Kissimmee, FL Plena: Plena Para el Pueblo- Saturday December 7, 2013

Event: Plena Para el pueblo

Artist: PLeneros Son D'La Kalle 

Date and Time: Saturday December 7, 2013 at 3:30pm.

Venue and Location: Rancho Latino at 4000 South Orange Blossom Trail, Kissimmee, Florida 34746-7262, Rancho Latino phone number (407) 870-9977.

Admission: Not listed

Event as listed on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/587564311293548/

NY Bomba: Moyo Nights at Camaradas El Barrio - Thursday December 12, 2013

Event: Moyo Nights at Camaradas El Barrio
Artists: Alma Moyo
Date and Time: Thursday December 12, 2013 at 9pm.
Venue and Location: Camaradas El Barrio at 2241 First Avenue, New York, NY 10029 (corner of 115th Street and 1st Ave.)
Admission: $7 cover at the door

Chicago Bomba: AfriCaribe Performance Ensemble Auditions - December 9, 2013

AfriCaribe is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, research, promotion and development of the Puerto Rican and Caribbean cultures through music, dance, theatre and other artistic mediums.

AfriCaribe will be holding open auditions for their Performance Ensemble on Monday, December 9th, 7pm. Please RSVP to reserve your spot or contact AfriCaribe's Director Tito Rodriguez at #773-879-2123 with any questions.

Be Part of the Tradition, Be Part of the Culture, Be Part of the Family. 12 years in the community and counting!
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In Loving Memory of Brother Ricky Soler - March 15, 1957 to December 1, 2013.

March 15, 1957 to December 1, 2013

I like many others in the Bomba and Plena community learned on Monday that Ricky Soler had passed away sometime on Sunday December 1, 2013, he was 56 years old.  Rick had told me of his medical issues, but I never believed we would loose him so soon as this.  Rick was a talented Bombero a great singer, cua player and a fantastic drum maker.  He made barrilies for Bomberos across all corners of the Bomba diaspora.  He made my barril and to this day I am told how great that drum sounds and asked who built it. But there was more to Rick, he was a friend to many Bomberos. It was hard not to like Ricky.  He was a mentor to many I could go on and on about the man. Rick leaves behind a wife and daughter and many other family and friends. 

Today we celebrate Rick's life and his contributions to the Bomba and Plena community and to Puerto Rican culture. Below I posted a video of Ricky's band Rumbacuembe, he also had a YouTube channel by the same name, I strongly recommend that you visit that channel.  

NY Bomba and Plena: Plena Sin Fronteras at Camaradas El Barrio - Saturday December 7, 2013

Por ahi viene el frio, vamos a calientar el ambiente! Kick off the holiday season with your monthly dose of Plena and bomba in PSF style. You ate all that food for Thanksgiving and now's your opportunity to burn it off. All for $8 at the door, what a bargain.

Event: Plena Sin Fronteras at Camaradas El Barrio
Artists: Plena Sin Fronteras
Date and Time: Saturday December 7, 2013 at 9pm.
Venue and Location: Camaradas El Barrio, 2241 First Avenue, New York, NY 10029 at corner of 115th Street and First Ave.
Admission: $8

South Florida (Pembroke Pines) Bomba and Plena: El Parrandon Navideño - Saturday December 14, 2013

Nicky's Restaurant Sports Bar

Invites you to:

EL PARRANDON NAVIDEÑO

Saturday, December 14th - 8PM - MIDNIGHT

Music By:

Son D Panderos and DJ Joalens Ortega

Musica Navidena 

Bomba Y Plena

Trucuta Trucuta 

Sponsored By: MEDALLA LIGHT and DON Q

Nicky's Restaurant Sports Bar
220 NW 180th Ave | Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
(954) 441-9464

NY Bomba and Plena: LP21 Presents "LA Gran Fiesta Navidena" - Sunday December 15, 2013

A COMER PASTELES, A COMER LECHON, ARROZ CON GANDULES Y A BEBER RON porque ya llego el tiempo para celebrar con La Familia de Los Pleneros de la 21 Sunday, December 15th 2013 3:00 pm on Taino Towers Crystal Ballroom  (240 East 123rd Street and 2nd Avenue, 4th Floor) Admission: $15 at the door, contact us before to get in on discounts and group rates! 212.427.5221 pleneros21@gmail.com Ya llego el tiempo para la esperada Fiesta Navideña de Los Pleneros de la 21...so gather your family, friends and neighbors to join us for our annual Boricua style Christmas party that will get you in the warm holiday mood! Offered every year since 1989, Los Pleneros de la 21's La Gran Fiesta Navideña has offered live music, tasty food and unique artesanías for folks of all ages to enjoy. This year's fiesta returns with the oldies but goodies: * Live music by Los Pleneros de la 21, El Trio New York and other surprise musical guests * Traditional Boricua Food by El Caldero de Nellie Neritza Alamo * Original Arts & Crafts sold by a selection of some of New York's most craftiest Artesanos * Raffle prizes and more! Doors open at 3:00 pm, the music starts shortly after, so come early and enjoy the full Fiesta! La Gran 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, the New York State Council on the Arts, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and the Offices of New York City Council Member Melissa Mark Melissa Mark-Viverito, District 8.