“E-le-le, le-le-le,
A-la-la, la-la-la-a”
“Ven ven, Iroko, ven, ven”
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Oye, you are crossing the Kalûnga
The Call of The Drum
Bienvenido a el areíto en el batéy del pueblo Latino. Somos unidos en el tambor.
Escucha la llamada. La rumba ya se forma en el solar.
Yo prendo una vela.
(Welcome to the community gathering in the sacred circle of the Latin people.
We are one in the drum. Listen to the call. The party is forming in the field. I lit a candle.)
Bom, bom, bom, ba-ta-ba-ta, ba, ta-ba, ta-ba
Bom-ba, ta-ba, Bom-ba, ta-ba
Bom-ba, ta-ba, Bom-ba, ta-ba
This call of the drum is the bomba Puertorriqueña sicá rhythm.
Singing begins with the “Diana,” the call to prayer that asks for spiritual connection before we dance,
because by tradition, dance is how we pray.
“E-le-le, le-le-le, A-la-la, le-le-le“
Loíza Aldea, Loíza, Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
“E-le, le-le, le-le-le-le“
La Marina, Matanzas, Cuba 🇨🇺
“Dirikirikiriki, Dikiri“
Capotillo 42, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
“Ay, ay, Ay-ay“
San Juan de Ulúa, Veracruz, Mexico 🇲🇽
“Aí aí aí“
San Basilio de Palenque, Bolívar, Colombia 🇨🇴
“Bim Bom, Bim Bim, Bom Bom“
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🇧🇷
“I like to be in América“
San Juan Hill, New York City 🇺🇸 🇵🇷 🇮🇱
{{{ Dudamel arrives in 2026! }}} 🇻🇪
¡ A-G-U-A-N-I-L-E !
El Barrio, Loisaida, Bushwick, y El Bronx🗽
Who answers the call? The community responds.
¿Oye Cómo Va?
We are Indigenous, European, African, Jewish, Arab, Asian, and everything in between.
“¿Oye cómo va? Mi ritmo, bueno pa’ bailar, mulata.”
Hey, how’s it going? My rhythm is good for dancing, Latina.
“Andando, andando, andando…”
(Walking, walking, walking…)
“Yo me tiro pa’l solar”
(I leap into the field.)
Dios te bendiga
(God bless you)
¡Ashé!