Puerto Rico News » Loiza News Puerto Rico » Loiza » Education: The seaside city of Loíza is the hub for African culture and tradition in Puerto Rico
News channel or source: https://www.miamiherald.com/detour/article272510746.html
Published on: Friday 17 February 2023
Puerto Rico’s melting pot of Spanish, Taino and African roots is evident in every aspect of the country. However, the island’s rich Afro-Puerto Rican heritage and connection to Africa are highly ...
News Puerto Rico » Loiza » Education: Learning the bomba, Puerto Rico's oldest musical tradition
News channel or source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/puerto-rico-a-baptism-in-bomba
Published on: Thursday 12 September 2024
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 ...