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Moments in which the Founders of the Puerto Rican Institute for the Arts and Advocacy, Inc., Mrs . Lydia Perez and Mr. Wendell Rivera gave to the Internationally renown Puerto Rican singer Gilberto Santa Rosa a recognition award on behalf of the Board of Director. L to R: Wendell Rivera, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Lydia Perez, Hugo Adames and Abigail DeChamp We give you the Star The only star of PUERTO RICO THANK YOU GILBERTO SANTA ROSA FOR BEEN THEE BEST OF OUR ISLAND PUERTO RICO. August 31, 2014 Our "Gratitud" go to Vida Ent, One Stop Insurance Agency who presentered this event and thank you to Nikky Cole for including PRIAA in the agenda program.
CARIBBEAN ARTS PROGRAM
Bomba ! BOMBA is designed to teach children and teachers about Puerto Rican and Caribbean history and culture through the use of traditional music and dance called Bomba , along with other rhythms commonly found in the Caribbean. Bomba is the traditional music and dance style that developed during the Spanish colonization of Puerto Rico as a way of communication between slaves working on the sugar cane plantations on the coasts of Puerto Rico. Students will learn the basics of Bomba in the form of call and response, where the instructor will chant a said phrase or call, and the students respond with the appropriate answer. Students will also learn about the dance of Bomba , which is presented in the form of a game: a completion between dancer and drummer where the dancer will try to outwit the lead drummer with their movements, in turn creating their own rhythm. The younger students (pre-k to 4 th grade) will focus on call and response and dance, while the older student