Bomba and Plena Podcast: Afropop Worldwide "Bomba, Plena y Mas" (September 24, 1992)

(A few days ago I posted a podcast from NPR's Latino USA on Bomba in New York City.  Here is a podcast from Public Radio International's Afropop Worldwide originally aired on September 24, 1992 covering Bomba and Plena in Puerto Rico.  Its interesting to hear the host describe Bomba y Plena in 1992 he uses different words in breaking down panderos and barrilles.  Maybe even more interesting is his discussions about Bomberos and Pleneros from a passing generation whose's prospective proceeded the film "Raices".)  *Note - The first 10 minutes of the podcast is Salsa music then the show goes into its coverage of Bomba and Plena.*

Bomba and Plena Podcast: "Latino USA Bomba Returns: An Afro-Puerto Rican Music Genre Thrives In New York"

Puerto Rico is famous for its top salsa musicians. But if you really want to get the party started on the island, you have to play somebomba.

Bomba is one of the island’s oldest music forms, combining African, indigenous Taíno and Spanish musical elements. The music is performed on booming hand drums and sung in call-and-response style.

By the 1950s, bomba had fallen out of fashion and had been relegated to folkloric dance troupes. But over the last 20 years, bomba has come back in a big way. Today, it’s thriving right here in New York City, connecting Boricuas in the diaspora to their roots.

Photo by Roxanne Scott

For original article go to http://latinousa.org/2014/09/05/bomba/

Maryland Plena: Los Hijo 'e Plena's featured on The Signal radio podcast - Sept. 6, 2013

Click on the link here to listen to the podcast  9.6.13: Los Hijos Y Plena

Los Hijo 'e Plena and their parent organization Cultura Plenera will be hosting the following event on Saturday September 14, 2013.:

Fiesta Boricua 2013

Music by:   Los Pleneros de la 21 (New York), La Maquina Insular (Puerto Rico) and Los Hijo 'e Plena (Maryland).

Date: September 14, 2013 6:30pm-11:30pm

Location: "The Other Barn" 5158 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia, MD 21045

Tickets: $40 per person and includes food.

Contact: For more information go to Facebook (under Cultura Plenera), www.culturaplenera.com , culturaplenera@gmail.com or (410) 428-8383.