Alma Moyó: video by DennisFlores.com
Alma Moyó is an Afro-Boricua musical group dedicated to the preservation of Puerto Ricos oldest living African musical and cultural tradition, la bomba. Founded in 2002 under the musical direction of Alex LaSalle from Moca, Puerto Rico, the groups 10 members are a talented mix of musicians, educators and historians dedicated to empowering people of the African Diaspora by sharing Borinquens potent legacy of Bomba music, the primarily Congolese derived African music of the Puerto Rico.
Closely related to the music of gwoka from Guadaloupe, bele from Martinique, and the bomba from Ecuador, tumba francesa from Cuba, Haitis boumba, and many others. Bringing together different generations of Puerto Rican and Caribbean musicians, Alma Moyó represents the next movement in pan-Caribbean musical expression.
Dedicated primarily to preserving and promoting awareness of the vast diversity that exists within the Afro-Puerto Rican bomba tradition, Alma Moyó seeks to honor the multi-root origin of bomba by honoring the unique fusion of African and Afro-Caribbean elements that blend to create bomba on the island of Puerto Rico. Alma Moyó brings to light the often marginalized musical variation of Bomba from the western part of the island, including Moca, Aguadilla, Aguada, and especially Mayaguez, where it is said that all of Puerto Ricos bomba originates.
This all-inclusive group also pays homage to the traditions from Loiza, Ponce, Cataño, and Santurce. Uplifting audiences with thunderous drumming and soul-stirring singing, Alma Moyos musical treasure chest contains traditional bomba songs from as far back as the late 1700s as well as originally composed songs by its many talented songwriters. These heartfelt songs of lament, wisdom, revolution and the daily lives of African descendants in the Americas tell the stories of our ancestors, our history, our cultural and spiritual traditions, and our vision for the future of all African descendants.
Inspired by the master musicians and artisans of Puerto Rico and its Diaspora who lovingly preserve the Afro-Boricua traditions of bomba, Alma Moyó was born in the celebrated Rincon Criollo Cultural Center in the Bronx, NY, affectionately known as La Casita de Chema.
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gaou02 @ 5:51 pm
mulato is an insult …
mulato is an insult and please what is the other part of their culture ???
CF201 @ 5:51 pm
knickie1982 the …
knickie1982 the type of music alma moyo (black love)were playing in this video is name Ghombe known to many as Bomba. The style of bomba there playing comes primarily from Mayaguez on the west coast of PR. The last rythm of this footage is called “Holandes” which actually hails from Mayaguez. Bomba from the west coast is influenced more by Afro French Caribbean like Haiti, Francesca Tumba from Oriente Cuba and Gwak from Martinique. The south and north coast have a different style of Bomba.
knickie1982 @ 5:51 pm
it’s called …
it’s called embracing Pan Africanism and understanding where ur culture comes from and beauty in it and not denying or running away from the fact that Africans influenced the world in a great way
alwaysclever @ 5:51 pm
nah, seriously, its …
nah, seriously, its all good man – nice to see that the mulatto puerto rican people are maintaining part of their culture. Good. I would love to find out more about latin culture
alwaysclever @ 5:51 pm
brown
brown
poohlu @ 5:51 pm
then what are they …
then what are they ,please dont say brown
unique5589 @ 5:51 pm
The proper term is …
The proper term is not Black. The proper term is African or West African. Black just gives a vague description of a person but doesn’t tell of his/her culture.
borrinqueno555 @ 5:51 pm
Beautiful culture
Beautiful culture
Joe0567 @ 5:51 pm
Existe una relativa …
Existe una relativa semejanza entr esta manifestacion cultural puertoriqueña y el tambor de costa central Venezolano, tambores en ritmos como el CUMACO (con curveta) y en SANGUEO.
El golpe de tambor en 4/4 es muy muy semejante.
Faltaria mas aporte del palitero, pero los coros y el respecto a la melodica del cantante principal y la medida en 4tos y 8vos de tiempo del maraqueo son muy semejantes.
A partir de 9:30 si es un poco mas diferente.
Muy instructivo.
Excelente sonido.
Buenas tomas
RKGOLF @ 5:51 pm
oh they not black …
oh they not black becuz they dont have big tacky gold chains with a $ sign and drive around in Escalades that they leasing with $1.00 worth of gas, with blaring rap music (oh yea, that’s real ‘culture’). shut yo ignorant up.
DTMVDUB @ 5:51 pm
It’s called las …
It’s called las Tres Razas “Blanca,Negra y Taina”…but we also have a little French, Dutch and British. Trivia tip: The Spanish wanted to keep Puerto Rico as white as possible, therefore they invited Spaniards from nearby islands and other Spanish speaking countries to move to Puerto Rico. While our race is mixed it is very fair. BTW…these people may not be black as in AfroAmerican black but they’re black.
laperla787 @ 5:51 pm
Alwaysclever,these …
Alwaysclever,these people may not be black,but they have African in them,because their ancestors,were Spaniards that came to the Americas in the 16 century,and they brought many African slaves with them and intermarried with the African slaves.The resolt of that quickly developed a mixed race.Taino Arawak Indians of Puerto Rico,also had mixed with the Spaniards,and Africans.
borrinqueno555 @ 5:51 pm
Alwaysclever,these …
Alwaysclever,these people may not be black,but they have African in them,because their ancestors,were Spaniards that came to the Americas in the 16 century,and they brought many African slaves with them and intermarried with the African slaves.The resolt of that quickly developed a mixed race.Taino Arawak Indians of Puerto Rico,also had mixed with the Spaniards,and Africans.
alwaysclever @ 5:51 pm
those people ain’t …
those people ain’t black!
pitopito64 @ 5:51 pm
Bomba, Rumba cubana …
Bomba, Rumba cubana… que viva la tradicion
bosefod @ 5:51 pm
tuviste que abrir …
tuviste que abrir una cuenta nueva y anónimo para poder decir esas palabratas. que cobardia! jajajaja!!!
FlakaBambula @ 5:51 pm
Oye Familia que …
Oye Familia que viva la Bomba Y el Area Oeste de PR!!!
Siempre me lo gozo al escucharlos cantar y tocar.
Muchas Bendiciones para uds. Alma Moyo y que sigan adelante siempre.
Su hermana
La Flaka
lindanena29 @ 5:51 pm
me fasina,,, viva …
me fasina,,, viva puertorico,,,xox
saadaya @ 5:51 pm
que vivan los …
que vivan los ancestros boricuas! que viva la bomba!
brionsantiago @ 5:51 pm
bien y que vive …
bien y que vive Loiza
phatol @ 5:51 pm
could someone post …
could someone post La Casita by Ricky Martin?
bambulae @ 5:51 pm
TREMENDO, A QUIEN …
TREMENDO, A QUIEN SE LE PIDE UNA COPIA?
celosone @ 5:51 pm
me siento orgulloso …
me siento orgulloso de ser puertorrique~O y q esta sea mi musica