Raícitas Bomba Class
Dublin Core
Title
Raícitas Bomba Class
Subject
Afropuertorican
bomba
bomba
Description
Participants in the Raícitas Youth Program learn the music, dance, song and history of the Caribbean folkloric traditions. The student is practicing bomba, an Afro-puertorican folkloric tradition. In bomba, the dancer and the drummer converse, with the lead drummer following and mimicking the moves of the dancer with the sounds of the drum. The dance movements are called picoteos or piquetes.
Date
Creator
Rights
© Raíces Cultural Center
Type
Format
Language
en
Identifier
2010raicitasclass1.jpg
Coverage
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Digital Image
Physical Dimensions
3648 × 2736
Files
Citation
Nicole Wines, “Raícitas Bomba Class,” Raíces Cultural Center Digital Archive, accessed October 17, 2026, https://archive.raicesculturalcenter.org/items/show/202.