La Plena Puertorriqueña

Are you familiar with Puerto Rican Plena? Here's a general overview of its origins and characteristics. Puerto Rican Plena is another native genre of Puerto Rico with African roots. Its origins date back to the early 20th century in working-class neighborhoods. 🪘 It was the artistic way people communicated news, gossip, and everyday situations. 🇵🇷 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - What is Plena? 1:08 - When and where did Plena originate? 1:55 - The instruments of Plena 4:00 - The most popular Plena songs 4:15 - Development and current state of Plena Turn on notifications so you don't miss any lessons! Sources Used (Bibliography): Rafael Cepeda - Patriarch of Bomba and Plena    • Rafael Cepeda- Patriarca de la Bomba y la ...   Puerto Rican Plena    • La Plena puertorriqueña   Short Plena Workshop: Tito Matos    • Taller Breve de Plena - Tito Matos   The Untraceable Origins of Puerto Rican Plena    • LOS ORIGENES INATRAPABLES DE LA PLENA PUER...   Recommended Albums: Plena del Sol    • Ricardo Pons y Plena del Sol   Mon Rivera and his orchestra    • Mon Rivera Y Su Orquesta - Que Gente Averi...   Pleneros de la 21: For all of you    • Para Todos Ustedes   Pleneros de la 21: We are Boricuas    • Somos Boricuas: Bomba Y Plena En Nueva York   -Viento de Agua: Unplugged    • Viento de Agua Unplugged: Materia Prima   -Viento de Agua: Opus IV    • Opus IV   -Miguel Zenon: Esta plena    • Esta Plena   Don't forget to subscribe! @LaMusicTeacher Looking to improve even faster? Contact me for personalized lessons 🎷🎷🎷 About me: Dani is a saxophonist and teacher. She studied at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music. She earned a Master's degree in Classical and Contemporary Music Performance from the Conservatori del Liceu. She has also studied Music Business and Music Training in jazz saxophone. In addition to the saxophone, she has been studying Puerto Rican Bomba for over 5 years. She has played tenor saxophone with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra; Alto, tenor, and soprano saxophone with the Puerto Rico Philharmonic Orchestra; among others... She also has over 10 years of experience as a music teacher and has been part of the Barcelona Sax Project, the Puerto Rican bomba group Mancha ‘E Plátano, the rock band Macanao, the dance and music company Caminando en Yubá, and the Latin American music trio Amapola. My mission as an educator is for you to explore and enhance your creativity while enjoying the process! #musicteacher #puertoricanplena #plena #latinmusic #salsa #drum #maraca #dance #singing #musicalgenre #labomba #boricua #oldsanjuan #borinquen #puertorico #laperla #bomba #puertoricanbomba #santurce