Bomba and PLena aDult Workshops
Los Pleneros de la 21 offers Bomba and Plena drumming and dancing classes for adults. BPAW classes* are beginner friendly and are designed to help you master the basics of Bomba and Plena, while creating an environment for you to further develop and learn. BPAW classes are flexible -- join as many classes as you can. No minimum required.
STAY TUNED FOR CLASSES in 2025!
LP21’s Bomba and Plena Adult Classes typically take place on the following weekdays and times.
DRUMMING with Nelson Mateo Gonzalez | Mondays at 6:00pm
DANCE with LeAna Lopez | Tuesdays at 6:00pm
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¡¡THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CAME OUT FOR PARRANDAS POR EL BARRIO!!
🎶 Los Pleneros de la 21 celebrated the season with our BPAW students in LP21 Parrandas por el Barrio, with live music and festive cheer as we paraded through La Marqueta Night Market and finished inside the cozy indoor night market at 115th, completing the evening with a delicious cup of Puerto Rican hot chocolate from Cocotazo! 🍫✨
Special thank yous to Uptown Grand Central and Harlem Night Market at La Marqueta, and Make Music New York for helping bring this and other events to our community!!
BPAW 2024 Parrandas por el Barrio at La Marqueta’s Harlem NIght Market, with special collaboration by Uptown Grand Central and Make Music New York. Photo by BPAW student, Christine Abraham.
LP21’s BPAW classes and Parrandas por el Barrio are part of LP21's Bomba & Plena for All: Learning through the Arts Initiative, made possible in part with funding from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, and generous contributions from individuals like you!
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