Drum and Dance Workshop: Puerto Rican bomba!

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Tuesday, December 2
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
UWM Zelazo Center, room 250
(2419 E. Kenwood Blvd.)

This event is free and open to the public!
For access needs, email clacs@uwm.edu

Puerto Rican Bomba: a Drum and Dance Workshop

Back by popular demand: de-stress with a drum and dance workshop as we wrap up the semester! Join renowned percussionist and Bembé Artist-in-Residence Beto Torrens for a hands-on workshop on Puerto Rican bomba, an Afro-Indigenous genre that is the island’s oldest music and dance tradition. Try out different traditional instruments and learn some dance moves from UWM alum Imani Jalil of Milwaukee’s own community arts organization Bembé Drum & Dance. No experience necessary – come learn about this rich musical genre!

Presented by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, the Roberto Hernández Center, the Puerto Rican Student Union, and the Percussion Area of the Music Department.

Event flyer for Bomba music & dance workshop, featuring event description, time, date, and photos of a man posing with a drum and a woman mid-dance in a flowy blouse and skirt.