The Bronx Loiza Community Festival will engage community members in celebrating Afro-Puerto Rican cultural traditions. Five main activities encompass this project: children’s class on Afro-Puerto Rican culture, Bomba community class, community mask making, a traditional procession and culminates with a bomba celebration.
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