Storytelling Through Song

Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 10am – 7pm
Sorenson Unity Center 1383 S 900 W, SLC

Visiting bomba educator and historian Marcos Peñaloza Pica

Bomba Marilé invites you to join us in honoring how our stories are told through song and oral tradition at this event entitled “Storytelling Through Song”.

Thanks to the WESTAF, Walmart, and to the Sorenson Unity Center, we are able to bring you a full day of workshops, discussions, and live music free all day long and open to all in the community.

Join us on Saturday April 27th from 10am-7pm at the Sorenson Unity Center on 1383 S 900 W in SLC. We will be highlighting bomba from Loiza. We are honored to have visiting bomba educator and historian Marcos Peñaloza Pica all the way from Loiza Puerto Rico. 

Schedule:
10-11:30am Percussion workshop of bomba rhythms from Loiza
12-1:30 pm Workshop on Bomba Songs from Loiza
3pm-5pm Panel discussion on Storytelling Through Song
5:30- 7pm Live Bomba Music and Dance

Panelists include:
Marcos Peñaloza Pica (Puerto Rico)
Leah Gishie (Diné)
Carl Moore (Hopi)
Chitra Kaayva (India) 
Moderator Noemi Hernandez (Mexico)


Caretakers of our Musical Traditions

Sorenson Unity Center 1383 S 900 W Salt Lake City

Bomba Marilé invites you for a day of honoring our elders and our ancestors. We are thrilled to be having guest artists Jose Nuno Calderon Pou and Felipe Febres Rivera all the way from Puerto Rico. Thanks to the support of the Sorenson Unity Center, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, WESTAF, and the National Endowment of the Arts the entire day is free and open to all. The entire day will be taking place at the Sorenson Unity Center. 

Schedule:
9:30-11am Bomba Percussion Class by Felipe 
11:30am-1pm Bomba Dance Class by Nuno
3-4:30pm Panel Discussion on honoring our elders as caretakers of our musical traditions
Panelists include:
Jose Nuno Calderon
Mabiba Baegne
Larry Cesspooch
Moderator: Jorge Rodriguez 
5-7pm: Live music from Kennedy Junior High Mariachi Band and from Bomba Marilé with guests artists 

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Bomba Marilé les invita a un día de homenaje a nuestros mayores y a nuestros ancestros. Estamos encantados de tener artistas invitado José Nuno Calderón Pou y Felipe Febres Rivers, desde Puerto Rico. Gracias por el apoyo del Sorenson Unity Center, el Salt Lake City Arts Council, el National Endowment for the Arts, y el WESTAF todo el día sera gratis y abierto a todos. El día entero se llevará a cabo en el Sorenson Unity Center.

Itinerario:
9:30-11am
Clase de percusión de bomba por Felipe
11:30am-1pm Clase de baile de Bomba por Nuno
3-4:30 pm Panel de discusión honrando a nuestros mayores como guardianes de nuestras tradiciones musicales
Los panelistas incluyen:
José Nuno Calderón
Mabiba Baegne
Larry Cesspooch
Moderador: Jorge Rodríguez
5-7pm: Música en vivo con Kennedy Junior High Mariachi Band y Bomba Marilé con los artistas visitantes

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Colorism in the Latinx Community/ Colorismo en la comunidad Latine

SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2023 AT 9:30 AM – 7 PM

Estamos emocionados de poder tener a Manuel Carmona por la primera vez en Utah. No pierda la oportunidad de aprender de el, el Sábado 15 de Julio en el Ogden Union Station.

Manuel Carmona Galarza:

Bailador de Bomba con más de 25 años de experiencia. Maestro del Baile de la Bomba desde finales del siglo XX. Dio sus primeros pasos en la Escuelita de Bomba y Plena allá para el 1994, de la mano del Maestro Modesto Cepeda Brenes. Pertenece al linaje de Bailadores que son discípulos del Bailador Legendario José Antonio Calderón Pou. Ha formado parte de las agrupaciones más importantes de la Bomba: Cimiento Puertorriqueño, Paracumbé, Desde Cero, Bomba Evolución y La Raíz.

Manuel siempre se ha interesado por la relación dinámica entre la tradición y la innovación en el Baile. Es por ello que enseña apoyándose en el fundamento histórico y, a la vez, dándole paso a la creatividad artística contemporánea. Su método de enseñanza combina elementos de disciplinas como la Pedagogía, la Psicología y la Bio-Mecánica.

Manuel ha desarrollado varios proyectos que utilizan el arte como medio educativo dirigidos a la niñez. El más reciente de ellos combina la Filosofía Montessori con el Baile de Bomba para niños entre las edades de 3 a 6 años. Por otro lado, Manuel ha trabajado en iniciativas que combinan las artes plásticas y el Hip-Hop para impartirle miradas contemporáneas a la Bomba. Actualmente ofrece un curso de Baile de Bomba para adultos para el cual diseñó la metodología y el currículo del mismo orientado a personas que nunca antes habían tomado clases de baile.

Mirando al futuro, Manuel se está preparando para comenzar un proyecto que combine la Bomba, la Agricultura y la Filosofía Educativa Montessori para ayudar a personas que tengan retos cognitivos, físicos, o emocionales.

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Community Bombazo (June 24)

Saturday June 24th, 2023 from 5-8pm at the Jordan River Nature Center

Bomba Marilé invites you to sing, dance, and play bomba with us on Saturday June 24th, 2023 from 5-8pm at the Jordan River Nature Center. This is a free event and open to all. Please bring food and non-alcoholic drinks to share. We are excited to have visiting bombero Joe Goglia from Arizona at this event. Event will be held outdoors.

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Los invitamos a cantar, tocar, y bailar bomba con Bomba Marilé el Sabado 24 de Junio en el Jordan River Nature Center de 5-8pm. El evento es gratis y abierto a todos. Por favor traigan comida o bebidas sin alcohol para compartir. Estamos emocionados de tener bombero visitante Joe Goglia de Arizona viniendo a este evento. El evento será afuera.

Muchas Ramas, Una Raíz/ Many Branches, One Root

Sorenson Unity Center 1383 S 900 W Salt Lake City, UT

Bomba Marilé invites the greater Salt Lake Community to join us on Saturday April 22, 2023 at the Sorenson Unity Center for a day of learning about the connections between Kokobalé, Capoeira, Chinese Lion dance, and other martial arts forms hidden within context of music of dance. Sponsored by the Walmart Community Grant, Salt Lake City Arts Council, and the Sorenson Unity Center, the entire event will be free and open to the public. We are honored to have special guest instructors straight from Puerto Rico: Carlos “Xiorro” Padilla and Melissa Santos Ortiz. 

9:30am-11:30am Kokobalé workshop 

1:30-2:30pm Lecture by Carlos Xiorro Padilla

3:00-4:30pm Panel Discussion:
-Carlos Xiorro Padilla (Puerto Rico)
– Melissa Santos Ortiz (Puerto Rico)
– Maestre Jamaica (Brazil)
– Jacob Fitisemanu (New Zealand)
– Moderator Jackie Flores (Puerto Rico/Mexico) 

5-7pm Live music and dance
– Salt Lake Capoeira
– Chinese Lion Dance 
– Bomba Marilé and visiting artists

Living Traditions 2021

The Living Legacy video series showcases Salt Lake City’s diverse community through storytelling on how these various communities keep their traditions and legacies alive today. This week features Bomba Marilé.

The Living Legacy video series showcases Salt Lake City’s diverse community through storytelling on how these various communities keep their traditions and legacies alive today. This week features Bomba Marilé.

Bomba Marilé was established in November of 2017 with the purpose of sharing Afro Puerto Rican traditions of Bomba music and dance with the greater Utah community. Since their initiation, they have organized Bomba workshops with visiting instructors, social events including dominos and picnics, and educational activities such as showing documentaries discussing issues related to Puerto Rico.

Bomba Marilé has had the opportunity to perform at various cultural events throughout Utah including Living Traditions Festival, West Side Dance Cinco de Mayo Festival, Mondays at the Park, and the Utah County Fair. They are grateful for the opportunity to highlight their musical traditions from Puerto Rico and to share them with those who support the cultural arts.

Photo & video by TWIG Media Lab 

The video even included a clip of jamming with Taller Bula, Bomba Liberté, Taller Kurubina  and all the amazing bomberx in Cali, highlighting Jade Power Sotomayor while dancing. Shout out to the peeps in Southern Cali for creating such welcoming and beautiful community.