Holyoke, MA Bomb and Plena: Bomba y Plena En El Parque (The 5th Annual Community Bombazo) - Sunday August 24, 2014

Event: Cepeda New Generation Dance Presents: Bomba y Plena En El Parque (The 5th Annual Community Bombazo)
Artist: Don Roberto Cepeda, Brendaliz Cepeda, Anthony Wilson, Mandy Cepda and others.
Date and Time: Sunday August 24, 2014 from 1-4pm
Venue: Veterans Park (Holyoke, MA)
Admission: Not listed

For more information: call (413) 537-8713 or email cepedanewgeneration@gmail.com

Kissimmee Plena: Fiesta De Panderos, Trompetas y Soneros - Saturday August 23, 2014

Events: Fiesta De Panderos, Trompetas y Soneros
Artist: Son de Kalle, Grupo Y. A. Plena and Pleneros de la Gunda desde Jacksonville
Date and Time Saturday August 23, 2014 at 12PM
Venue and Location La Finca de Chris at 4250 High Plains Lane, Kissimmee, FL 34744
Admission: $10
For more information call: (407) 766-9170 or (407) 538-6042

Tampa Plena: 3er aniversario Mofongazo, con Paquito Acosta y ASDP - Sunday August 17, 2014

Event: 3er aniversario Mofongazo, con Paquito Acosta y ASDP

Artists: Paquito Acosta and A Son de Plena

Date and Time Sunday August 17, 2014, 1-pm-8pm

Venue and Location: El Monongazo Restaurant at 5520 Hanley Road, Tampa, FL

Admission: Not Listed

For more info call: (813) 280-2929

Maryland Bomba and Plena: Fiesta Boricua 2014 - Saturday September 13, 2014

Event: Fiesta Boricua 2014
Artists: Los Hijo 'e Plena (Maryland), Plena Sin Fronteras (NY) and Yerbabuena (NY)
Date and Time: Saturday September 13, 2014 at 6pm till 11pm
Venue and Location: The Elks Lodge at 6700 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale, MD 20737
Admission: $50, food included

For more information: Facebook Cultura Plenera, www.CulturaPlenera.org, culturaplenera@gmail.com or call (410) 428-8383
http://www.culturaplenera.com/orders/tickets.htm

Maryland Bomba: Bomba y Plena en el Parque - Saturday September 6, 2014

Event: Bomba y Plena en el Parque
Host: Cultura Plenera
Guest Artist: Los Pleneros de la 21
Date and Time: Saturday September 6, 2014, 12 noon -6pm
Venue and Location: North Laurel Park, 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, Laurel, MD 20723
Admission: Free and open to the public

For more information call: (410) 428-8383 or (410) 206-7350

New York Bomba: Tato Torres & Yerbabuena Celebrate Camaradas El Barrio's 10th Anniversary - Saturday August 16, 2014

YERBABUENA 
http://www.reverbnation.com/yerbabuena

Tato Torres and New York City’s premier Boricua Roots Music crew:YERBABUENA: Boricua Roots Music, celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the now legendary Camaradas El Barrio.

Come enjoy the sounds of YERBABUENA’s Bomba, Plena and Lelolay!!!

"YERBABUENA Not to be confused with the Afro-Latin pop band Yerba B...uena, this is the Puerto Rican band from New York led by the singer Tato Torres. It’s Boricua roots music with some updating and flexibility: percussive bomba and plena, jíbaro folk songs and deep electric-bass grooves." -BEN RATLIFF, The New York Times


Event: Tato Torres and Yerbabuena Celebrate Camaradas El Barrio's 10th Anniversary 
Artist: Tato Torres and Yerbabuena
Date and Time: August 16, 2014 at 9PM
Venue and Location: Camaradas El Barrio 2241 First Avenue, New York, NY 10029, camaradaselbarrio.com/
Directions: #6 Subway to "116th Street", walk east to First Avenue, then right to 115th Street.
Admission: Not listed

Afro-Inspira at La Marqueta, Spanish Harlem - Nelson

There's a new Bomba group in the New York City area, Afro-Inspira. Founded and directed by Yeli Mara the group brings a fresh prospective and vibe to the Bomba music community.  They are currently performing every Thursday at La Marqueta in Spanish Harlem (located at East 115 and Park Ave).

I got a chance last week to go "Uptown" and check them out in person.  I shot four videos of group members dancing during the show. Here's group member Nelson stepping out and giving us a demonstration of Bomba male dancing.  I'll post later the other three videos later in the week. Enjoy