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While San Juan’s vibrant streets draw millions of visitors to Puerto Rico every year, just a short drive away lies Loíza — a town that pulses with the soulful rhythms of Africa’s enduring legacy. Here ...
News Puerto Rico » Loiza » Culture: Learning the bomba, Puerto Rico's oldest musical tradition
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 ...
News Puerto Rico » Loiza » Culture: Brunswick comes alive with the music, culture of Puerto Rico
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Square Corner Park in Brunswick thumped with energy on Sunday afternoon. Approximately 50 people danced to salsa music, under the ...
News Puerto Rico » Loiza » Culture: Remixing reggaetón : the cultural politics of race in Puerto Rico / Petra R. Rivera-Rideau
Introduction: reggaetón takes its place -- Iron fist against rap -- The perils of perreo -- Loíza -- Fingernails con feeling -- Enter the Hurbans -- Conclusion: reggaetón's limits, possibilities, and ...
News Puerto Rico » Loiza » Culture: Meet the Puerto Rican dance organization keeping Bomba alive in Connecticut
"Bambulaé be it now,” (Bambulaé sea ya) someone called out from a window on a street in New Haven, Connecticut. To Kevin Díaz Rodríguez´s surprise, the director of Movimiento Cultural Afro-Continental ...
News Puerto Rico » Loiza » Culture: Bad Bunny brought Puerto Rico’s history and culture to a revolutionary Super Bowl show
The sun hung low when Bad Bunny emerged in Puerto Rico's sugar cane fields during his halftime show, surrounded by jíbaros in pavas (rural farmers in traditional straw hats), viejitos playing dominos ...
News Puerto Rico » Loiza » Culture: Learn All About Bomba on Alma’s Way
Alma Rivera is a 6-year-old girl proudly residing in the Bronx. Her family is part of the Puerto Rican diaspora. Her mother, Lulú, was born and raised in New York City, and her father was born and ...
News Puerto Rico » Loiza » Culture: Bad Bunny's halftime show is a fight for Puerto Rico's culture | Opinion
When Bad Bunny lights up the Super Bowl on Feb. 8, he won't just be entertaining a global audience; he’ll be bringing Puerto Rican culture, history and identity to the biggest stage in the world. It ...
News Puerto Rico » Loiza » Culture: National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture unveil new education space and sculpture garden
A museum with a mission to celebrate Puerto Rican culture is growing. The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture just unveiled a brand-new outdoor space that will showcase artwork. The ...