Image Source: Flushing Town Hall Bomba is a percussion-driven musical style formed in 17th century Puerto Rico. African slaves used “bomba” lyrics to express political and spiritual emotions while ...

In Santurce, a poor suburb outside San Juan, Puerto Rico, there’s a bus that doesn’t run anymore, but the stops it once madeparadasstill lend their names to the densely populated neighborhoods. Ask ...

Every two years since launching at Hostos College in 2000, the BomPlenazo festival has come to the South Bronx to celebrate Puerto Rico’s traditions of bomba and plena music. Through concerts, dance, ...

Music at the Odyssey will present Plenazo Tribe, L.A.’s premiere Puerto Rican music collective, in a festive night of live ...

SAN ANTONIO – Nereida Burgess knows she’s not far from her native island of Puerto Rico when she starts dancing. “It’s a very joyful moment for me. It’s like I’m feeling that come back home,” she said ...

Several performers are set to take the stage at the Puerto Rican Festival this weekend. The Puerto Rican Festival takes place Thursday, Aug. 3, through Saturday, Aug. 5, at Innovative Field in ...

SPRINGFIELD — Brendaliz Cepeda teaches countless children traditional dance from Puerto Rico. During the course of her work, she encounters many who know little about their ethnic background. So ...

OK, so it wasn't exactly a tropical night Saturday in Rochester, with that old northwest wind blowing through the streets. That was all the more reason to be inside Mayo Civic Center auditorium, where ...

Puerto Ricans in Central Florida came together to remember the lives lost during Hurricane Maria and to support those in need in the wake of Fiona.The event at a church in Azalea Park was filled with ...