PLENA AND BOMBA WITH VIOLINS AND VIOLA

Providence, Rhode Island: On September 14, 2012, Yoruba2, Members and represented of Puerto Rican Institute for Arts and Advocacy, Inc., (PRIAA), were performs at Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts with students from Community Musicworks. The students were very involved and enthusiastic and learned different rhythms of Bomba and Plena Puertorriqueña. The surprise of the night was a joint performance that integrated Bomba and the classical instruments of the violin and the viola. PRIAA, CELEBRATE THE LATINO HERITAGE MONTH WITH BOMBA CLASSIC. I would like to thank Cloe Kline and Sebastian for inviting us to perform for the students.









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