Bronx Plena: Brisas Navidenas - Saturday December 27, 2014

Event: Brisas Navidenas
Plena artists: Johnny Olivio Jr y su Herencia de Plena
Date and Time: Saturday December 27, 2014 at 8pm
Venue and Location: El Maestro at 1300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10459
Admission: $10

Orlando Bomba: Bomba, Rumba Y Parrandon en Arte Borikua Galeria C Vestimenta Elegante - Saturday December 27, 2014

Música Típica a cargo de los Jibaros de Borikén, Tony Torres y Hector Canales. BOMBA con Angel Balancé Reyes y la Rumba la formamos nosotros. Música, alegria, sorpresas y más. 
Admision $10.00 x persona .
VESTIMENTA ELEGANTE es requerida. 
NOTA IMPORTANTE... Si te apuntas y reservas aqui en esta lista de invitados, te incluimos un trago GRATIS. Si no reservas no lo pidas que no va!
Arteborikua se reserva el derecho de admision!

Event: Bomba, Rumba Y Parrandon en Arte Borikua Galeria C Vestimenta Elegante
Bomba artist: Angel L. Reyes
Date and Time: Saturday December 27, 2014 at 8pm
Venue and Location: Arte Borikua Galeria C at 207 North Goldenrod Road Suite 500, Orlando, FL 32807
Admission: $10

New York Bomba: Alma Moyo, Live @ Camaradas El Barrio! - Friday December 26, 2014

Gift yourself
some soulful sound
with
Alma Moyo
Live Afro-Puerto Rican Roots Drums
Dance
Music
Life!

Date and Time: Friday December 26, 2014
Location: Camaradas
Address: 2441 First Ave, NY NY
Corner of E. 115th St. in El Barrio Spanish Harlem, NYC. 
$7
6 Train to E. 116th Street
2 Train to W. 116 St. and walk east a few blocks to first ave.

New York Navidena: Los Pleneros de la 21 Presents La Gran Fiesta Navidena - Sunday December 21, 2014

LP21's popular ANNUAL Fiesta Navideña returns for the 2014 year...over 25 years of celebrating the swinging Boricua and Caribbean Holiday festivities in New York, with the flavor of Los Pleneros de la 21!

Babies, Children, Adults, those young and old at heart, those Boricua and lovers of great music are all invited to join Los Pleneros de la 21 in an afternoon and evening of great music, tasty food and unique Artesanías, to kick start your week of Holiday Celebrations.

So...join 
Los Pleneros de la 21, El Trío New York, Los 5 Alegres & MORE!

Food by El Caldero de "Nery" Neritza Alamo
Artesanías by a collective of creative and unique arts and crafts makers from New York....perfect for you to get your last minute holiday shopping done!

Music, familia, food, gifts all in one - you can't ask for more!

Sunday December 21st 2014
Taino Towers Crystal Room (240 East 123rd Street, 4th Floor, El Barrio)
3pm - cuando se acabe!
Admission: $15 (gen admission at the door), $12 (Seniors and children ages 12 years or less).

CONFIRM YOUR PART OF LA FIESTA NAVIDENA TODAY!
212-427-5221
pleneros21@gmail.com

Doors open at 3 pm, but don't wait last minute to get your tickets, call or email now to get your tickets....AND purchase your own reserved table (seating for groups of 10) at a great discounted price...NOW! (table seating prices available for a limited time).

La Grant Fiesta Navideña is part of LP21's Cultural Legacy Initiatives and is made possible in part by support from the National Endowment for the Arts' ArtsWorks program, The New York State Council on the Arts, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and the Offices of NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito.

Queens NYC Bomba: Alma Moyo at Terraza 7 - Saturday December 20, 2014

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. Illegal throughout parts of Puerto Rico as recently as the 1940's, Alma Moyo's Bomba is laden with revolutionary defiance, sorrowful lament, and invigorating sound.

The group has been performing its rich vocals and dynamic dance in theaters, concert halls, universities, and nightclubs throughout New York. Their debut album, No Hay Sabado Sin Sol, (There is No Saturday Without A Sunrise) is at once a harmonious ode to ancestral spirits, a call to unmask the exploiters in defense of the weak, and a recollection of bittersweet life experiences encountered in love, work, and community.

Artists: Alma Moyo

Date and Time: Saturday December 20th, 2014 at 10:30 pm

Venue and Location: Terraza 7 at 4019 Gleane Street, Elmhurst, NY 11373

Admission: $7 cover charge for mezzanine

For more information on Terraza 7 call (718) 803-9602 or info@terraza7.com

Plena/Parranda Video: Parranda at El Fogon, South Bronx, December 2014

Its Monday and parranda season is in full swing here is a parranda to start your week off.  "How are you my friend?" Check back later tonight or tomorrow for new postings on upcoming Bomba y Plena shows and parrandas across the country.  Postings to look forward to include Los Pleneros de la 21's parranda, two Alma Moyo shows in the next weeks and much much more.

Berkeley Bomba (Bay Area): ¡Batey Boricua! - Sunday December 14, 2014

Come jam with us! Celebrate life through music, dance and good people. Bomba, Plena, y mas como siempre. We are excited to finish our semester and year with this Batey Boricua. Don't miss it. This is a family and child/youth friendly event and great way to continue your holiday celebration! Thank you for spreading the word.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY THE PUERTO RICAN MUSIC ENSEMBLE WORKSHOP LED BY HECTOR LUGO. COME AND ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL VARIETY OF MUSIC OUR PUERTO RICO HAS TO OFFER!

Event: Batey Boricua
Special performance by Puerto Rican Music Ensemble Workshop
Date and Time: Sunday December 14, 2014 at 3pm to 6pm
Venue and Location: La Pena Cultural Center at 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705
Admission: $5 donation

Chicago Bomba: Birthday Bash - Saturday December 13, 2014

Coming up, Saturday, December 13th. Birthday Bash of recording artist, historian, and business owner Rhodel Castillo. No cover, great food and friends. Live music with Buya — at Garifuna Flava Caribbean Restaurant: A Taste of Belize.

Event: Birthday Bash!
Bomba artists: Bomba Con Buya
Date and Time: Saturday December 13, 2014, 9pm -until
Venue and Location: Garifuna Flava Restaurant at 2518 W. 63rd Street, Chicago, IL 60629
Admission: No cover charge

Miami Bomba: Zona de Bomba @ El Yunque Lounge - Saturday December 13, 2014

Zona de Bomba will be performing at a special event hosted by El Yunque Lounge that will also include salsa and batucada... Join us!

Event: Zona de Bomba hosted by El Yunque Lounge
Bomba artists: Zona de Bomba
Date and Time: Saturday December 13, 2014 at 8pm
Venue and Location:  Mi Viejo San Juan Restaurant at 1200 Southwest 57th Avenue, Miami, FL 33144
Admission: Not listed

Tampa Parranda: Gran Parranda Navidena - Friday December 12, 2014

Event: Gran Parranda Navidena

Plena artists: A Son De Plena

Date and Time: Friday December 12, 2014, 9pm -2:45am

Venue and Location: Green Gators Bar and Grill at 9202 Anderson Rd, Tampa, FL 33634

Admission: $15

For more information call: (813) 766-4635

Boston Plena: TAG Association Presents "El Jolgorio Navideno" 25th Anniversary - Saturday December 6, 2014

Join the TAG Association on December 6th

for the Jolgorio's 25th Anniversary!

The TAG Association is proud to bring you El Jolgorio Navideño, the largest Latino holiday gala in New England, on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Moseley’s on the Charles in Dedham, MA. For 25 years, El Jolgorio has served as a vibrant holiday event in Latino tradition to raise funds in support of educational and cultural programs that elevate the Latino community.

Give your friends and family the best Christmas gift around- the experience of an authentic Puerto Rican Jolgorio Navideño. For just $50 you get two floors of entertainment, three bands, two DJs, dinner by Vejigantes, and more! Best of all, with your ticket, you'll be supporting programs that elevate the Latino community! Buy your tickets today! Go to www.jolgorio.org or call Carmen Colombani at (617) 680-9885.

Bronx Bomba: Bombazo in The Bronx - Friday December 5, 2014

Join us Friday December 5th at the Bronx Museum!!! Join us We will be performing our new repertoire and Milteri will be teaching a Bomba class!
The event is free and open to the public. 

Bring your drums, skirts, panderos and lets celebrate!

****** As part of Bombazo Dance Co fundraising efforts, Coquito will be sold as well as our T-shirts!

Join us and invite friends!!! Details below!

Let's Make That Drum Talk!™ at the Bronx Museum!!!
http://www.bronxmuseum.org/

Event: Bombazo in the Bronx
Artist: Bombazo Dance Co.
Date and Time: Friday December 5, 2014 at 6pm-9pm
Venue and Location: Bronx Museum at 1048 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10456
Admission: Free and open to the public

Chicago Parranda: SRBCC's Traveling Parranda - Thursday December 4, 2014

The classic SRBCC Parranda is back! A family-friendly bus, live music with Nuestro Tambó, and samples of Christmas-inspired dishes from Puerto Rico and other Latin American countries at a variety of culinary stops. It all ends with a reception at Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center with Sobremesa Supper Club. Experience the Holidays as they are celebrated in the island. Includes transportation, tickets for tastings at participating restaurants, and exclusive specials. All proceeds support the programs at Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center.

Event: SRBCC's Traveling Parranda
Bomba y Plena artists: Nuestro Tambo
Date and Time: Thursday December 4, 2014 at 6:30pm -10pm
Venue and Location: Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center at 4048 West Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
Tickets are available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/traveling-parranda-2014-ticket

Jacksonville Florida Parranda: Parrandon Navideno - December 19, 2014

Aqui esta! Entérate ya y separa la fecha para nuestro tradicional Parrandon Navideño, este año a efectuarse en Silverado: 1241 Blanding Blvd, 32065 a solo cinco minutos de Orange Park Mall

Arrancamos a las 9:00pm con música Navideña!
Aprovecha y lleva tus instrumentos para que te unas al Parrandón... $5.00 admisión general. Para VIP y/o mas información comunicate al (904) 508-9607
Parrandon Navideño con Renacer Borincano, celebra con nosotros esta Navidad!
WEPAAAA!!! A gozar se ha dicho, comparte este mensaje con todos tus amigos para que no se lo pierda nadie!

Event: Parrandon Navideno
Bomba artist:  Renacer Borincano
Date and Time: December 19, 2014 at 9pm
Venue and Location: Silverado at 1241 Blanding Boulevard, Orange Park, FL 32065
Admission: $5
For more information: (904) 508-9607

Chicago Bomba: Buya Celebrating Cafe Latino's 2nd Year Anniversary - Thursday December 11, 2014

Café Latino in Berwyn, Celebrating their 2 year anniversary Thursday, December 11th. Buya+Great Food+Cash Bar+No Cover=Celebrando en full

Event: Celebrating Cafe Latino's 2nd Year Anniversary
Artist: Bomba Con Buya
Date and Time: Thursday December 11, 2014 at 7pm
Venue and Location: Cafe Latino at 6241 Cermak Road, Berwyn, IL 60402
Admission: Listed
For information go to: facebook.com/cafelatinoberwyn or (708) 788-7602

Chicago Bomba and Parranda: AfriCaribe's Annual Bombazo & Parranda! - Saturday December 13, 2014

¡Nos vamos de parranda con AfriCaribe! Join us for our monthly bombazo followed by our annual parranda...a perfect night of music, friends, and family as we travel back to Puerto Rico through song, dance, and drum! Alegre vamos por la Montana....de mi cabaña...que alegre estoy...y a mis amigos les traigo flores de mi rosal...

Event: AfriCaribe's Annual Bombazo & Parranda!
Host: AfriCaribe Cultural Center
Date and Time: Saturday December 13, 2014 at 8pm - 10pm
Venue and Location: AfriCaribe Cultural Center at 2547 West Division Street, Chicago, IL 60622
Admission: Not listed

Bronx Parranda: Bronx Rising! Parranda con Paranda: A Puerto Rican and Garifuna Holiday Celebration! - Sunday, December 21, 2014

Join us on the Winter Solstice for the highly anticipated second annual Parranda con Paranda, featuring Lucy Blanco, Andrew Clarke and Braata Productions, Libana Maraza, James Lovell, Bobby Sanabria, Jorge Vazquez, and more!

Presented by the Bronx Music Heritage Center
Co-presented with the Garifuna Coalition, Inc. and City Lore

***NEW***
We're delighted to announce that we'll have food sold by Melissa's Pan', a company specializing in Garifuna cuisince!

***ABOUT Celebrating el Festival del Hatillo (Puerto Rico), Wanaragua (Garifuna) and Jonkunnu (Jamaica)***

The Christmas season is a very festive time for Puerto Ricans, on the mainland and the island. During this time groups of strolling musicians go from house to house on parrandas in what is considered the Puerto Rican version of Christmas caroling. During the parranda there is an exchange of music and poetry for food and gifts.

Garifuna paranda is both a rhythm and a musical genre. Paranda itself became a genre in the 19th century soon after the Garifuna arrived in Honduras and were introduced to Spanish styles of music, which incorporated the acoustic guitar.

Jonkonnu is a masked celebration performed around Christmas time throughout the Caribbean, in places like Jamaica. The Garifuna version of it is called Wanaragua. In Puerto Rico, in Hatillo, the Día de los Inocentes is celebrated with el Festival de la Máscaras on December 29th. All these holidays share some common masquerades and customs, and we’ll take a look at all of them from a musical perspective.

http://www.whedco.org/event/68-art/2014/12/21/13178-december-2014-bronx-rising.html

Event: Winter Solstice "Parranda con Paranda"
Bomba artist: Jorge Vasquez
Date and Time: Sunday December 21, 2014 at 4pm to 7pm
Venue and Location: Bronx Music Heritage Center at 1303 Louis Nine Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10459
Admission: Free and open to the public

Chicago Bomba and Plena: Fiestas de la Calle 2014 - Saturday December 6, 2014

Las Fiestas de la Calle are SRBCC's version of the world famous San Sebastián Street Festival, celebrated every year in San Juan. Join us for live salsa with Papo Santiago, bomba and plena by Buya (CTA viral video sensation), DJs, traditional Puerto Rican food, "artesanos" and more.

Students from our mural program will showcase their work, including a set recreating the streets of Old San Juan. Browse and select records from the Agúzate collection at our “funky vellonera” (funky jukebox). Ticket includes food tastings and two drinks. All proceeds benefit Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center.

Event: Fiestas de la Calle 2014
Bomba and Plena artists: Bomba Con Buya
Date and Time: Saturday December 6, 2014 at 6:30 pm.
Venue and Location: Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center at 4048 West Armitage Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639
Tickets: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/fiestas-de-la-calle-2014-tickets-13981899237?aff=eorg

New York Bomba: Ilu Aye at Camaradas - Friday December 12, 2014

ILU AYE MUSIC is the #TRUTH! Always a great vibe, fantastic show. — Don't miss it!!!!

(The date has changed from the 5th to now Friday December 12, 2014)

Ilu Aye at Camaradas
Date and Time: Friday December 12, 2014 at 10pm
Venue and Location: Camaradas El Barro at 2241 First Avenue, New York, NY 10029 at the corner of 115 Street
Admission: Not listed but expect to a cover charge.