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Have you seen Bomba Marilé sharing bomba before? Would you like the opportunity to learn more about bomba? Join us for free community bomba classes every Saturday in April, May, and June 2025 from 3-4pm at the Sorenson Unity Center 1383 S 900 W, SLC.

Bring comfortable shoes, a long skirt if you would like to dance with a skirt, and a water bottle. Classes will go over maraca, cua, dance, and the history of bomba.

You do not need to register and you can join us any Saturday you are able to come. All ages are welcome but children should be present with a guardian.

Thank you to the Sorenson Unity Center and the Salt Lake County Zoo Arts and Parks for the support. 

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¿Has visto a Bomba Marilé compartiendo bomba antes? Te gustaría tener la oportunidad de aprender más sobre bomba? Únete con nosotros para las clases comunitarias gratuitas de bomba todos los sábados de Abril, Mayo y Junio del 2025, de 3-4 p. m. en el Sorenson Unity Center 1383 S 900 W, SLC. Trae zapatos cómodos, una falda larga si quisieras bailar con falda, y una botella de agua. En las clases se hablará sobre maraca, cua, baile, y la historia de la bomba. No necesitas registrarte, tu puedes unirte a cualquier sábado que puedas venir. Todas las edades son bienvenidas, pero los niños deben estar presentes con un adulto. Gracias al Sorenson Unity Center y al Salt Lake County Zoo Arts and Parks por el apoyo.

We are committed to ensuring that our event is accessible to all attendees. Our venue is fully wheelchair accessible, featuring:
Accessible Entrances: All main entrances are equipped automatic doors for easy access.
Restrooms: Accessible restrooms are available throughout the venue.
Seating: Designated wheelchair spaces are provided in the event area, with companion seating nearby.
Parking: Accessible parking spaces are available close to the venue entrance.
Assistance: Staff will be on hand to provide assistance as needed. Please feel free to reach out for help.
If you have specific accessibility needs or require additional accommodations, please contact us in advance, and we will do our best to assist you. We look forward to welcoming you to our event!

Bomba Marilé invites you to join us for a full day of honoring how we represent the natural element of water within Puerto Rican bomba music and dance. This will be the first in a 4 part series connecting each natural element to bomba. We will have the privilege of having renowned bomba practitioner Rafael Maya directly from Puerto Rico teaching us for this event. The entire day is free thanks to the financial support from Creative West, National Endowment for the Arts, Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, and Parks, and the Sorenson Unity Center. 

Location: 
Sorenson Unity Center 
1383 S 900 W SLC

Saturday Jan, 18

10am-12pm Bomba Percussion Class by Rafa Maya 
2:30-4:30pm Bomba Dance Class by Rafa Maya 
5-7pm Live Bomba Music and Dance 
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Bomba Marilé los invita a unirse con nosotros este día estaremos honrando como el agua se representa en la música y el baile de bomba puertorriqueña. Esta será la primera de una serie de 4 partes que conectarán cada elemento natural con la bomba. Tendremos el privilegio de contar con el reconocido maestro de bomba Rafael Maya directamente de Puerto Rico, quien nos enseñará en este evento. Todo el día es gratuito, no pierdas la oportunidad de aprender y disfrutar. Gracias al apoyo financiero de Creative West, National Endowment for the Arts, Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, and Parks, y el Sorenson Unity Center.

Ubicación:
Sorenson Unity Center
1383 S 900 W SLC

10 am-12 pm Clase de percusión de bomba con Rafa Maya
2:30-4:30 pm: Clase de baile de bomba con Rafa Maya
5-7 pm Música y baile de bomba en vivo

We are committed to ensuring that our event is accessible to all attendees. Our venue is fully wheelchair accessible, featuring:

Accessible Entrances: All main entrances are equipped automatic doors for easy access.
Restrooms: Accessible restrooms are available throughout the venue.
Seating: Designated wheelchair spaces are provided in the event area, with companion seating nearby.
Parking: Accessible parking spaces are available close to the venue entrance.
Assistance: Staff will be on hand to provide assistance as needed. Please feel free to reach out for help.
If you have specific accessibility needs or require additional accommodations, please contact us in advance, and we will do our best to assist you. We look forward to welcoming you to our event!

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.

Park City 2022

Hispanic Heritage Parade at the Gateway Center. Salt Lake City, UT.

At the Cache Valley Summerfest on June 18, 2021 in Logan.

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We had fun at the African Heritage Fest organized by N’goma Y Africa. Always a privilege to represent our culture!

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African Heritage Festival June 2021 in Orem

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.

A bit of our story.

It is easy to miss the warmth of latin culture in a place that is so far from everything, like Utah. It was the need to connect with other Puerto Ricans and latinxs who are passionate about Puerto Rican folklore, that united what are now the Bomba Marilé group members.

After a bomba workshop offered in Utah on November 2017 by Héctor Lugo and Shefali Shah, instructors of “Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop”, we started meeting weekly so that we could study bomba musicality and dance. With a lot of patience and optimism, we continue to study so that we can represent Afro-Puerto Rican culture with the respect it deserves.

It is said that “marilé” is a combination of the words ‘mar’, which means ‘sea’ in Spanish, and the word ‘ile’, which means ‘home’ in Yoruba. The name makes us think of the place we love so much, Borinquen: the birthplace of bomba, and the cause of our union.