Los Pleneros de la 21

Los Pleneros de la 21
Background information
OriginNew York City: Bronx and East Harlem
GenresAfro Puerto Rican Bomba and Plena Music and Dance
Years active1983-present
LabelsSmithsonian Folkways Recordings, Shanachie Records, Henry Street Records
Websitehttps://www.losplenerosdela21.org/

Los Pleneros de la 21 is a New York City-based drum and dance ensemble that has been active since 1983. They specialize in Afro-Puerto Rican bomba and plena music and related dance forms. In addition to performing, they run a community-based, not-for-profit educational company dedicated to preserving and celebrating Puerto Rican traditional culture and "fostering the legacy and history of Puerto Rican artistic traditions of African and Creole descent."

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