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He gifted his collection shortly before passing away to Tito Matos; this collection is at the origins of La casa de la plena. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629695eb710ef9215b94e36b/0f58cd07-b998-40ef-99bf-f13902eaef20/Tito-Matos.png Home - TITO MATOS Tito played all types of panderetas, bomba drums and congas, but he was especially good with the requinto, the pandero used for soloing and improvisation. His speed and cadence created a distinctive type of sound that changed the way plena is performed today… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629695eb710ef9215b94e36b/64f37d0f-34f3-4f56-9787-2693a8340661/La+Casa.png Home - LA Casa In 2015 Matos created in a storefront location, La JUNTA (The Board), a cultural center where he taught plena to the community. Destroyed in 2017 by Hurricane María, it was reborn in May of 2021 when he curated La casa de la plena (The House of Plena), a historical exhibition at the Taller Comunidad La Goyco, in the Calle Loíza of his hometown of Santurce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629695eb710ef9215b94e36b/b2be02ba-6abb-4f66-a53d-37293bfb67f6/the+plena.png Home - Plena Plena is an urban musical genre with African roots created by the Puerto Rican working class. 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Founded in 1983, LP21 is the premier bomba and plena performing ensemble -and non-profit community organization- in the United States. More about “Marcial Reyes” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629695eb710ef9215b94e36b/3f427e22-f1a1-4a00-9ec0-a298ba5366d6/Rafael+Cepeda.png Pleneres - Name: Rafael Cepeda Atiles Born in: Puerta de Tierra en el Ranchón Carolina, Puerto Rico Play in: Santurce, Puerto Rico Rafael Cepeda Atiles wrote more than 600 songs. In 1983 he was named a National Heritage Fellow from the National Endowment for the Arts. Don Rafael lived in different parts of Santurce until he established himself in the house on the street that today bears his name. He married Caridad Brenes, a bomba dancer, with whom he had 12 children. Many of his children continued with the musical tradition, being among the most prominent: Modesto, Petra, Roberto, Jesús and Chichito. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629695eb710ef9215b94e36b/b03c74c7-295f-4c53-821a-815d6c0829cc/Group+37.png Pleneres - Name: Héctor “Tito” Matos Born in: Santurce, Puerto Rico Play in: Puerto Rico & New York Tito played all types of panderetas, bomba drums and congas, but he was especially good with the requinto, the pandero used for soloing and improvisation. His speed and cadence created a distinctive type of sound that changed the way plena is performed today. He recorded and performed across musical genres, including jazz and pop music; collaborating with artists such as Miguel Zenón, David Sánchez, William Cepeda, Eddie Palmieri and Ricky Martin, among many others. https://lacasadelaplena.org/en/history-of-plena daily 0.75 2022-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629695eb710ef9215b94e36b/41286e14-9794-48ba-a5c0-f74ac1723fa9/Group+33.png History of Plena - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://lacasadelaplena.org/en/about daily 0.75 2022-06-10 https://lacasadelaplena.org/en/donate daily 0.75 2022-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629695eb710ef9215b94e36b/a08da710-e1a0-4189-a8d0-e3ea0ab518e9/donate-la-plena.jpg Donate - Make it stand out Design by Gustavo Castrodad https://lacasadelaplena.org/archives daily 0.75 2022-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629695eb710ef9215b94e36b/1654208008903-V8DY0HCDYFBAKN1EZ27B/Rectangle+45+%281%29.png Archives - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 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Fundado en el 1983, los Pleneros de la 21 son el grupo más reconocido de bomba y plena en los Estados Unidos. Los Pleneros son también una importante organización sin fines de lucro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629695eb710ef9215b94e36b/8d3bbc27-897f-4c25-b1b1-00a21f35218d/Rafael+Cepeda.png Pleneres - NOMBRE: Rafael Cepeda Atiles NACIDO: Puerta de Tierra en el Ranchón Carolina, Puerto Rico TOCABA: Santurce, Puerto Rico Rafael Cepeda Atiles escribió mas de 600 canciones. En 1983 fue nombrado National Heritage Fellow por el National Endowment for the Arts. Don Rafael vivió en muchos lugares en Santurce hasta que se mudó a la casa en la calle que hoy lleva su nombre. Se casó con Caridad Brenes, bailadora de bomba, con la que tuvo 12 muchaches. Muches de sus hijes continuaron con la tradición musical, entre les más prominentes están Modesto, Petra, Roberto, Jesús y Chichito. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629695eb710ef9215b94e36b/b03c74c7-295f-4c53-821a-815d6c0829cc/Group+37.png Pleneres - Nombre: Héctor “Tito” Matos NACIDO: Santurce, Puerto Rico TOCABA: Puerto Rico & New York Tito tocaba todos los tipos de panderetas, barriles de bomba y congas, pero era especialmente habilidoso con el requinto, el pandero utilizado para solos y la improvisación. Su velocidad y cadencia crearon un tipo distintivo de sonido que cambió la manera en que se toca la plena hoy día. Grabó y tocó en distintos géneros musicales, incluyendo jazz y pop; colaboró con artistas tales como Miguel Zenón, David Sánchez, William Cepeda, Eddie Palmieri y Ricky Martin, entre otres. https://lacasadelaplena.org/es/historia-de-la-plena daily 0.75 2022-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629695eb710ef9215b94e36b/41286e14-9794-48ba-a5c0-f74ac1723fa9/Group+33.png Historia de la plena - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://lacasadelaplena.org/es/nosotres daily 0.75 2022-06-11 https://lacasadelaplena.org/es/tienda daily 0.75 2025-07-09 https://lacasadelaplena.org/es/inicio daily 1.0 2025-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629695eb710ef9215b94e36b/cd57ab06-86c7-4cdd-85a4-449fb4a41746/ramon-lopez.png Inicio - Ramón lópez Ramón era artesano, investigador, educador y antropólogo cultural del pueblo de Barranquitas. Le entregó su colección a Tito Matos poco antes de morir. Su colección de libros, discos, tapices y tallas da inicio al proyecto de La casa de la plena. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629695eb710ef9215b94e36b/0f58cd07-b998-40ef-99bf-f13902eaef20/Tito-Matos.png Inicio - TITO MATOS Tito tocaba todas las panderetas, los barriles de bomba y las congas, pero se especializaba en el requinto, el pandero que improvisa constantemente. Su velocidad y cadencia crearon un sonido distintivo que cambió la manera en que se toca la plena en todas partes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629695eb710ef9215b94e36b/31125c87-e35e-4ef7-ab0e-acbd99179fdf/La+Casa.png Inicio - LA Casa Tito se dedicó por décadas a compartir la historia de la plena en talleres y eventos como los Plenazos Callejeros. Estableció junto a su esposa, Mariana Reyes Angleró, un espacio cultural y gastronómico, La Junta en su vecindario en la calle Loíza. El espacio fue destruído en el 2017 por el huracán María. En el 2021 Tito continúa con su proyecto educativo fundando La casa de la plena Tito Matos, un espacio de exhibiciones y talleres en el Taller Comunidad La Goyco en la Calle Loíza, Santurce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/629695eb710ef9215b94e36b/b2be02ba-6abb-4f66-a53d-37293bfb67f6/the+plena.png Inicio - Plena La plena es un género musical urbano de raíz africana gestado por la clase obrera puertorriqueña. 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