BOMBA AND PLENA IN THE BIG LEAGUE.
A SPARK IN THE CURRICULUM AND IN THE EDUCATION OF HARTFORD, CT
A 90 minute carnival-style workshop introduces students to Puerto Rican
culture. Students will explore Puerto Rican traditions like"BOMBA AND
PLENA" dance, mask making, costume showcasing, and poetry reciting. The
workshop will also introduce students to fun call and response songs.
At the conclusion of the workshop students will put what they have
learned to the test as they play instruments, and perform the songs,
giving them a more personal experience with the Puerto Rican culture.
The workshop was held at Hartford Stage Rehearsal Studios on Main St., in Connecticut as an introduction for teachers in the Professional Development Conference-2013. Soon the program will be run in all school in Hartford, Connecticut.
August 20, 21, 2013
Hartford Performs Professional Development-2013
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LOCAL IN HARTFORD, CT. |
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A brief introduction of the History of Puerto Rico by Dorothy |
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BOMBA: African style of music and dance that flourished along the coastal
region and sugar cane fields of Puerto Rico, where a lead singer chants
short vocal calls to which the group sings fixed responses; sometimes
described to be a challenge between the lead dancer and the lead
drummer, where the drum has to follow the movements of the dancer with a
synchronized beat. Robertico and Yidell teach Bomba Classes. |
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Vejigante: Mythical figures from town festivals and folklore in Puerto Rico |
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Robertico teach rhythms and Lydia teach the Beat with her shirts |
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Plena rhythms: Three different hand drums make up the complex beat: the Punteador,
which keeps the bass beat, the Seguidor, which add the main beat, and
the Requinto, which is the lead drum and can improvise to the player’s
liking. There can be any number of panderetas present at any time, but
in the case of multiple Requintos, only one may assume lead while the
others take the beats of Seguidores |
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