NY Bomba and Plena: Los Pleneros de la 21's Bomba & Plena Community Workshops Open House - Saturday September, 28, 2013

The LP21 Familia is proud and excited to get back to work, with the BOMBA & PLENA COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS...now celebrating 25 YEARS!!!! Catch a sneak peak of our exciting new curriculum, sample music, dancing and craft classes, meet and network with our talented intergenerational staff of instructors and masterful cultural arts practitioners, get a first hand opportunity to pre-register and secure your space in this unique program...ALL FOR FREE! The Annual BPCW FREE OPEN HOUSE AND REGISTRATION KICK OFF EVENT will welcome students, parents, adults and community members from all walk's of life on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH 2013 11:00 am Julia de Burgos Cultural Center (1680 Lexington Avenue) 212.427.5221 pleneros21@gmail.com The BPCW classes begin on October 19th 2013, but don't wait until then to register, get in on the know TODAY! The BPCW is part of LP21's Bomba & Plena for All - Educating Through 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 NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and the Offices of NYC Council Member Melissa Mark Viverito, District 8.

NY Bomba: Alma Moyo at Camaradas El Barrio - Thursday September 12, 2012

Alma Moyo is back for their monthly installment at Camaradas El Barrio this Thursday September 12, 2013 doors open at 9pm.

Artist: Alma Moyo
Venue: Camaradas El Barrio
Date and Time: Thursday September 12, 2013 at 9pm.
Address: 2241 First Avenue, NY, NY 10029 and corner of 115 Street
Phone: (212) 348-2703 (to Camaradas)

Philly Bomba: Puerto Rican Institute of Music - Fall 2013 Classes Start September 19, 2013

The Puerto Rican Institute of Music in Philadelphia will offer a Bomba class this Fall 2013. An will also offer individual classes on the barril.

Start Date: Thursday September 19, 2013.

Address: 2661 North 5th Streeet, Philadelphia, PA 19133.

Website: ipmusica.com

Language: Instruction in both Spanish and English

Phone: (267) 240-8111

Price?? cost of the classes was not listed in the add contact IPM for their prices.

*I would advise that you contact them before going to their class and ask them what the class will actually cover such as singing, style of Bomba, what rhythms will be covered and the level of dance instruction.

Maryland Bomba - Racies de Borinquen at 2013 Pan African Cultural Festival - Saturday September 21, 2013

Raíces de Borinquen will be bringing Puerto Rican Bomba to the 2013 Pan African Cultural Festival with special guest percussionist Hector "Coco" Barez on Saturday September 21, 2013 in Silver Spring, MD (Washington DC area) at 4PM.
For more information about the festival visit: http://panafestusa.net/


Artist: Racies de Borinquen
Date and Time: Saturday September 21, 2013 at 4:00 pm
Venue: Silver Spring Civic Center
            1 Veterans Plaza 
            Silver Spring, MD 20910
            -Near Silver Spring Metro-

Herencia De Plena - Upcoming performances - NYC, Buffalo, NY and Holyoke, MA

Johnny Olivo Jr. and Herencia de Plena will be performing on the following dates:

September 20th - we will be at Camaradas el Barrio on 116ht Street and 1st Avenue at 9PM.

September 28th - private event.

October 4th - we will be performing in Buffalo, NY at Kleinhans Music Hall for a 7pm performance.

November 16th - in Holyoke, Massachusetts with the special presentation, directly from Puerto Rico Johnny Olivo Sr. and Pepe Olivo the No. 1 percussion of "panderos" requinto at the War Memorial Auditorium.

For more information please visit Herencia de Plena's Facebook page.

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.

Help Bombazo Dance Co. Get to Puerto Rico and New Orleans

Bombazo is a non-profit dance company, who's mission is to showcase choreographies that have been influenced and inspired by traditional folkloric elements drawn from our history as Americans and as Latinos. Taking those main ingredients and mixing them with classical, contemporary and social styles of dance, thus creating a new movement vocabulary; yet still preserving the autenticity of our culture.

As choreographer and artistic director, I want audiences to experience how a simple element can be taken to new heights and beyond. And to further enrich the knowledge of all who come and support our dance concerts, within the universal language of dance! We have been invited by EL Corralon de San Jose, a beautiful theater in the heart of Old San Juan to showcase LERO in Puerto Rico and at Congo Square Festival in New Orleans Louisiana both in 2014.  LERO is a beautiful story between two lovers, who have been taken away from their land, stripped away from their culture and traditions from Africa, and taken away to strange unfamiliar lands. Separated from each other, they both fight against odds to find one another thru the help of their Ancestors. With the fusion of Contemporary dance with West African and Bomba, this evening length work, originated back in 2003 which served as my thesis and since then, I have showcased and developed the movement to the work that it is now! This production has had two very successful runs with full house at Casita Maria Center for Arts Education and at Pregones Theater this year!Now my dream to share it with both my roots: Puerto Rico and New Orleans, is beyond rewarding! The company has 8 wonderful professional dancers and 10 amazing drummers all well knowledged in African, Haitian and Bomba drumming.  Your contributions, will help with rehearsal space, transportation in both Puerto Rico & new Orleans, air fare, Theater fee's (Ligthing and sound engineer), will allow for proper documentation, video & professional Photography. Via this site, our Facebook page and website, you will have an insight view of the rehearsal process, follow the process in Puerto Rico and in NOLA in addition mention of your name as a contributor on both our playbill for both performances.  Your contributions will help a wonderful group of Artists who love to dance, share their passion and roots with this, our very first tour!!!

Visit us at www.bombazodanceco.com

LET'S MAKE THAT DRUM TALK!™

Thanking you in advance,

Milteri Tucker Concepcion and BOMBAZO DANCE CO!