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Bomba — music, history, identity, and resistance rolled into one
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:11:16
Publish Date: 2025-10-30 12:40:00
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Bomba. It's a word you feel: percussive, rhythmic, pulsating. The art form grew out of the Afro Indigenous cultures of Puerto Rico. But it’s much more than dance music. Bomba echoes and resonates with the violent history of slavery and resistance in Puerto Rico.
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