by prismusic | Dec 5, 2014 | Nuestras Tradiciones
Plena Music Plena is one of Puerto Rico’s native music rhythms. It is the music of southern, coastal Puerto Rico, especially around the city of Ponce. First appearing around the end of the 19th century, plena lyrics concentrate on providing information about...
by prismusic | Nov 14, 2014 | Lugares, Nuestras Tradiciones
Sunday lunches taste better with Jibaro music Puerto Ricans love food, and one of our favorite ways to spend time with family members is by going to restaurants in the countryside on Sundays. This is one of the best ways to find authentic dishes, especially those that...
by prismusic | Nov 14, 2014 | Lugares, Nuestras Tradiciones
..making the Puerto Rican hills, and the Puerto Rican heart–ring! The traditional music of the jíbaro, or Puerto Rican country man, evolved from the music of the soldiers, farmers, artisans and enslaved Africans that settled on the island at the dawn of the...
by prismusic | Nov 4, 2014 | Nuestras Tradiciones
There are many options for salsa dancers in Puerto Rico If you want to find salsa dancers while visiting Puerto Rico, there are many places to spot them from Tuesday to Sunday… and sometimes even on Monday. Here is a sampling of the venues where you can...
by prismusic | Oct 16, 2014 | Nuestras Tradiciones
Why an insecticide? If you are planning to visit Puerto Rico during Christmas you need to know we are having some problems with mosquitoes, especially with the Aedes Aegypti, which is spreading a disease called chikungunya. We strongly advise that you get a good...
by prismusic | Sep 5, 2014 | Lugares, Nuestras Tradiciones
Every year, by the end of August, the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, sponsors a music concert to welcome students to the new study year. The public consists of students, but you will always spot faculty and people from the community. La Sonora Ponceña...
