Bomba Master workshop Roberto & Gloria Cepeda

Celebrate Hispanic Heriatge Month with our Bomba Master Workshop with Roberto and Gloria Cepeda! In this special workshop you will learn dancing and drumming techniques from San Mateo de Cangrejos by the 1st generation and son of Bomba Patriarch Don Rafael Cepeda Atiles (rip); Roberto Cepeda Brenes and his wife Gloria Lopez de Cepeda. They are both the founders of Bomba Ashe!. The workshop will conclude in a Q &A! Come prepared to ask questions!

Master Folklorist Roberto Cepeda Was born in 1952 in Santurce Puerto Rico and raised in Villa Palmera He remembers his father’s encouragement, giving him a few coins and buy something if he could sing a bit of a traditional melody. Normally a Bomba Musician learns by starting on the Cua moving to a buleador (repicator or primo ) and finally dancing, but Roberto learned backwards, starting with the dance at the age of 5 surprising even his father with his talent. Today representing the Puerto Rican Diaspora in USA Mr. Roberto Cepeda is the best dancer of Bomba in the world. He travels all around the world representing his heritage thanks to his parents Rafael Cepeda and Caridad Brenes , Roberto sings, dance, and play the drums in a very impressive way. Roberto Cepeda has been playing with great singers and artists from the Island of Puerto Rico and Latin America like Mark Anthony, Ricky Martin, and many more. He gives them that traditional Puerto Rican Flavor to different rhythms and music styles.

Children 10 years of age and UNDER are FREE