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AfriCaribe celebrates 15 Years of Bomba on Paseo Boricua
During the last 15 years there has been one constant in Humboldt Park, AfriCaribe’s monthly bombazo. It is not a religious experience, but to me it feels like one. Last weekend I was able to film the Bombazo and I was able to capture, feeling emotion, love, fellowship and overall and wonderful sense of community. Enjoy!
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AfriCaribe Chicago’s Dance for Peace
By Charlie Billups
Last night was a night of magic at Humboldt Park’s Casita de Don Pedro where a large crowd was present for the monthly bombazo held there. It was different last night as most wore white in honor of violence victims and in support for anti-violence efforts. For the final peace all hands were on deck for led by AfriCaribe’s Tito Rodriguez. https://flic.kr/s/aHsm1zKiwx
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB_jPnF1CDM)La Bomba de Carmen
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Afri Caribe Chicago Fall Recital
Afri Caribe Chicago Fall Recital
Tonight as we think about the senseless brutal murder of Laquan Macdonald and the injustice that it signifies, I divert my mind to think about something that brings peace, reconciliation and diversity to my beloved community, that is AfriCaribe.
Last Saturday we celebrated the fall recital and it was so beautiful to see the room full of so many caring people that participate in an event that…
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AfriCaribe Celebrates 15 Years
AfriCaribe Celebrates 15 Years
Last night was the 15th anniversary gala celebration for AfriCaribe. AfriCaribe is an organization that promotes and teaches the values of the Afro Caribbean culture that are express thru the music of Bomba. As I was having dinner last night I thought why did I get involved in this and I thought the answer is pretty simple. The traditions of Puerto Rico are under tremendous pressure to survive,…
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The last year I have had an identity crisis. I have lived in Chicago since 1989 except for a year that I tried to live in Puerto Rico but had to come back since I could not find a job. I have four children two from my first marriage which regularly visit Puerto Rico and I have two from my second to marriage and one is a toddler. So for the last two months we have been on a binge of all things Puertorican in our family and last week I went to Puerto Rico myself and one the plane landed I cried when the airplane landed. I realized I can not in anyway shape of form divorce me from who I am. I feel more Puertorican now than ever and in my mind I am scheming a way that I can do a business that can more frequently allow me to visit Puerto Rico and Colombia.
With all of that being said, I thought of this, last night we went to the monthly “Bombazo” dance recital at the Placita de Don Pedro in Division Street and as I walked in from the street my heart raced, and I felt a rush in my body that let me know that our culture is not dying and that there are people worldwide that are doing everything it takes to keep a tradition, a culture, a way of life, a heritage and distinct culture expression alive.
In the following images we see a Bomba dancer dance a rhythm that when properly executed is more soul than technique, originally it was a dance of black slaves probably performed as the only outlet to express the pain of living in the white european man’s bondage.
Bomba and Plena represent what I call the Puertorican uniqueness which I see in Chicago as a growing movement. Let’s keep it alive.
Bomba y Plena - The Puerto Rican uniqueness The last year I have had an identity crisis. I have lived in Chicago since 1989 except for a year that I tried to live in Puerto Rico but had to come back since I could not find a job.
