New York Bomba: Ilu Aye at Camaradas El Barrio - Friday October 10, 2014

Known primarily as Rumba band that performs Dominican palo and Puerto Rico Bomba expect the group to go heavy on Bomba as this is serving as an un-official after-party to the first night the BomPlenazo music festival taking place a few hours earlier in the Bronx.

Event: Ilu Aye at Camaradas El Barrio 
Date and Time: Friday October 10, 2014 at 10pm
Venue and Location: Camaradas El Barrio at 2241 First Ave, NY, NY
Admission: $10 at the door

New York Bomba: Viento De Agua and Afro Inspira at La Marqueta - Thursday October 9, 2014

Consider this show the UN-official kickoff to the BomPlenazo music festival going on October 10, 11, and 12th in the Bronx. For the past few weeks Afro Inspira has been performing at La Marqueta every Thursday from 6 to 8pm.  This week's show features special guest Plena group Viento De Agua from Puerto Rico. Young and talented Afro Inspira brings a family friendly positive message about social injustice and love for one's community and culture.  The show includes a mini-dance class which is free just like the show.

Event: Viento De Agua and Afro Inspira at La Marqueta
Date and Time: Thursday October 9, 2014 at 6pm
Venue and Location: La Marqueta Retona at 1590 Park Ave, NY, NY, corner of 115th St and Park Ave in Spanish Harlem. Take the 6 train to 116th St station.
Admission: Free

Bronx Bomba and Plena: Alma Moyo and Plena Sin Fronteras at Bruckner Bar and Grill - Saturday October 10, 2014

BomPlenazo is next week! Here is one the OFFICIAL BomPlenazo  music festival after party.

Event: Alma Moyo, Plena Sin Fronteras and Vente-Tu Open Jam at Bruckner Bar and Grill
Date and Time: Saturday October 11, 2014 at 10PM
Venue and Location: Bruckner Bar and Grill at 1 Bruckner Blvd, Bronx, NY (near E. 134 St), 
Take 6 train to E. 138 St.
Admission: $10

Bronx Bomba: Alma Moyo Presents Bomba Drum and Dance Classes - Sundays October to December 2014

Alma Moyo Presents Bomba Drum and Dance Classes 
Date and Time: October 19 and 26, November 2, 9, 16, 23 and December 7 and 14, 2014
Percussion instructor: Alex LaSalle
Dance instructor: Oxil Febles
Location: Sweet Water Dance and Yoga Studio at 876 Gerard Ave, 2nd Floor, Bronx, NY 10452, corner of E 161 Street.
(Train directions) Take 4 train to E 161 St/Yankee Stadium
Admission: $20 per class or $135 for 8 class series if purchased by October 18th.

Adults and Teens are welcomed. Ladies bring a skirt or scarf for dance. Bring your own drum or rent one for $5 per class.

For more info call Alma Moyo at (646) 489-1203 or email almamoyo7@yahoo.com
To contact Sweet Water Dance and Yoga Studio call (718) 992-2484.

Pennsylvania Plena: Plena Libre at Millersville University - Saturday October 4, 2014

On Saturday, Oct. 4, the Millersville University Cultural Affairs Committee and SOLA Student Organization will present Plena Libre in a performance at the Winter Center for the Performing Arts, located on the Millersville campus (in Pennsylvania). The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Clair Performance Hall.

Super saver advance tickets at $5 are available to Millersville University students at the Ticket Office at Millersville University (located in the Student Memorial Center). MU Students with I.D. may also purchase tickets at the door for $7. General admission is $10, $7 for seniors.

Event: Plena Libre at Millersville University

Artists: Plena Libre

Date and Time: Saturday October 4, 2014 at 7:30PM

Venue and Location: Winter Visual and Performing Arts Center  (Clair Performance Hall) at 60 W. Cottage Avenue, Millerville, PA 17551

Admission: Listed above

Bomba Video: Matthew Gonzalez Dances with Afro Latin Jazz Band

Bomba male dancing at it's best by New York Bombero N. Matthew Gonzalez as a member of the Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra.

Post by Naomi Colon.

Virginia Bomba: Afro-Puerto Rican Dance Workshop - Saturday October 4, 2014

Semilla Cultural is honored to be part of the University of Mary Washington's Latino Identities Month. This year’s Latino Identities Month explores Afro-Caribbean culture and its contribution to a harmonious whole.

We want you to join us and the UMW Latino Student Association ( LSA ) to learn about the Afro-Caribbean music and dance from Puerto Rico: BOMBA. It is a music and dance developed by the African slaves that worked in the sugarcane fields, and it is still alive in the island and in the diaspora. It is a dialog between the dancer and one of the many drummers. The dancer makes body figures or movements called 'piquetes' and the lead drummer --called the 'primo' or 'subidor'-- interprets them in the drum. One dancer at a time 'challenges' or 'talks' to the 'primo' drummer through his or her dance sequence.

This free workshop will cover bomba history, basic steps, a dance sequence, and individual practice. If you are interested in this opportunity we encourage you to come out and have fun with us in Lee Hall, Room 411.

Female attendees are encouraged to bring their own long full-circle skirts or scarves.

For more information, email us: info@semillacultural.org and don't forget to invite your friends through our facebook event.

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This event is part of the University of Mary Washington's Latino Identities Month that runs from September 15th to October 15th. For more information about all their events, please visit: http://students.umw.edu/multicultural/programs/latino-identities-month/.

Date: Saturday October 4, 2014 at 4pm -5pm

Location: University of Mary Washington, Lee Hall, Room 411 (Frederickburg, VA)

The workshop will take place in Lee Hall (building #33 in the map), room 411. 
For a pdf version of the map please use this link:http://www.umw.edu/documents/document/map-of-fredericksburg-campus/
Admission: Free

For more information write to info@semillacultural.org