With its infectious call and response vocals and topical lyrics commenting on the events and gossip of the day, the music genre plena is known in Puerto Rico as the people’s newspaper. And much like ...

Plena Libre isn\'t afraid to try new things, says their bassist and band leader Gary Nunez.This is the second year they\'ll be bringing their unique take on tradition to the Lotus festival.Plena, a ...

Some musical genres are just particular—particular to a region or a community, without aspiring to be universally relevant or to commercially conquer new audiences. I think of the plena this way, an ...

In Santurce, a poor suburb outside San Juan, Puerto Rico, there’s a bus that doesn’t run anymore, but the stops it once madeparadasstill lend their names to the densely populated neighborhoods. Ask ...

From the fruits of winning both a MacArthur ("genius grant") and Guggenheim Fellowship in 2008, alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón, expands his clear vision of modern jazz and Puerto Rican folk music in ...

Plena and bomba — two of the traditional musical styles of Puerto Rico. Both are deeply rooted in the island's African history — heavy on percussion and dance — and this Saturday Bostonians will get a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photos: Getty Images, Bad Bunny, Bomba Con Conciencia) “Puerto Rico has a mix of races, and we like to defend our African roots,” ...

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