Music and Puerto Rican/Dominican Migrants.
READ “New York Bomba: Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and a Bridge Called Haiti”ANSWERWhy did Dominican dancer José Figuero and Puerto Rican MC object to the label “Latino?”What is the focus of this essay? What do the artists counter?What has Robert Farris Thomas invoked? What is Haiti’s role at the New York crossroads of Afrodiasporic cultures?What is bomba?WATCH/LISTEN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0vzkGKEWX4What do bomba lyrics often incorporate? What is the Haitian influence (upon lyrics and their message)?What does the nationalization of bomba perpetuate?What is Alma Moyó? What is its “maroon aesthetic?” What does it include?What is another important element of Alma Moyó’s maroon aesthetic? Upon what does Alma Moyó place a greater priority?What metaphor does Ernesto Rodriguez use to describe Dominicans and Puerto Ricans?To which transnational social formation do they belong? Why/how?
