Community Gathering Table: Bomba Music & Movements

Bomba is a traditional music and dance genre created over 400 years ago in Borikén (Puerto Rico). In this interactive performance and workshop led by BOMBAntillana, learn about the elements of Bomba (including instruments), participate in call-and-response songs, and try some beginner Bomba movements with the group.

More about Bomba: Having originated on sugar cane plantations and kept alive through oral history and secret gatherings, Bomba continues to be a powerful means of creative expression, identity, healing and resistance, community building and celebration.