(WXYZ) — Whether it's Salsa, Merengue or Cha Cha, it would be nearly impossible to go to a LatinX gathering and not see dancing. It's a form of expression embedded ...
“Bomba is not only a genre, it's kind of a lifestyle," one dancer said. As the nation commemorates Black History Month, Afro-Puerto Ricans are using their traditional dance and music -- Bomba -- to ...
Editor’s note: KQED Arts’ award-winning video series If Cities Could Dance is back for a third season! In each episode, meet dancers across the country representing their city’s signature moves. New ...
Sisters Mar and Maria Cruz are preserving the legacy of this dance of resistance. Witness the unstoppable joy of dancing bomba, Puerto Rico’s Afro-Puerto Rican dance of resistance. Meet sisters Mar ...
Puerto Rico has always marched to the beat of its own drum — and if you ask any Puerto Rican, they’ll tell you that the drum in question is the barril de bomba, a rum barrel topped with goat skin that ...
Puerto Rico is a place filled with heritage and tradition. Oftentimes, the history of anything is best told through wordage. For this iconic locale however, its narrative resonates most through the ...
Hoboken is set to honor its Puerto Rican community with a series of cultural celebrations during Puerto Rican Heritage Week, featuring music, dance, and community gatherings throughout the city. Mayor ...