The Music of The Vejigantes

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Title

The Music of The Vejigantes

Subject

Description

Describes the music of bomba and plena, two folkloric genres of music, song and dance from Puerto Rico associated with the vejigantes.

Creator

Nicole Wines

Rights

© Raíces Cultural Center

Format

jpeg

Language

en

Type

Text

Identifier

EFMI_bomba_y_plena_music_of_the_vegigantes_2009.jpg

Coverage

Puerto Rico

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Text

The vejigantes are related t the Puerto Rican folkloric musical traditions of bomba and plena. Bomba and plena both include the use of drumming, singing, and dancing, tough the drums used and the rhythms played in these types of music are different.

Original Format

paper

Files

EFMI_bomba_y_plena_music_of_los_vejigantes_2009.jpg

Citation

Nicole Wines, “The Music of The Vejigantes,” Raíces Cultural Center Digital Archive, accessed March 29, 2024, https://archive.raicesculturalcenter.org/items/show/2.

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