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El Laberinto del Coco

Follow us into El Laberinto del Coco of Calle 13’s original percussionist Hector “Coco” Barez (NEA, Puerto Rican Cultural Institute and SXSW), and discover the living folk art of Bomba. (“Bomba” means pump in Spanish. We pump the barril or rum barrel.) The distinctly Puerto Rican drum, song and dance tradition from Mayagüez, is all about connecting with family, friends, […]

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Our Future The further we have gone into this project, the more we realize that we are working for our shared future. In the United States, many of us have lost touch with our heritage. The Colonial Period was World War Zero. Non-Europeans were stripped of our identity and forced to abandon our own cultures. […]

Hip Hop in New York City

Explore Hip Hop in New York City: artists, DJs, festivals, and theatre; and venues: stadiums, arenas, performing arts centers, and theaters.

Bomba NYC

Bomba is a Puerto Rican drum, song, and dance tradition of the African Diaspora, but today it is a communal expression of family, faith, community, and love for all Puerto Ricans. Bomba rhythms mixed with Cuban son into salsa. In NYC, bomba is performed and taught by folkloric drum, song and dance groups such as […]

New York Latin Jazz NYC

New York Latin Jazz is traditional in Harlem and Greenwich Village. Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance are New York’s leading jazz and Latin jazz institutions. Birdland and the Blue Note are famous jazz clubs. The Village Vanguard is NYC’s oldest. Minton’s is where bebop was born. Terraza 7 is Latin. […]

New York Bomba

Bomba in NYC is a Puerto Rican drum, song, and dance tradition with African roots. The barille drum used to be made from old rum barrels. “Bomba” in Spanish means “pump.” We pump the barille. The Bomba dancer challenges the lead drummer to match their dance moves. Cuban Rumba Columbia plays a similar game. Women […]

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico really is the island of enchantment. Famous for some of the world’s best beaches, the mountain heartland is even more beautiful. We are both contemporary and conservative. Old ways survive, especially in the mountains. The drum is alive in Puerto Rico. The island is so many things you never imagined. It is famously […]