BOMBA 101

BOMBA pa’ la comay Yovy!
BOMBA pa’ la comay Nancy!

That’s one type of Puerto Rican bomba, but in today’s episode we talk about the music that emerged 400 years ago from the African slaves that were brought to the island.  Join us in learning about the history, the styles, and the fiery spirit that keeps the dance alive to this day.

Ese es un tipo de bomba puertorriqueña, pero en el episodio de hoy hablamos de la música que surgió hace 400 años de los esclavos africanos que fueron traídos a la isla. Únase a nosotras para aprender sobre la historia, los estilos y el espíritu ardiente que mantiene vivo el baile hasta el día de hoy.

https://youtu.be/TjEM_0Z14YU (great illustration of the improvising)
https://youtu.be/SSdRU_UsSIg (call and response)
https://youtu.be/WPXBXuU3znc (cocobalé fencing demo)
https://vagabondmachado.medium.com/restoring-the-past-the-afro-boricua-art-of-kokobale-4fe99f215d1
https://latinomusiccafe.com/
https://www.academia.edu/43571850/Bomba_Puertorrique%C3%B1a_Overview
https://nafme.org/bomba-the-sound-of-puerto-ricos-african-heritage/
https://www.puertoricoesbomba.com/team-5-1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Cepeda
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ra%C3%ADces-Restaurant/104350879643464
(Raíces Restaurant)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomba_(Puerto_Rico)
https://library.ccsu.edu/latinohistoryharvest/items/show/79
https://abcnews.go.com/US/african-roots-bomba-traditional-puerto-rican-dance-musical/story?id=76074458
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/plena-music-guide

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Big thanks to Santos Cornier for composing our intro and outro music. Check out his music here: / Muchas gracias a Santos Cornier por componer nuestra música de intro and outro. Escuche su musica aqui:

https://www.reverbnation.com/santoscornier?fbclid=IwAR1_flS4Dy8i9t6JFhrCkzW220URLKJMVPfndmi0wl7idlA82ECx6Q-wW2Q

Thanks also to the following sites for music and sound effects:
https://freepd.com/
https://pixabay.com/
https://freesound.org/
https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/