Los Pleneros de la 21 is honored and excited to participate in the American Folklife Center 2024 Community Collections Grant program funded by The Library of Congress

LP21's collaborating artists will lead this project to document current practices in Bomba and Plena, and the individuals and events who have influenced Bomba and Plena in NYC and connected communities over time.

https://blogs.loc.gov/ofthepeople/2025/01/community-collections-grants-spotlight-documenting-bomba-and-plena-musicians-in-the-diaspora-los-pleneros-de-la-21/

Library of Congress

Solar Latin Club

Los Pleneros de la 21 announce new album release. Read about it on Solar Latin Club.

https://www.solarlatinclub.com/los-pleneros-de-la-21-quiereme-dolores/

LP21 BLog

Get an insiders look of our programming with stories brought to you by our own team members

https://www.losplenerosdela21.org/blog

watch, listen and READ ABOUT LP21’S PARTICIPATION IN CRNY’S ARTIST EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

https://www.creativesrebuildny.org/artist-employment-program/yearbook/collaborations/view/los-pleneros-de-la-21/

Meet the LP21-CRNY Collaborating Artists

https://mailchi.mp/lp21/lp21-crny-collaborating-artists

CREATIVES REBUILD NY

Smithsonian Folkways

Learn more about our origins in NYC

https://folkways.si.edu/los-pleneros-de-la-21-afro-puerto-rican-traditions/latin/music/article/smithsonian

CARNEGIE HALL

LEARN BOMBA AND PLENA WITH JUAN AND JULIA AT CARNEGIE

https://www.carnegiehall.org/Education/Educators/Musical-Explorers/New-York-City/Juan-and-Julia

THE 92ND STREET Y

Experience BOMBA AND PLENA AND LEARN WITH LP21 AT 92Y

https://www.92ny.org/archives/discover-music-los-pleneros-de-la-21