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Redobles de Cultura Afro-Borinquena presents Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba Dance and Percussion Community Workshops

The team of 3 New York City practitioners of Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba will be in the Triangle area to offer dynamic and engaging dance and drumming workshops.   Workshops offer exploratory instruction on both Bomba dance and drumming. The sessions teach fundamental techniques of Bomba dance, engages participants on the roles of percussion instrumentation, and how these are developed in concert with the dance movements and more.

The workshop team has visited UNC community before with the music and dance group Los Pleneros De La 21 (LP21). We are excited to have with us again instructors Julia Gutierrez-Rivera and Nelson Gonzalez from LP21 and Nicholas Laboy. The trio of artists collectively has 30 years of experience offering workshops to groups of all ages and backgrounds and performing worldwide. They represent the next generation of Bomba masters and the voices of today’s most prestigious Bomba and Plena ensembles.

For more information on the workshops call 919-962-9001, or email us at stonecenter@unc.edu.

Please register for the workshop in the form below.