BombaYo

BombaYo BombaYo is a youth project dedicated to preserving the rich Afro Puerto Rican tradition of Bomba. Bomba is more of an experience than a show.

BombaYo took its name from several meanings of YO
Yo, is "I" in Spanish, or self - "I am Bomba"
Yo, English slang to call one's attention, as in "Hey, it's Bomba"
Yo' , short in English from Your, "Your Bomba"

Bomba was developed in Puerto Rico over 300 years ago by enslaved Africans from parts of West Africa and the Kongo region and also includes influences from the Spanish colonizers and native Taino people. It's where singing, dancing and drumming come together in a community celebration of life. Boricuas on the island and stateside are reviving this tradition and in turn uncovering part of their cultural heritage.

11/27/2024
03/27/2024
NYC a City where Bomba lives and never sleeps! “BombaYo” cultura en vivo
10/08/2023

NYC a City where Bomba lives and never sleeps! “BombaYo” cultura en vivo

09/21/2023

🔥Legendary Bomba group, Bomba Yo will be returning to the WEPA! Fest stage next Saturday 9/30!

BombaYo always reps for the Afro Puerto Rican culture that's still alive and thriving in Los Sures and around NYC. Don’t miss out - RSVP to let us know you’re coming at the link in our bio or by visiting tinyurl.com/WEPA2023

👇🏽Artist Bio 👇🏽
In the spirit of Sankofa -looking to your past for a better future- BombaYo members draw from the bomba tradition to enrich their lives and embrace their cultural legacy. Through workshops, cultural presentations, performances and partnerships, BombaYo engages communities throughout the NYC area to raise awareness of Afro Puerto Rican culture and to connect Bomba to the vast traditions of the African Diaspora.

06/26/2023

When BombaYo community comes to Washington Square Park? People return to their roots and the Ancestors are happy. “BombaYo” cultura en vivo

06/17/2023

BombaYo at African Union yesterday March 20, 2019.
Picture Copyright
New York African International Festival : Jazz, Arts & Culture

Here at the Bronx Botanical Garden bringing the Boricua flavor. “BombaYo” Cultura con Sabor
06/16/2023

Here at the Bronx Botanical Garden bringing the Boricua flavor. “BombaYo” Cultura con Sabor

Ayer me lo tiraste a mi Boriquen y hoy te toca ati!
04/05/2023

Ayer me lo tiraste a mi Boriquen y hoy te toca ati!

Join us for Bronx Rising! Voices for the Earth at Bronx Music Heritage Center this Saturday March 18th, 6-8PM! The eveni...
03/15/2023

Join us for Bronx Rising! Voices for the Earth at Bronx Music Heritage Center this Saturday March 18th, 6-8PM! The evening will open with poems by Tara Bracco and Karla Jackson-Brewer of Poetic People Power from the project Eco Rise, and then my band and I take us on a journey with a special climate justice focused set. I’m also excited to announce that we will be joined by BombaYo for the live premiere of our song together!

Admission: $7, $5 students/seniors, kids under 13 are FREE.
Bronx Music Heritage Center, 1303 Louis Niñé Blvd, The Bronx, NY. Click link below to hear song.

https://youtu.be/mHUyKhd0G9c

12/07/2022

Address

1125 Grand Concourse
New York, NY
10452

Telephone

+13473100583

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