Lydia Perez & Yoruba 2 (Afro-Puerto Rican )

Lydia Perez

Lydia Perez & Yoruba 2

Brown Afro- Latin Jazz, Ensemble Music

Student from Brown University, Department of Music in a Workshop/Performance with Lydia Perez. (Traditional Cuban & Puerto Rican song). Rhythms such as: Comparsa, Yambu, Rumba, Bomba, Bambulae. Also with Marcus Santos from Brazil...

Lydia Perez, Director

Photo by Alfonso Acevedo, American News

Yoruba2

Lydia Perez and Yoruba2 in the "El Show the Fernandito", BCN, Boston 2007

Bomba Puertorriqueña

Yoruba song and Bomba. Lead singer chants short vocal calls to which the group sings fixed responses. Improvisational "dialogue" between the lead drummer and the solo dancer. Improvisational verse from her soul.

Worcester Festival

LATIN-AMERICAN FESTIVAL, Telegram & Gazette, By Richard Duckett Worcester (August 2005)

Inspiration

Info on Lydia

This was page seven of the program booklet given out during the Extraordinary Woman Award ceremony, March 8th, 2007, "Celebrate the Woman Day" , where Lydia was given the Cultural Development Award.