plena
Sign in to savePlena is a genre of music and dance native to Puerto Rico. First played by Afro Puerto Ricans, the genre has African roots.
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- Plena
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- Plena musicians Los Pleneros de la 21 in 2022
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- Caribbean
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- Puerto Rico
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- Music of Puerto Rico
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Plena is a genre of music and dance native to Puerto Rico. First played by Afro Puerto Ricans, the genre has African roots.
==Origins== The plena genre originated in Barrio San Antón, Ponce, Puerto Rico, around 1900. It was influenced by the bomba style of music. Originally, sung texts were not associated with the plena, which was rendered by guitar, accordion and pandero, but eventually, in 1907, singing was added. Plena was often called the periodico cantado or "sung newspaper" for the lower classes because it spread messages among people.