Music of Puerto Rico with Cultura Plenera

Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/music-of-puerto-rico-with-cultura-plenera-tickets-163270906677

Cultura Plenera is a non-profit organization dedicated to community building in Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia areas through the traditional Puerto Rican musical styles of Bomba and Plena. Bomba is a Puerto Rican musical genre that dates back more than 300 years, has heavy African influences, and expresses the sentiments of Puerto Ricans and their culture through barrel drums, maraca, cúa, singer and dancers. Plena is another Puerto Rican musical genre, which dates back more than 100 years, and also narrates stories of the Puerto Rican experience through hand drums, güiro, and singers. Both Bomba and Plena are central to life in Puerto Rican communities inside and outside of the island.