A Bailar la Bomba con BombaYo

All critics aside, Bomba is a folk musical genre with influences coming largely from the african slaves that were brought to Puerto Rico. The rhythms and beats coming from the use of drums are just one component of this high energy music. In accompaniment,  there is always a dancer ready to move his/her body to every beat of the drum.

The Bomba was an important way for the slaves to express themselves as they forbidden to worship their own gods and practice their own religion. They incorporated the music in such a way that they were both able to still worship their gods and maintain spiritual strength.

In keeping the tradition alive and preserving the tradition of the Bomba, BombaYo, is deserving of some serious accolade. As BombaYo states in their website, aside from the word Bomba, the Yo in their name has several meanings, "Yo, is "I" in Spanish, or self - "I am Bomba" Yo, English slang to call one's attention, as in Yo', short in English from Your, "Your Bomba".

Thanks to Jose L. Ortiz aka Dr. Drum and Melinda Gonzalez, the group brings high energy to any performance venue. I have had the privilege of watching their performance and was not left disappointed other than for want of more. Visit their site here.

(Bomba via Music of Puerto Rico)