Bay Area (Berkeley) Bomba - Hablando Bomba - Saturday April 22 and 26, 2014

Dr. Pablo Luis Rivera and Rafael Maya visit the Bay Area

Come learn about the history and performance of Afro-Puerto Rican bomba drumming, dance, and song!

Lecture/Demo
Tuesday 4/22
9:30-11am
Hertz Hall (enter at College & Bancroft)
UC Berkeley campus
FREE

Dance Workshop
Tuesday 4/22
1-3pm
Multicultural Community Center
Hearst Annex D-37 (enter at Bancroft & Bowditch)
UC Berkeley campus
FREE

Performance and Bombazo with Las Bomberas de la Bahía
Saturday 4/26
2-4pm
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
(2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley)
Free with museum admission

Sponsored by the UC Berkeley Music Department, Center for Race and Gender, Townsend Center for the Humanities, Chicano/Latino Studies Program, and Arts Research Center

NY Bomba and Plena: In The House "Bamba con Bomba" - Friday May 9, 2014

LP21's Bomba and Plena: In The House is celebrating its 5th annual Bamba con Bomba performance featuring Jarana 
Beat 

This performance celebrates Mexican ancestry and the connections shared between our diverse Latino communities through original songs and interactive performances that explore the broad connections of the Caribbean from Mexico to Puerto Rico.

When:
Friday, May 9th 2014 @ 10AM and 12PM.
Sessions are appropriate for all grades (k-12 and college level), as well as educators and cultural advocates.

Where:
Julia de Burgos Theater
1680 Lexington Avenue (between 105th and 106th Streets)
New York, NY 10029

How to Participate:
Contact LP21 today to secure your seat(s) and performance time(s)
Telephone: 212-427-5221
Email: pleneros21@gmail.com
RSVP is required and highly recommended for groups of 20 or more!
Deadline to RSVP: April 28, 2014

Admission: $5 per student; Adults are $10. (Teachers are exempt! Private sessions are available for large groups. If you would like to request a private performance, please contact us today!

We look forward to seeing you in El Barrio as we join this exceptional group and celebrate the common influences in our music.

FEATURING BAND:

Jarana Beat is a world music band that uses the fusion of Mexican and Latin American folk instruments and rhythmic elements that create an environment for expressing popular themes using traditional verse structures as the "pastern, sextuplet or decima." Composed of professional musician immigrants from Mexico interacting with performers from all the world, and using dance rhythms and footwork like Son Jarocho, Son Guerrerence, Son Huasteco, Cumbia and Rumba, among others Jarana Beat has been offering for more than two years, a journey through the Afro-Amerindian culture in New York's art scene.

Bomba and Plena In the House is part of LP21's Bomba and Plena for All - Educating in 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 New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the offices of NYC Council Member Melissa Mark Viverito, District 8.

Bay Area Bomba: Bomba In Santa Cruz!! - Saturday April 5, 2014

Join us for a special dance workshop led by Julia C.Cepeda directly from Puerto Rico. Musical accompaniment will be led by Dense Solis, Director of Las Bomberas de la Bahia, and celebrated percussionist and dancer from Bomba Aguacero Ali Luna, who is now based in Santa Cruz. Come support amazing artists and help bring a new dance form to Santa Cruz!
~Ladies, please bring a skirt to this class, if you have one~


Bomba is a traditional form of Puerto Rican music and dance. The central feature of all bomba dancing is its improvisational character. The dancer calls, with her or his moves, for specific accents and figures, piquetes, that the drummer has to execute on the drum. This occurs in the form of a friendly yet fiery competition where each dancer and drummer showcases their skills.

For more information Please email aliconga2007@yahoo.com or go to the events Facebook page at: Bomba In Santa Cruz!! Event · April 5 at 3:00pm in PDT

Event: Bomba In Santa Cruz!
Hosted by: Ali Luna
Date and Time: Saturday April 5, 2014 and 3PM PST
Venue and Location: Tannery Arts Center at 1050 River Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, Tanner Arts Center phone number is (831) 621-6226.

NY Plena and Bomba: Plena Sin Fronteras at Camaradas - Saturday April 5, 2014

PSF will be bringing it's monthly dose of Afro-Boricua music to Camaradas El Barrio. Come to Camaradas for great food, ambience, pitorro and the swinging sounds of Plena Sin Fronteras. Music, the other non-addictive, mood-altering non-substance.

Event:  Plena Sin Fronteras at Camaradas El Barrio
Artist: Plena Sin Fronteras
Date and Time: Saturday April 5, 2014 at 9pm
Venue and Location: Camaradas El Barrio at 2241 First Avenue, NY, NY 10029
Admission: Usually a cover of $7-8

Tampa Plena: Dia del Niño con ASDP en Lowry Park Zoo - Sunday April 27, 2014

Vamos al zoológico! -- Let’s go to the Zoo! Join the Zoo and “Dora the Explorer” and “Diego” from Nick Jr.™ for the 5th annual cultural festival Día del Niño, or Day of the Child, celebrated in Mexico and other Latin American countries on various days. This one day celebration features a variety of family activities and entertainment including live music from A Son De Plena bilingual talks and more. 

Event: Dia del Nino con ASDP en Lowry Park Zoo
Artists: A Son De Plena
Date and Time: Sunday, April 27 at 10:00am
Venue and Location: Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo at 1101 West Sigh Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33604
Admission: Activities are included with Zoo admission.

For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/443580659105266/?ref=22

Connecticut Bomba: Alma Moyo in Concert - Saturday March 29, 2014

Event: Alma Moyo in Concert - Puerto Rican Bomba Performance, Open Dance Floor and Dinner
Artists: Alma Moyo
Date and Time: Saturday March 29, 2014 at 5PM
Venue and Location: Columbus Family Academy at 255 Blatchley Avenue, New Haven, CT 06t513
Admission: Free for those 18 and Under or College Students; Adults $10

For more information call (203) 787-3848

Austin, TX Bomba: Special Bomba Dance Workshop for Children - Saturday March 22, 2014

Special Bomba Dance Workshop for Children
Saturday, March 22, 2014, 11-12pm 
(Pre-Registration Required. Space is limited.)

Free to families who pre-register their children. Space is limited.

This Saturday only, we (Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance and Cultural Center) are hosting a special Bomba dance workshop (ages 6 through teens) by Bomba master and elder Jorge Emmanuelli Náter and his team for our community children. Pre-registration required. Space is limited.

For more information contact: dance@prfdance.org, or inbox our Director (Tekina-eirú Maynard Prfdance Directror)

Venue and Location: Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance and Cultural Center
Center Location: 701 Tillery Street, Austin TX 78702
Website: http://www.prfdance.org/