S2 Track 9: Tócame La Bomba / Play Bomba To Me

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In this episode we go to Puerto Rico a bombear! We explore the development of bomba in Puerto Rico, its Black roots, some of its main figures, its various rhythms and dances, the government's involvement, the role bomba has played in recent social movements, and the exciting and inclusive new voices and dynamics that are emerging in the bomba scene.

Our collection of guests is just marvelous, check it out: Dr. Bárbara Abadía-Rexach is an Assistant Professor of Afrolatinidades at San Francisco State University and a prominent researcher on bomba, if you are researching bomba, you will come across her work; Dr. Sarah Bruno is currently a Postdoc of Latinx Studies in Arts, Cultures, and Religions at Rice University, she received her Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Mar Cruz has been a bomba dancer and practicioner for over 11 years, she dances with her sister Maria with the group Parranderos de Loiza and their own group Bomba Yemaya, you may recognize Mar on the instagram page Se Baila Bomba; Marién Torres López is the Manager and director of Taller Tambuyé, a Professor at the Dance Department, Universidad Sagrado Corazón, a Folklorist, Dancer, Musician, Drummer, Choreographer, Singer, and Cultural events manager.
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Host/Producers: Andrés Hincapié, PhD; Melissa Villodas, PhD
Graphic Content Creator: Susan Mykalcio
Translation Services: Marisa Melchiorre