Afro- Puerto Rican Bomba Dance Workshop

1705 Poplar Ave,Memphis TN 38104

17 February, 2022

Description

Join us for an Afro- Puerto Rican Bomba Dance Workshop with "Las Bompleneras Unplugged from Chicago We are very excited to announce our FOURTH Afro-Latino week, Audiences will experience the Afro-Latino culture and music. Our Special Guest is “@BomPleneras, Las Bompleneras is an all-women group led by Ivelisse Diaz est. in 2010 from Chicago. Dedicated to uplifting & bringing visibility to the role & power of women in Afro Puerto Rican Bomba y Plena.. *Bomba is both a traditional dance and musical style of Puerto Rico. Its origins are rooted in the island's history of African slavery but today has evolved into a community expression of Afro-Puerto Rican culture. ** Bomba es tanto una danza tradicional como un estilo musical de Puerto Rico.Sus orígenes están arraigados en la historia de la isla de la esclavitud africana, pero hoy en día se ha convertido en una expresión comunitaria de la cultura afro-puertorriqueña. Mask required