The Taíno tribe of the Caribbean, once believed extinct, is making a comeback in Connecticut
Connecticut lawmakers want to acknowledge the Indigenous heritage of Caribbean islands like Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica and ...
SAINt JHN Calls Out His ‘Racist’ Experience Living In Puerto Rico: ‘It’s Loud, Active, And Very Present’
SAINt JHN is speaking out about the racism he's encountered while living in Puerto Rico, describing it as "loud, active, and very present." ...
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Bad Bunny wanted to share Puerto Rico's history of colonization, so he called a Wisconsin professor
Bad Bunny wanted to share the history of Puerto Rico on his latest album. So his team made a call to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. That’s where a professor was ready to share the island’s ...
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Bad Bunny Took Plena and Salsa Songs to Number One. Here's Why That Matters
About a quarter century after slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico (1873), another Afro-Puerto Rican genre emerged known as the plena. Unlike traditional bomba, plena usually includes vocals (as ...
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UW professor’s collaboration with Bad Bunny highlights Puerto Rican history
Jorell Meléndez-Badillo contributed to 17 videos based on Puerto Rico’s history for the artist’s most recent album.
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Puerto Rico: Following the guiding hand of ‘Local Guest’
Loíza is the area of Puerto Rico where many of the Afro-Caribbean population live and have art studios open to the public where people can learn about their culture. Bomba is an ancestral dance ...
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Bad Bunny’s DtMF Won’t Solve Colonialism in Puerto Rico — But Music Is Key to Revolutions
I started listening to Bad Bunny in 2017, when I was living in “Nueva Yol.” Back then, the song “Tu No Vive Así” made me feel nostalgic. Despite sounding more like trap than the dembow of my ...