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BomPlenazo ¡Continuamos!
2021 Premiere – New!
Vente-Tú at La Casita de Chema
Homenaje a Don Bienvenido “Benny” Ayala




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On August 28, 2021, Hostos Center’s BomPlenazo festival partnered with El Rincón Criollo and Pregones/PRTT to bring back the ever-popular Vente-Tú at the famed Casita de Chema – one of the shrines of NY Bomba y Plena and one of the most important open community gardens in the South Bronx.

This year’s presentation honored Don Bienvenido “Benny” Ayala, the prolific songwriter, poet, plenero and bombero. Benny’s grandson, Nelson “Mateo” González, led a performance with Bomba y Plena singers, drummers, and dancers. After the performance, the singing, dancing, and jamming continued in true “Vente-Tú / La Casita” style! Hosted by Caridad De La Luz.

This special Vente-Tú is presented by Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture in partnership with El Rincon Criollo/La Casita de Chema and Pregones/PRTT. Produced by the Hostos Center for Arts & Culture and guided by an Advisory Committee of musical practitioners and community members, all BomPlenazo events are made possible with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the Arts, The Howard Gilman Foundation, and the offices of New York City Council member Rafael Salamanca, Jr., and New York State Assemblyman José Rivera.


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