo

Date and Time: Thursday March 13, 2014

Venue and Location: Camaradas El Barrio at 2241 First Avenue, New York, NY 10029

Admission: $7 cover

New York Bomba and Plena: LP21 Jam Out Harlem - Bomba & Plena Night @ Farafina Lounge - Friday March 21, 2014

Los Pleneros de la 21 take the heat of Bomba and Plena uptown to HARLEM, with an evening of live music for you to dance and jam out.
Farafina Cafe and Lounge (1813 Amsterdam Avenue and 150th Street, Harlem, NY)
9pm, $10

No se lo pierdan, que por ahi viene el swing y gozadera!

Event: LP21 Jam Out Harlem
Artists: Los Pleneros de la 21
Date and Time: Friday, March 21, 2014 at 9PM
Venue and Location: Farafina Cafe and Lounge at 1813 Amsterdam & 150 Street, Harlem, NY 10031
Venue website: www.farafinacafeloungeharlem.com
Admission: $10

Chicago Bomba: A Bombear se ha dicho! BOMBA CLASS! - Wednesdays Starting April 2, 2014

Come and join in a 6 week course of Bomba dancing!!! I am excited to teach a semester of classes open to both Women and Men! and Children 10 and up! I will be offering Beginners and Intermediate class. 

Beginners Bomba will be focusing on Sica, Yuba and Cuembe! Style, timing,variations and history

Intermediate Bomba will be focusing on Holande and Seis while also reviewing Sica, Yuba and Cuembe! Beginner Solos! Style, timing & variations

Every class will end with a ten minute bombazo style to close each class! Classes are fun! You will learn songs aside from dancing as well.

Class Schedule:

Every Wednesday (Intermediate) : From 6-7pm
April 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, May 7th!

Every Thursday (Beginners): From 6-7pm
April 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, May 1st and 8th!

Reserve your spot I promise you won't regret it! QUE VIVA LA CULTURAAAAA!!! BOMBA!!!

I have 15 spots available! Fee is $50 for adults
Students 14 and under will be $35

Venue and Location: Boys and Girls Club at 1214 N Washtenaw Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

If you can't take the class please share event with others! Much love and blessings always!

For information on this class go to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=482190275240526

For more information on Bomba and Plena dance and drumming classes in the US go to http://bombaandplena.blogspot.com/p/bomba-drumming-and-dance-classes.html

Philadelphia Bomba: Puerto Rican Institute of Music Music Classes Starting April 3, 2014

For more information on Bomba and Plena dance and drumming classes in the US go to http://bombaandplena.blogspot.com/p/bomba-drumming-and-dance-classes.html

Chicago Bomba and Plena: Las BomPleneras at Mr. Browns celebrating Mes de la Mujer! - Wednesday March 19, 2014

Come join us for an awesome Wednesday night of March 19th for some good ol' Bomba y Plena! Save the Date and join us!!!! March is a month of celebration of all women all over the world! Great food, drinks and music! See you there! SPREAD THE WORD! 

Event: Las BomPleneras at Mr. Brown's Celebrating Mes de la Mujer!
Date and Time: Wednesday March 19, 2014 at 9PM. (Two 45 minute sets!)
Venue: Mr. Brown's Lounge at 2301 W Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622
Admission: Not Listed

Denever CO - Puerto Rican Bomba Workshop in Denver - Saturday March 15, 204

Find your Roots! Register Today - Kids Class 10:00-10:45 a.m.; Teens, Adults and Seniors 10:30 am-12:00 noon McNichols Building Denver, CO. Learn percussion, dance, songs and history. Holande' Afro-Caribbean Rhythm. http://goo.gl/U3NE39

For more information on Bomba and Plena dance and drumming classes in the US go to http://bombaandplena.blogspot.com/p/bomba-drumming-and-dance-classes.html

Maryland Bomba and Plena: Cultura Plenera Presents "Bomba y Plena en el Parque" - Saturday April 26, 2014

Event: Cultura Plenera Presents "Bomba and Plena In the Park"
Host: Cultura Plenera
Date and Time: April 26, 2014 from 12pm-6pm
Venue and Location: North Laurel Park at 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, Laurel, MD 20723
Admission: Not listed
For more information: (410) 428-8383 or (410) 206-7350

Virginia Bomba: Bomba Afro-Puerto Rican Dance and Drum Workshop - Sunday March 23, 2014

Join us (My Bodymovez) for tropical styles and rhythms, warm percussion beats, and hot dance moves in Bomba Workshop on March 23 at 1:30-3:30pm. Learn about Afro-Puerto Rican culture, dance, music and more! Explore this unique style of Latin dance where the music FOLLOWS the movement of the DANCERS. Percussion instruments and skirts (for women) available, but feel free to bring your own. Cost $20

Event: Bomba Afro-Puerto Rican Dance and Drum Workshop
Date and Time: Sunday March 23, 2014 at 1:30-3:30pm
Venue and Location: My Bodymovez at Dynasty Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192
Admission: $20

For more info go to the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=234401940077147

For more information on Bomba dance and drumming classes in the US go to http://bombaandplena.blogspot.com/p/bomba-drumming-and-dance-classes.html

Bronx Bomba: 141st Commemoration of the Abolition of Slavery in Puerto Rico - Saturday March 22, 2014

A cultural struggle that has given me more than song, drum and dance. It's not enough to just read about it or search the internet, youtube, etc. It's more about applying it to your life and understanding that you too are a part of this. And when you finally arrive to that moment you will be so emotionally drained and exhausted feeling that you had enough and so you sleep. This is just the beginning of what is to come. You wake up in the middle of the night and you feel proud that you are still standing that because of your struggle yesterday another Puerto Rican learned a little more about their own history. They learned not a piquete or a beat on the drum. They learned not a new song or album. They learned not just another story. They learned that this is a committment to the end and history is now present in their lives. BombaYo "cultura en vivo"

Event: 141st Commemoration of the Abolition of Slavery in Puerto Rico
Artist: Bomba Yo
Date and Time: Saturday March 22, 2014 at 6pm
Venue and Location: The Andrew Freedman Home at 1125 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY
(NYC Subway - Take the 4 or D train towards the Bronx, Norwood -205 Street to 167th Street, The Andrew Friedman home is on the right hand corner.)
Admission: Free event

Tampa, FL Plena: Plena en el Batey - Sunday March 16, 2014

Asi como lo oyen...El Mofongazo Tampa expandio su local y vamos a bautizarlo a Plena limpia! Se que muchos han preguntado por nosotros, asi que lo prometido es deuda. Tu querias Plena? Toooooomaaaa Plena!!!!

Nos vemos en el Mofongazo!!

Event: Plena en el BateyArtist:A Son De Plena
Date and Time: Sunday March 16, 2014 at 4pm.
Venue and Location: El Mofongazo Restaurant at 5522 Hanley Road #106, Tampa, FL 33634
Admission: Not listed

Bronx Bomba: 2014 BAAD!AS Women Festival and Bombazo Dance Co present Bombazo in the Bronx - Sunday March 9, 2014

Come and enjoy Puerto Rican Bomba! With Live Bomba drumming, performance and poetry! Open to drummers, dancers and singers who like to participate. There will be raffles and a silent auction! more details to come!

Event: 2014 BAAD!AS Women Festival and Bombazo Dance Co present Bombazo in the Bronx
Date and Time: SUNDAY, March 9th 4 - 6pm
Venue and Location: BAAD! is located on Westchester Ave and St. Peters. 6 train to Westchester Square. Address - 2474 Westchester Ave, Bronx, NY 10561.
Admission: $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children.

All proceeds will go for Bombazo Dance Co. travel expenses for their 2014 performance tour.

LET'S MAKE THAT DRUM TALK!™
www.bombazodanceco.com

NY Bomba: Luchadoras Bomberas and Paleras - Friday March 21, 2014

Los Pleneros de la 21 are doing it again, with another dynamic and engagingly inspiring session of "Bomba and Plena In the House", our monthly performance lectures in East Harlem that explore the diversity of our traditional music and cultural artistic expressions.  NEXT UP at In the House, and just in time to commemorate Women's History Month: LUCHADORAS, BOMBERAS & PALERAS ~ a special event to celebrate the powerful voices and imprints of the women in our music. Featuring THE LEGACY WOMEN, an all women's ensemble of drummers, singers, dancers and educators of Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba and traditional music from the Dominican Republic. When:  Friday, March 21, 2014 @ 10AM and 12PM. Sessions are appropriate for all grades (k-12 and college level), as well as educators and cultural advocates.  How to Participate: Contact LP21 today to secure your seats & spaces: 212-427-5221 pleneros21@gmail.com  RSVP is required and highly recommended for groups of 20 or more! Deadline to RSVP: March 18th 2013 Where:  Julia de Burgos Theater,  1680 Lexington Avenue @ 106th Street, New York, NY 10029 Note: Admission is $5 per student. Private sessions are available for large groups. If you would like to request a private performance, please contact us today! We look forward to seeing you in El Barrio as we join this powerful group of young women who have embraced their cultural traditions and taken strong leadership in their communities and their music Artists Featured:  The Legacy Women Legacy Women is an all-women's traditional musical group rooted in Afro-Dominican and Afro-Puerto Rican traditions. Our women are the next generation of NYC's most gifted drummers, singers, and dancers of Afro-Caribbean music, including Palos, Congos, Salves, and Bomba, the Afro-Indigenous roots music of the Caribbean. Our group makes music that celebrates the fiery, nurturing, defiant, yet wise touch that mujeres (women) have. We recognize that we possess feminine power that holds up our community, and honor the immense contributions women make every day. Our performances are only part of our process of building sisterhood with each other and imbuing our audiences with joy and strength. Featuring original and traditional songs, our sultry and booming vocals, precision drumming and expressive dances encourages everyone to dance and celebrate heritage!  Group Members: * Manuela Arciniegas, Director, Singer/Song-Writer, Percussion *Liliana Raposo, Percussion, Singer * Julia Gutierrez-Rivera, Percussion, Dance * Ines Mangual, Percussion, Dance * Maria Eugenia Rivera, Singer, Dance * Sandra Cruz, Percussion * Kaila Paulino, Singer, Percussion * Nina Paulino, Singer, Minor Percussion * Yelimara Concepcion, Singer, Dancer *Nicole Anziani, Singer, Dancer * Check out a clip of The Legacy Women in action on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNZGq_NAUaw&feature=youtu.be Bomba & Plena In the House is part of LP21's Bomba and Plena for All - Educating in the Arts initiatives and is made possible in part by support from the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the offices of NYC Council Member Melissa Mark Viverito, District 8.

Seattle, WA Bomba: Bombango! Bomba y Fandango - Sunday March 16, 2014

Saturday March 15, 2014 11:30-2PM at Casa Latina Ivelisse Diaz of Grupo Buya of Chicago and Seattle Fandango Project will give a presentation.

Sunday March 16, 2014 from 1-6PM  at Casa Latina will be the main performance sharing the histories Bomba and Fandango and comparing the two genres.

Venue and Location: Case Latina 317 17th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98144
Admission: Not listed.

Jersey City, NJ Bomba: Afro Caribbean Dance - Rumba and Bomba - Sundays March 9-30th 2-5pm

In anticipation of the SPRING EQUINOX, Join us for AFRO CARIBBEAN DANCE in Jersey City | 4 Weeks/2 classes BackToBack/

3 Hour Intensives Rumba from Cuba with Yesenia Selier & Bomba from Puerto Rico with Cynthia Renta 

Date and Time Every Sunday March 9th to 30th - 2 to 5pm (Rumba 2-3:30pm and Bomba 3:30-5pm)

Venue and Location: Caribbean Soul Dance Studio 682 Summit Ave Jersey City, NJ 

Pricing: Early Bird Special Ends March 5th | Rumba OR Bomba Course • 4 Classes • $50 | Both Courses • 8 Classes • $70 | DropIn $15

| For Men and Women | Social Dance • technique • advances skirt technique and footwork • fundamentals • styling • open level | 

Info and Paypal: Ladylorearts@gmail.com

For more information on Bomba and Plena dance and drumming classes in the US go to http://bombaandplena.blogspot.com/p/bomba-drumming-and-dance-classes.html

Austin, Texas Bomba: BOMBAZO EXPERIENCE with Bomba Master & Elder Jorge Emmanuelli Náter - Saturday March 22, 2014

The Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance and Cultural Center invites you to enjoy a BOMBAZO EXPERIENCE with Bomba Master and Elder, and LP Artist, Jorge Emmanuelli Náter. BRING A POT LUCK for free entry to this Family-Party for our community. (Please, no alcoholic beverages.)

Bring your dancing shoes and come experience an authentic Bombazo (a Bomba dance) based in our Afro-Puerto Rican traditions. Saturday, March 22, 5-7pm, at the Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance and Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street, Austin TX 78702. Entrance in the back of the building, steps away from free parking.

This event is part of our larger Celebrando 2014 - Salsa and Bomba Festival (June 21), all made possible by funding and support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Artworks; and the City of Austin Economic Development Department/Cultural Arts Division which believes an investment in the Arts is an investment in Austin's future. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com.

Here is an invite to the June 21, Celebrando 2014 - Salsa and Bomba Festival
https://www.facebook.com/events/209041685970338/

Event: Bombazo Experience with Bomba Master and Elder Jorge Emmanuelli Náter
(A Pot Luck Community Party)
Date and Time Saturday March 22, 2014, 5pm -7pm
Venue and Location: Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance and Cultural Center at 701 Tillery Street, Austin, TX 78702 (entracnce in back of building).
For more information go to http://prfdance.org or (512) 251-8122

Austin, Texas Bomba: The Celebrando 2014 - Salsa & Bomba Festival - Saturday June 21, 2014

 The Celebrando 2014 - Salsa and Bomba Festival

Saturday, June 21, 2014, 7pm-11:30pm 

THIS IS THE BIG ONE! Join Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance as we celebrate our rich culture with our annual Salsa & Heritage Festival. This year's celebration brings ancestral Bomba traditions to Austin with Bomba Master and Elder, and LP Artist, Jorge Emmanuelli Náter -- and members of his group -- who will join PRFDance in an exciting joint performance. Bring your dancing shoes and join us in a Bombazo (Bomba Dance)!

Our heritage festival will also feature the hottest Salsa in Central Texas with Orquesta Trabuko, and comida criolla (food for sale) by Chago's Caribbean Cuisine.

We will once again welcome artisans from Texas and beyond who will be presenting their original creations. (** SEE CALL FOR ARTISANS BELOW. **)

The Celebrando 2014 - Salsa and Bomba Festival will take place on June 21, 2014 at the Ballroom of the Jewish Community Campus, 7300 Hart Lane, Austin, TX 78731. Doors will open at 7:00pm. Come early and grab a table, visit the artisans, eat, dance, relax, and celebrate -- Puerto Rican style! Admission: $15 Advance/$18 Door, $7 children (12 and under), 2 and under
free. Tickets on sale later this Spring.

Celebrando 2014 is made possible in part by support from APRISA of San Antonio and Chagos Caribbean Cuisine, and, through awards from the Texas Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, Artworks. This year's Festival is also sponsored in part with funding and support through the City of Austin Economic Development Department/Cultural Arts Division which believes an investment in the Arts is an investment in Austin's future. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com.

Get warmed up at our upcoming Bombazo Experience, March 22!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1414635405451576/

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Call for Artisans
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CALLING ARTISANS OF HANDCRAFTED, PAINTED OR SCULPTURED ARTS & CRAFTS ! Here is the application to register your artesania for a vendor opportunity!

http://prfdance.org/flyers/Celebrando2014.VendorAgreementRose.pdf

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For more information contact:
Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center
Center Location: 701 Tillery Street, Austin TX 78702
Mailing Address: 15228 Quiet Pond Court, Austin TX 78728
Website: http://www.prfdance.org/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/prfdance
Email: dance@prfdance.org
Phone: (512) 251-8122

Seattle, WA Bomba: Pablo Luis Rivera and Students Puerto Rican Bomba Music and Dance - Tuesday March 4, 2014

Event: Pablo Luis Rivera and Students Puerto Rican Bomba Music and Dane
Special Guest: Ricardo Guity - percussionist
Date and Time: Tuesday March 4, 2014 at 7:30pm
Venue and Location: Brechemin Auditorium, School of Music · University of Washington · Music Building, Box 353450 · Seattle, WA 98195, Telephone: (206) 543-4880 · Fax (206) 616-4098 · Website: www.music.washington.edu
Admission: $5 (cash or check at the door) (*from blogger - they accept checks at the door?)