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Plena
A storytelling Puerto Rican folk rhythm — the sung newspaper of its day.
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Pioneers
César Concepción: Plena in the Ballroom
The trumpeter-bandleader who brought plena to the big-band stage
1 min read
Los Pleneros de la 21: Plena in the Diaspora
Juan Gutiérrez's New York ensemble kept bomba and plena alive far from home
1 min read
Manuel A. Jiménez (El Canario) – Pioneer of the Plena Tradition
From Rural Roots to Urban Innovation in Early 20th‑Century Puerto Rico
4 min read
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