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 ...
San Juan, 10 ene (EFEUSA).San Juan, 10 ene (EFEUSA). — Reconocidas agrupaciones del género musical autóctono puertorriqueño de la plena se presentarán mañana en la tradicional “Fiesta de la 23 Abajo”, ...
A blend of Spanish, African, and native Taíno music, plena is a traditional form of Puerto Rican music. The music's beat and rhythm are mainly due to the African-derived conga drums, more specifically ...
Although transnational, contemporary, and based on the Cuban son, salsa is often assumed to be Puerto Rico’s national song. Enter Plena Libre, purveyors of Puerto Rican pride and promoters of plena, a ...
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 ...
Plena is an Afro-Latino tradition that developed out of bomba music around the beginning of the 20th century in southern Puerto Rico. Plena lyrics are narrative. They convey stories about events, ...
Artigo publicado em 20 de janeiro de 2025 na Rolling Stone. Para ler o original em inglês, . Na última semana, a música que alcancou o primeiro lugar das paradas foi do gênero musical plena. Em 11 de ...
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