11th Biennial
BomPlenazo ¡Continuamos!
Closing Weekend Celebration
Bomba y Plena: En Acción

BomPlenazo Continues!
The 11th Biennial BomPlenazo Festival kicked off virtually last year (2020) - celebrating the Afro-Puerto Rican music and dance traditions of bomba and plena. The festival’s closing will take place October 8 to 10 with a series of amazing concerts online. Each day will feature “2020 Highlights” of last year’s concerts followed by “2021 Premieres” of new musical performances recorded live on the stage of the Hostos Center’s Main Theater. The culminating event will be the premiere of the Vente-Tú Celebration recorded this past summer at the famous Casita de Chema. Each concert will feature top bomba and plena practitioners, musicians, and singers – from Puerto Rico, Chicago, and New York City!

BomPlenazo is a biennial Festival, established in 2000, that presents and celebrates the practices and the communities of Puerto Rican Bomba and Plena, from both the island and diaspora communities. Produced by the Hostos Center for Arts & Culture and guided by the BomPlenazo Advisory Committee of musical practitioners and community members, the BomPlenazo is made possible by funding support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the Arts, The Howard Gilman Foundation, the offices of City Council member Rafael Salamanca, Jr., and New York State Assemblyman José River