CHICAGO -- Brenda Torres-Figueroa is an Afro-Puerto Rican who examines gender and racial identity as a visual and performance artist. "Performance is an art form that works with identity politics and ...
Image Source: Flushing Town Hall Bomba is a percussion-driven musical style formed in 17th century Puerto Rico. African slaves used “bomba” lyrics to express political and spiritual emotions while ...
Bacardí hosted a cultural celebration in Brooklyn on Thursday night, drawing on the spirit of San Juan’s La Placita de Santurce to highlight Puerto Rican heritage and Afro-Caribbean creativity. Held ...
Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras takes us on a tour of African influences throughout Latinidad, with a little help from Grammy Award-winning... Afro.Latino: From Venezuela to Puerto Rico and beyond You ...
The Virginia-based Afro-Puerto Rican orchestra Kadencia announced its participation in the Apple TV+ series “Swagger,” a basketball series loosely based on the story of NBA superstar Kevin Durant.
From left to right: Luisa Géigel, "Mujer con niño en brazos" (c. 1940), Imna Arroyo Cora, "La casa de Yemayá" (2006), Ramón Bulerín, "Los Tres Amigos" (1996), Shellyne Rodríguez, "Los poderes ...
Introduction -- In search of grandfather Solimán's footprints : towards a characterization of the crisis of a subject who has no epic in "Paraíso" -- "Fuencarral" and the other stories : in search of ...
The Latin music world has lost a musical master with the passing of Rafael Ithier, the legendary founder, pianist, and musical director of El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. Known universally as “El ...
For the past week, the number one song in the world has been a plena. On January 11, the title track of Bad Bunny’s newest album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, took over the number one spot on Apple Music. It ...