Tampa Bomba: Rock the Park - Thursday May 7, 2015

We invite you to dance and have a great time! Live Bomba Puertorriqueña with Bomba Body Dance and Drumming Co. at Rock the Park!
MAY 7TH 630P

(TAPROOT STUDIO 1917 N. HOWARD, TAMPA, FL
New 4 week session begins May 2nd! Learn the basic rhythms and steps to Bomba! We'll see you in class on Wednesday nights at 7pm and Saturdays at 1130am and 1230pm)

Rock the Park
Bomba artists: Bomba Body Dance and Drumming Co.
Date and Time: Thursday May 7, 2015 at 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Venue and Location: Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park at 110 West Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL
Admission: Free

For more information:  www.rocktheparktampa.com, Facebook.com/rockthepark

Chicago Bomba: SRBCC Presents Spring Youth Programs Showcase - Thursday April 30, 2015

Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center Presents Spring Youth Programs Showcase
Music Video Production, "Traditional Puerto Rican Bomba", Caribbean Salsa Ensemble and  Mosaic Installation PRAA

Bomba artists: Not listed
Date and Time: Thursday April 30, 2015, 6pm-9pm
Venue and Location: Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center at 4048 West Armitage Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639
Admission: Not listed

New York Bomba: Ilu Aye at Camaradas - Friday April 10, 2015

Ilu Aye
Date and Time: Friday April 10, 2015 at 10pm
Venue and Location: Camaradas El Barrio at 2241 First Avenue, New York, NY
Admission: $10

Massachusetts Bomba and Plena: LP21 Performance and Educational Workshop at Williams College - Thursday April 30, 2015

La Familia of Los Pleneros de la 21 hit the road once again, this time, we're headed to Williams College, Williamstown MA for an evening of interactive performance, education and all out jam of Boricua Bomba & Plena - LP21 style!

If you're a student at Williams College or you're around, stop by, we'll love to see you there.

LP21 performances and educational activities on the road are made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Arts - sponsor of LP21's 'Local & Touring Residency Project". Through this program and several others, LP21 has been able to take these roots musics to all corners of the world.

Want to have LP21 visit you? Contact us today!

Los Pleneros de la 21 Performance and Educational Workshop at Williams College
Date and Time: Thursday April 30, 2015 at 8 pm
Venue and Location: Williams College Greylock 2nd floor at 880 Main Street, Williamstown, MA 01267
Admission: Not listed

New York Bomba: Un Paso Alante A Special Session with VICTOR "SORPRESA" VELEZ - Wednesday April 22, 2015

Los Pleneros de la 21 are proud to announce their first BOMBA AND PLENA UN PASO ALANTE session of the 2014-2015 season with an intense and jam packed class that examines the versatility of Bomba percussion and rhythms, from all corners of the island, their historical developments and the technical transitions from one rhythm to another....as only offered by 

Victor Sorpresa Vélez
versed Bombero and Plenero, talented song writer and avid historian of these traditional musical expressions.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 22ND 2015
7:30-10pm
Julia de Burgos Center 
1680 Lexington Avenue El Barrio, NY 10029)
(Cost of workshop: $25, participants of this year's Bomba & Plena Community Workshops pay only $20).
This session is open to all, however pre-registration is highly encouraged, spaces are limited


Looking for other Un Paso Alante (UPA) session, follow @[null:#LP21], and be the first to know of the upcoming classes Spring and Summer

FOR PRICES AND MORE INFORMATION:
212.427.5221
pleneros21@gmail.com


Los Pleneros de la 21's Un Paso Alante session are part of the "Bomba & Plena For All - Educating through the Arts Initiatives" and is made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts and Governor Andrew Cuomo, and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs with support from Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito, District 8.

Berkeley Bomba: ¡Batey Boricua! - Sunday April 12, 2015

Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop 
Invites you to jam with us. Celebrate life through music, dance, great vibes, good people and delicious food. 

We will fill the room with nuestra musica de Puerto Rico: Bomba, Plena, y mas como siempre. 

Our Special Guest Artist has been confirmed: 

We are honored to announce 
the incomparable Jackeline Rago for April's Batey Boricua!

Our last Batey Boricua at Oakland Hot Plate was amazing and filled with so much love. So many people offered their love and smiles and the music was on fire!!! Thanks to all the talented folks that jammed with us. 

Don't miss it! This is a family and child/youth friendly event and is a great way to warm up your afternoon and take you into the week with a smile! Thank you for spreading the word.

The Bomba y Plena Workshop celebrates its 15th year of cultural activism and education in the Bay Area!
For more information bombaaguacero@gmail.com or call 510-681-1036

No se lo pierdan!

$5 donation- proceeds go to Workshop programming

About Jackeline Rago:

Jackeline Rago is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, producer and educator who specialize in Venezuelan folk music and also music from other Latin American and Caribbean countries. She was borned in Caracas, Venezuela, and currently resides in the San Francisco's Bay Area, California. Rago is an accomplished string instrument player, percussionist and vocalist. She holds a BA in music majoring in classical mandolin from Music and Arts Institute, San Francisco California. In Addition, Jackeline has studied Afro-Venezuelan percussion for over 15 years with master percussionists at the Venezuelan Folklore Institute “Fundación Bigott” in Venezuela. In 2012, Rago became an Orff certified teacher from the San Francisco School/Dominican College Orff Course in California, USA.

She is the musical director of two Bay Area bands, the “Venezuelan Music Project” (Folk-Venezuelan Music) and the “VNote Ensemble” (Fusion of Venezuelan music and Jazz). Rago also is the director of the music program at EBI (Escuela Bilingue Internacion) in Oakland CA, as well as a California Jazz Conservatory faculty member and a Venezuelan music workshop leader and performer nationally and internationally (Venezuela, USA, Canada, Costa Rica, Spain, Thailand, Barbados, Brasil, St Croix).

Jackeline’s work experience, awards, recordings, photos and additional information can be access at:
www.vnoteensemble.com

Date and Time: Sunday April 12, 2015 at 4pm-7pm
Venue and Location: La Pena Cultural Center at 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705
Admission: $5 donation - proceeds go to workshop programming

New Mexico Bomba: From Bomba and Palos to Hip Hop and Reggaeton - Thursday April 9, 2015

Sadly this is all the information I have on this event.