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- seen newspapers = anything that happens in community is spread thru plena

- only 2 drums & guiro in early plena - [[strikethrough]] [[/strikethrough]] guiro = essential instrument for plena

- clarinet/plays easily over the drums, thus most common 
trumpet
- musica campesina = likes the blues - established structure / cadence 

MATTHEW:
- generational change to plena/bomba music; most young PR only know salsa, not plena & bomba. [[strikethrough]] [[/strikethrough]] He found it strange 'cause he grew up w/ it. So he took it upon himself to teach it to his generation so they understand their roots.
- Plena Music = originated in slaves/slavery experience. Thus plena is a way to claim agency of who you are, this music often used in resistance situations

Los Bravitos de la Plena = 5 kids who play incredible plena
(CD coming out soon)

- Baltimore, NYC, DC have groups forming to promote this music
- There was a time when ppl were not interested in this music, fear of losing it, but nowadays no longer the case
- paranda (X-mas tradition) vs. Plena
a paranda is a tradition playing music wake up a family, play for them they join for the next family to greet the next family; doesn't have to be plena or bomba, but does in conjunction w/ a fiesta
guinaldo = takes many form
- Bomba music vs. Salsa dancing
In Bomba, everything improvised, a conversation between 2 dancers/a couple
- Less choreographed
[[strikethrough]] Los NortePlena [[/strikethrough]] = CULTURA PLENERA plena cultural group in DC area to contact if you want to contact them for classes
- group has a new recording dropping around thanksgiving 2017
- Anniversary of Jones Act creates mixed feelings among ppl.