Grade 8 Students Learn Puerto Rican Bomba

On February 27, we were excited to welcome guest artists from Semilla Cultural, a group of Puerto Rican performers dedicated to sharing traditional music and dance, to the Tregaron Campus for a special Bomba workshop for our Grade 8 students!

Bomba is a traditional Puerto Rican musical and dance expression that developed among enslaved Africans. Bomba served as a powerful form of cultural resistance, communication, and expression in response to oppression and enslavement.

This experience connected directly to what students are currently studying in Unit 4: Slavery and Resistance in the Americas, and provided them with an opportunity to deepen their understanding through music, movement, and cultural history. Students learned not only about historical facts, but also explored how culture and artistic expression were used as forms of resilience and resistance.

We are grateful to these wonderful artists from Semilla Cultural for teaching our community more about their important traditions!