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Vejigante in Juncos
Performing the tradition of "los vejigantes de Puerto Rico" with the delegation from Loíza at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores in Juncos, Puerto Rico.
Toca Bomba
Bombera playing the "barril de bomba" and singing chorus with Segunda Quimbamba.
Singing Bomba
Singers in the delegation from Guayama at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores in Juncos, Puerto Rico.
Singing Bomba
Jariksa Valle Feliciano sings the lead while playing maraca at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores in Juncos, Puerto Rico.
Singers
Singers representing the town of Aguada at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores in Juncos, Puerto Rico.
Segunda Quimbamba
Segunda Quimbamba performing at the Perth Amboy Ferry Slip on September 14, 2019. Segunda Quimbamba is a Jersey City-based percussion and dance ensemble that performs authentic Bomba and Plena, musical traditions from the island of Puerto Rico.…
Raíces Folkloric Ensemble - Cuban Són
The Raíces Folkloric Ensemble performing the genre of Cuban són at a concert dedicated to the music of the Caribbean at the Reformed Church of Highland Park.
Raíces Folkloric Ensemble - Bomba
The Raíces Folkloric Ensemble performing bomba at the Reformed Church of Highland Park in 2017.
Raíces Folkloric Ensemble - Batá
The Raíces Folkloric Ensemble performing songs for the Orishas on the batá drums at the Reformed Church of Highland Park.
Raíces Ensemble Performance
The Raíces Folkloric Ensemble performing batá at the Reformed Church of Highland Park in 2017.
Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble 2017
Members of the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble in 2017 after a performance at the Reformed Church of Highland Park.
Que Bonita Bandera
Even outside of the bombazo circle, participants at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores were inspired to dance, sing and celebrate their cultural traditions and heritage.
Plenera
Plenera playing a pandero and singing a plena with Segunda Quimbamba.
Plena
Playing plena with Segunda Quimbamba.
Playing the Barriles
Playing the barriles de bomba at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores.
Playing the Baril de Bomba
Playing the "barril de bomba" with Segunda Quimbamba.
Playing Primo
Drummer playing the primo, or lead drum, which interprets the moves of the dancer in sound.
Playing Primo
In bomba, the lead drum and lead drummer mark the movements made by the dancer, called "piquetes" or "picoteos".
Playing Cuá
Drummer playing cuá with the group representing the town of Aguada at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores.
Piquetes
Piquetes, or picoteos, are movements made by the bomba dancer before the drum. These movements challenge the drummer who must respond to the piquetes with the sounds of the drum, matching the pattern being played to the movements made by the dancer.
Picoteos
Bomba dancer execuing picoteos, or piquetes, before the lead drum. The motion of the skirts add to the grace, style and movement of the bomba dance.
Passing Down Traditions
Children are encouraged to participate in bombazos from a young age, from the drum to the dance to the song. This child is playing the cuá which accompanies the barriles de bomba in the rhythms.
Old Style Guayama Dance
Don Miguel Flores Lopez, a bomba dancer of over 75 years at the time of this photograph.
Melanie Maldonado
Melanie Maldonado dancing bomba at the 5th Encuentro de Bomba.
Learning the Cuá
A member of the group representing Aguada in the 5th Encuentro de Tambores takes time to teach Raíces co-founder and ensemble member Nicole Wines the pattern he plays to accompany the bomba strains. Each town and group has their own variations of…