Caribeando Music and Dance Workshops with Juan Usera and the Sambuco Tribe

This community interactive workshop series featuring Juan Usera and the Sambuco Tribe introduces the traditional genres of Bomba and Plena.  Participants will learn Bomba and Plena dances, drum patterns, piquetes (dance improvisation), and songs.

Workshops will be held on Saturdays, September 7 and 21st from 1 to 3pm  next to the Enslaved African & Kingsbridge Burial Ground behind the Tennis Courts.

Parking is available in the Van Cortlandt Golf Lot. No driving inside the park allowed.

This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council.