MÁS in association with Union Cultural Center (UCC) join forces by collaborating to bring this Puerto Rican bomba percussion workshop to the community for free.
In this workshop we will connect with the basic elements of the Puerto Rican Bomba musical genre, exploring the use of Bomba as a vehicle of expression, a tool for resistance and its impact on the formation of Puerto Rican identity.
The workshop will be taught by Otoqui Reyes, who has been offering his knowledge about Bomba to our community for many years.
Workshop Goals:
- Exploring Bomba instruments and the direct connection they have to the Bomba dance.
- Learn each of the instruments and their functions within the genre.
- Recognize each rhythm played with the singer’s call.
- Maintain time and rhythm on each of the instruments.
- Manage to make the connection between dance – instrument – instrument – dance
- Understand the technique of playing on the Bomba Barrel and its tones, as well the technique in the cua and maraca
Days: 7 Sundays in a row, from September 15 – October 27
Time: 11:30 am to 1pm
Cost: Free workshops
Who: For all ages
Vocabulary
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- Buleador
- Primo / subidor
- Barril de Bomba
- Cuás
- Peeronia
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- Maraca
- Sicá
- Cuembé
- Holandés
- Granate
Meet the facilitator
Otoqui Reyes Pizarro
He was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. He has over 30 years of experience in the Bomba genre and has grown up with two of the most important Afro-Puerto Rican family members in the genre: la familia Ayala y La Cepeda. He has over 25 years of experience as an educator and multidisciplinary artist in Puerto Rico and internationally. In the past 15 years he has been an artist in residence focusing on teaching various educational levels. His current focus centers on art and music as a vehicle of liberation and expression. Otoqui is the director of the Hijos de Agueybana group, made up of eight artists committed to preserving their Afro-Caribbean roots. The group has more than 10 years of experience conducting and offering workshops and courses on the historical and cultural importance of the Bomba genre.