"Coco" Héctor Barez, brings his El Laberinto del Coco bomba jazz project live to El Bastión in Old San Juan, and streaming to the world from elbastion.org, on Sunday, June 27, 2021 at 7pm. $20 🇵🇷 Bombazo Bomba is a Puerto Rican drum, song and dance tradition that is a living folk art. It is unique in the way the dancer plays a follow me game with the lead drummer. … [Read more...] about El Laberinto del Coco Héctor Barez Streams Bomba Jazz Live From Old San Juan
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Héctor “Coco” Barez & El Laberinto del Coco Take Bomba to the World
Héctor Barez is a Puerto Rican percussionist who is best known as Calle 13's original percussionist during the first decade of their rise. Everyone calls him "Coco." Coco is taking Puerto Rican bomba to the world with his project El Laberinto del Coco and the support of some of the most important cultural organizations in Puerto Rico and the United States including the NEA … [Read more...] about Héctor “Coco” Barez & El Laberinto del Coco Take Bomba to the World
El Laberinto del Coco Plays Bomba Fusion at CasaSaffra in Santurce
El Laberinto del Coco is the Bomba Fusion project of Héctor "Coco" Barez who is best known as Calle 13's percussionist. In the grand tradition of Rafael Cortijo, Ismael Rivera and William Cepeda, Coco is taking our little island's Bomba Puertorriqueña out into the world again. El Laberinto gets into Bomba Jazz, Bomba Rock, Bomba Hip-Hop, and straight-ahead Bomba. Every … [Read more...] about El Laberinto del Coco Plays Bomba Fusion at CasaSaffra in Santurce
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, … [Read more...] about El Laberinto del Coco
El Laberinto del Coco featuring El Hijo de Borikén Plays Hip-Hop Bomba Fusion at La Respuesta, Santurce, San Juan
El Laberinto del Coco featuring Hijo de Borikén is Hip-Hop Bomba Fusion at La Respuesta, in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico on Thu, Mar 17 at 9pm (8pm doors). This is a sponsored show, so entry is free. El Laberinto del Coco is the next project of Puerto Rican percussionist Héctor "Coco" Barez after his decade of work with Hip-Hop legends Calle 13. A Great Show The … [Read more...] about El Laberinto del Coco featuring El Hijo de Borikén Plays Hip-Hop Bomba Fusion at La Respuesta, Santurce, San Juan
El Laberinto del Coco Plays Bomba Fusion at Lote 23 in Santurce, Puerto Rico
El Laberinto del Coco by Héctor "Coco" Barez, plays Lote 23 in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sat, Jan 8. No cover. 🇵🇷 @ellaberintodelcoco Héctor "Coco" Barez Héctor "Coco" Barez was Calle 13's original percussionist. He is sponsored by the ICP ~ Puerto Rican Cultural Institute and the NEA ~ National Endowment for the Arts. El Laberinto was a SXSW ~ South By … [Read more...] about El Laberinto del Coco Plays Bomba Fusion at Lote 23 in Santurce, Puerto Rico
Papo Vázquez Mighty Pirates Troubadours Play a Puerto Rican Holiday Jazz Parranda at Hostos Center
Papo Vázquez is a Puerto Rican jazz trombonist who is an NEA Latino Master and Grammy nominee with a long, storied career. He connects Puerto Rico's bomba tradition with jazz, and the 1970s golden age of New York salsa. His band is the Mighty Pirates Troubadours. Papo Vázquez in New York City Puerto Rican Holiday Jazz Parranda Papo Vázquez and the Mighty … [Read more...] about Papo Vázquez Mighty Pirates Troubadours Play a Puerto Rican Holiday Jazz Parranda at Hostos Center
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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. In the last 50 years, industrial civilization has been … [Read more...] about Magazine
On Puerto Rican Heritage Month, Yo Soy Boricua..!
Puerto Rican Heritage Month is November. It is an official New York City celebration proclaimed by New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in 1998. Comité Noviembre made it happen. Puerto Rican Heritage Month The celebration acknowledges Puerto Rican contributions to the culture and prosperity of New York City. We are one of the communities that defines New York, and opened doors … [Read more...] about On Puerto Rican Heritage Month, Yo Soy Boricua..!
Adál Maldonado Is a Great Puerto Rican Surrealist Photographer #AdalWasHere
Adál Maldonado is one of the great Puerto Rican photographers. He's a natural surrealist who was part of the Nuyorican movement of the 1960s and 70s (the Latin Harlem Renaissance). His body of work includes surrealist portraits and auto-portraits. Back in the day Latin New York City sat for him, from Celia Cruz to Rita Moreno. Adál's work has been exhibited and is in … [Read more...] about Adál Maldonado Is a Great Puerto Rican Surrealist Photographer #AdalWasHere
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 Los Pleneros de la 21, BombaYo, Bombazo Dance Co, and Danza … [Read more...] about Bomba NYC
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 … [Read more...] about New York Latin Jazz NYC
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New York Latin Folk Music and Folk Dance
New York Latin dance, music … [Read more...] about New York Latin Folk Music and Folk Dance
New York Latin Rap
Latin Rap Roots Freestyle rap started in the African American community. Nayobe made freestyle Latin. South of the border, we mix Latin rap into all kinds of fusions. Calle 13 started rapping over cumbia and other Latin traditions on their way to winning 3 Grammys and 27 Latin Grammys, more than anyone else. … [Read more...] about New York Latin Rap
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 usually dance with a skirt or a scarf. Skirts raised in front … [Read more...] about New York Bomba
Kianí “Si tú supieras” (If You Only Knew) Single Release
Kianí Medina is a Puerto Rican singer known for her work on many of the wonderful fusions coming off the island now. The singer for Residente (Calle 13), El Laberinto del Coco and Lado Ve, is going solo as Kianí. She releases her first single and video, "Si tú supieras" (If You Only Knew) on all streaming platforms on Friday, July 1, 2022. YouTube Kianí #kianí … [Read more...] about Kianí “Si tú supieras” (If You Only Knew) Single Release
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 Bomba, Plena and Salsa. But it's also Música … [Read more...] about Puerto Rico
Ama Ríos Flows From Bomba to Reggaeton to Latin Alternative
Ama Ríos is a Puerto Rican percussionist, music director and bandleader who flows like a river from the bomba folk tradition into reggaeton and Latin alternative with a lot of girl power. Ama Ríos One of the first female bomba lead drummers in Puerto RicoReggaeton star Tego Calderon's touring music directorLeader of Émina, an all-female Afro-Caribbean Latin alternative … [Read more...] about Ama Ríos Flows From Bomba to Reggaeton to Latin Alternative