The Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade is back on the Grand Concourse after a four-year hiatus. This year's theme was "Nuestra Musica Folklorica, Bomba y Plena," in honor of Puerto Rico’s musical ...

In Santurce, a poor suburb outside San Juan, Puerto Rico, there’s a bus that doesn’t run anymore, but the stops it once madeparadasstill lend their names to the densely populated neighborhoods. Ask ...

Image Source: Flushing Town Hall Bomba is a percussion-driven musical style formed in 17th century Puerto Rico. African slaves used “bomba” lyrics to express political and spiritual emotions while ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The pairing of Puerto Rican 15-piece bomba and plena big band El Laberinto del Coco and Miami-born and raised rapper Marti at the ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. As part of the NPR series "Musicians ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Eric Rojas* For the past week, the number one song in the world has been a plena. On January 11, the title track of Bad ...

The rhythms and movements of Plena live on. The news and editorial staff of The New York Times had no role in this post’s creation. Discover Puerto Rico Paid Post Share The rhythms and movements of ...

Bad Bunny gets real about his journey from Puerto Rico to becoming a global music icon. The Latin superstar discusses his groundbreaking album dedicated to Puerto Ricans worldwide, his fusion of ...

Plena Libre, a traveling group performing Afro-Puerto Rican music, arrives in the Pioneer Valley come Thursday, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. Gary Nunez, a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, first ...

Plena continues to serve as the island’s “sung newspaper.” The news and editorial staff of The New York Times had no role in this post’s creation. Discover Puerto Rico Paid Post Share Plena continues ...

Musician Gary Nunez and his band, Plena Libre, revive and re-invent the rhythmic Puerto Rican musical style known as plena. New Old Sound from Puerto Rico: Plena Libre As part of the NPR series ...