Puerto Rican Culture through Music - Phonic Earth Documentary

Phonic Earth explores Puerto Rican culture through the music of Bomba, Plena and Jibara.

[@joevuzekaz2030]

Such a small island but huge in culture.Their food,and the people spirit make this place unique .Sons and daughters of brave explorers .Puerto Rico lo hace mejor

[@OneAdam12Adam]

I have nothing but love for Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans. My friends in Puerto Rico and in New York City, Washington, DC have been the most kind, generous and lively of people. For example, in 1994 my very first day that I went to Puerto Rico, I was staying with a friend in Santurce. I wanted to help out by getting some groceries. While in Walgreen's, I asked in Spanish, to someone in the checkout line where the best market or supermarket was nearby. This woman and her daughter DROVE me in her car to the nearest a few blocks away, waited til I checked out and then drove me back to my friends place! Now, this was many years ago. I believe that the Puerto Ricans must still be this way. Friendly, proud of their country and myriad of cultures, in spite of the nasty treatment by some of us North Americans. Que viva Puerto Rico!

[@bts_xoxo4515]

I love my culture!🥺🇵🇷

[@seacristal3080]

I hope one day, soon, raw Bomba, Plena and the other cultural sounds of Puerto Rico (African and Taino influences) are played for all to hear and enjoy! I am just learning and enjoying. One day I will dance Bomba!

[@SpaceTheInfiniteFrontier]

as a first generation Puerto Rican American this fills me with a pride i can't explain , what joy the beautiful sounds of our amazing island , Que viva Puerto Rico!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@fatimadaffy]

such a beautiful culture, i wanna visit one day

[@rebeccagutierrez1960]

You are more than welcome on our beautiful island with beautiful people.

[@marissaswangler2329]

Absolutely awesome and amazing. What a beautiful culture. I got Puerto Rican in me thru my dad. It's such a blessing from heaven. I come from this too. Some of my culture. My future hubby is Puerto Rican as well! Which is amazing! When me and him get married and have kids! This is gonna b there culture as well. Brings tears to my eyes. Yo soy boricua pa que tu lo sepas! Absolutely beautiful 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

[@angelortega]

Just found this channel. Great documentary of my island’s fusion of music from Spain, Africa and Taino influences. 🇵🇷

[@Jjay257]

My grandfather is a percussionist (drummer) and trust me, the only thing from Spain in BOMBA was mocking the Spanish and rebelling against them!!!… In the words of Tego Calderon, “¡PA’L CARAJO ESPAÑA!”…..🇵🇷✊🏾✊🏽✊🏿🇵🇷

[@olgalugo7377]

​@@Jjay257don't forget we are decendants of Spanish, Taino and African and we do honor all three ..you may be more African but it doesn't mean we don't honor our Spanish which is the higher percentage of the population.

[@emilyquiles5069]

Thank you for sharing this rich culture❤️

[@francescoarellano7513]

Diaspera de razas bellas singularmente, mi islita Boriquen...Te adoro!

[@PhonicEarth]

Documentary on Puerto Rican Music!

[@adrodz]

Congratulations! I really liked this documentary, Blessings from the north side pleneros (La Recompensa) La R Muchas Gracias!!!

[@jenniflyygyrl8774]

My husband is PR. I'm a BlackInJew. Southeastern coast of SC has melded us together.

[@warrantyguy2148]

South Carolina Rican in the house

[@SaltedMallows]

Thanks, this helped me learn alot about the rich history of Puerto Rico, I feel like there isn't enough media out there that tells you about the history but also immerses you in it where you get to see the people hear the people hear their values out of their own mouths. The history of the Taino people, West Africans, Liberos, Spanish historical significance is so complex the way it all melds together to make this sort of unified people is very special. The significance of the different music genres like Bomba and learning more in depth about salsa has been impactful. How music helps to unify and bridge gaps of communcation. Thanks for sharing Phonic Earth and I hope this gets more views this is well produced and real.

[@shoshannafrench8170]

Just found your channel. I am in Puerto Rico for the first time with my husband. In Luquillo and Fajardo and off to San Juan tomorrow. Beautiful country.

[@charlita25]

Presiosa

[@crystallynn4005]

This was really interesting! I hope you make more documentaries soon.

[@5Declet5]

Thanks for the vid. Im sharing it with my friends, PR es cultura y la cultura es union.

[@robertoglencoco7861]

Dont forget Danza, seis, aguinaldo, and mapeye!

[@matufeliciano4105]

Shared, thank you

[@joshuaoterovalle4681]

Los invito a ver mi baile de Bomba Puertorriqueña. Los aprecio mucho por compartir vídeos de nuestra hermosa cultura afro-borincana. ¡Bendiciones y éxito! Thanks for enjoyining and sharing in our Enchanted Island! I invite you to see my video of Bomba dancing! Blessings and success to all! :) ;)

[@eliseofontanez8400]

Muy instructova pa todas las jeneraciones puertorriquenas I del mundo

[@jorgenazario611]

We Perfecsize Salsa in Puerto Rico not in Cuba and brought it to the world in a deferent style .Salsa and Cuban music is totally deferent. Puerto Rico put more ingredients into salsa .So remember salsa is Puerto Rico. 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@robertoglencoco7861]

It's both but people don't like to give credit to Puerto Ricans. Salsa as we know today around the world is because of Puerto Ricans. Before Salsa, Cubans were doing son Cubano y Montuno. Which was slow and didn't have that spice that Puerto Rican put into Salsa.

[@raymar091]

From minute 11:34 to 11:36 no translation. Why? Between: "Bomba has always expressed a message" and "We need to use it". Missing part between those citations: Spanish Original= "Un mensaje de justicia, de revolución" ; English missing translation: "A message of justice, of revolution"

[@renem2257]

Cool🎉

[@stevo4683]

para arriva mi gente borigua AMO A MI LINDA ISLA

[@davidmdyer838]

Puerto Rico also has a strong classical music tradition that's unique to the island. It's musical voice is not limited to popular and folk music.

[@bosco0069]

💪🇵🇷🙏

[@edwinw8782]

Te corrijo con la verdad,los africanos no vinieron si no los trajeron como esclavos.soy boricua.no se puede extorcional la verdad.AMEN GRASIAS

[@43Magicman]

🇵🇷💯❤

[@charlita25]

An someone please tell me the song playing at the end?

[@rebecasantana2295]

Our real race is Taíno. They mixed the taíno race afterwards but we really have our origin wich is Taíno. That's a fact!

[@shodannadohs4045]

Our race is the mix of African, Taino and Spanish.

[@PDro11]

Can anyone tell me what the name of the song in the intro is? I love it.

[@charlita25]

Me enorme

[@tc7500]

I can’t see the video! Only audio!

[@swamygee]

At 1:11 you talk about the "last documentary" which tells about the sound waves. Where can I find that one?

[@alipilio6638]

+swamygee i live in uruguay r parents strict here they r where i'm from

[@gibaro4]

Juega Ricky Torres! BTW the name is Cuatrista, not Cuadrista.

[@raymar091]

El cuatrista que entrevistan es un músico excelente pero no conoce bien la historia de la música(Décima, aguinaldo y trova) jíbara en Puerto Rico. La influencia de la música jíbara viene de España principalmente de olas de emigrantes de islas Canarias y de andaluces entre los 1700s y 1800s. The cuatrista (cuatro player) is an excellent musician but he does not know well the history of the música (décima, aguinaldo and trova) jíbara in Puerto Rico. The influence of música jíbara comes from Spain mainly waves of emigrants from the Canary Islands and Andalusians between the 1700s and 1800s.

[@aborrecio3488]

You're spot on. That's the problem with a lot of documentaries. It's why I don't completely trust them and do my own research.

[@Roostars]

What ever happened to part 2???

[@charlita25]

Why does “gortarto melana “ sound just like “que bonita bandara “ ?

[@raymar091]

¿?

[@ThomasVicenti]

cortaron a elena : they cut elena

[@ilimari]

Is “cortaron a Elena” and it has the same music as “que bonita bandera” because that music was originally used like an oral newspaper. People sang what was happening in town using that song but with different lyrics. For example let’s say a boy named Juan was killed on San Jorge Street at 6:00pm, so instead of printing that on newspapers, they would improvise lyrics narrating what happened using that same music…

[@lasanti8463]

Boricua

[@charlita25]

Perdone * bandera

[@groovepunja]

huuuuuhhhhh i wish i could eat hhj

[@PDro11]

Bongos are from Cuba, not Africa. They are African inspired.

[@evaarroyo100]

Always a come mierda from Cuba.

[@edgarconception9487]

DRO NOYB ..Why...Oh yeah everything is from Cuban even the French coat...The jealously...Why...

[@PDro11]

@@evaarroyo100 Always a come pinga that has to take offense. Lol. Love you anyway boricua! 😉

[@PDro11]

@@edgarconception9487 Read the statement again. Says Bongos, not everything. The butt hurt is too real with you. Lol. Besides, if the folks in the video ACTUALLY knew what they were talking about no one would have to comment to correct it.

[@aborrecio3488]

We know. They were derived from the Bongos del Monte used in Changui, right? And the French Haitians are lurking in the shadows of that historical snippet. It's fascinating to learn how a culture develops from the melding of many others. We who know some history of PR also know about the modern congas, timbales and the Tres brought to Borinquen from Cuba. It's about the two wings of the bird, bro. It's just that our two islands share a special cultural affinity, and we adopted Cuban musical forms and instruments as our own so long ago that they became part of our musical family. It's a normal process.

[@MrSivram28]

Salsa s not from Puerto Rico, it's from Cuba just renamed Salsa.

[@jortiz1451]

It’s not from Cuba or Puerto Rico, it’s from New York. It was made by Puerto Ricans in New York. The sounds are from a lot of places , including Cuba, but is not Cuban like you say.

[@reycolon48]

Salsa is from New York City

[@aborrecio3488]

Here we go again! The long-in-the-tooth Salsa origin dispute rears its ugly head again. I could get into an argument about how it is fusion music born in New York and taking root in PR, where it acquired a more Puerto Rican flavor, but I'm too old for this. Let's stipulate that most of the roots are Cuban, but since others were also grafted in, the tree grew into a new species. But does it really matter? Salsa's golden era is long past, and we'll have to suffer Reggaeton and Trap for the foreseeable future and not just in PR, Cuba is not immune from that noise, it's already there and I heard they "Cubanized" Reggaeton by adding a cut from Bomba Sica! Weird! I don't know if it's true, but the source is reputable. Anyway, let the sleeping "Salsa" dogs lie.

[@litebeingimmortal7375]

Now this is PR culture not black culture termed hip hop

[@josequiles6278]

la salsa tiene ritmos de cuba puerto rico y americanos como el jazz los ritmos de cuba eran mas de santeria que de otra cosa la salsa como tal es de puerto rico porque el 95% delos que la fundaron y la refinaron son boricuas si te haces un ADN y el 95%es europeo y el 5% es africano entonces eres europeo

[@mandan3511]

I hate my Spanish class-_-

[@maliekjcksn]

The classes only teach the basics. I've learned so much more Spanish by speaking to some Puertoricans I know.

[@andith]

So why are you here, releasing your envy and complexes!

[@truthology4u]

@@andith he's not.. he's saying the Spanish taught in school is not really helping him with this video 🤣

[@southbronx2040]

Borinque was tainos and arawak , Israelite from African. Spain ruined our roots with colonization and genocide. Bless up

[@dianaechevarria2927]

😳🤣