Bombazo in San Juan
Dublin Core
Title
Bombazo in San Juan
Subject
Afropuertorican
bomba
Description
Melissa Hernández Romero, attorney, dancing bomba in Old San Juan. In bomba, the dancer and the lead drummer hold a conversation through music and dance, with the lead drum (or primo) responding to the movements (piquetes or picoteos) of the dancer.
Date
Creator
Rights
CC Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Publisher
Raíces Cultural Center
Type
Format
Language
en
Identifier
2009PRCulturalExchange61.jpg
Coverage
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Digital Image
Physical Dimensions
2769 × 2077
Files
Collection
Citation
Nicole Wines, “Bombazo in San Juan,” Raíces Cultural Center Digital Archive, accessed October 17, 2026, https://archive.raicesculturalcenter.org/items/show/361.