Bomba. It's a word you feel: percussive, rhythmic, pulsating. The art form grew out of the Afro Indigenous cultures of Puerto ...

Protesters ended Friday’s 5,000-person Black Lives Matter march with an hour of singing, dancing, and celebration set to the sounds of bomba, a music of resistance. Dozens circled together outside ...

Growing up in a working-class section of Jersey City, Cynthia Renta learned how to negotiate between many colliding worlds: the Cuban crowd she hung out with in Union City; her fellow Puerto Ricans ...

First documented in the seventeenth century, Caribbean bomba emerged in the context of colonialism. Mariana Núñez Lozada Campo, yo vivo triste Cada día sufriendo más Ay Dio’ ¿qué será de mí? If you ...

The music from the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico is known worldwide, whether it be salsa or reggaeton. Another genre that's been around for 400 years connects the island with its African ancestry ...

The Taller Bombalele Dance Company will present a free performance and workshop of Afro-Puerto-Rican Bomba at the Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center on Monday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The ...

Discover the music of Bomba! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the Woodbridge Main Library October 11 at 7PM as Kim Ruiz executive director of the Puerto Rican Association for Human Development ...

If you’re looking for an escape this winter that’s easily accessible, has tropical weather, amazing food, and rich Black history and culture, look no further than Puerto Rico. Immerse yourself in ...

You didn’t need an announcement to know National Hispanic Heritage Month was coming to a close Oct. 15. The aroma of pernil, ...