Mano Plenera (Why No Bomba's?)

[Quinto Governor II]

I notice in the Guiro tread that onile got a plastic guiro from this company. I purchased these at the annual Latino Festival here in Baltimore this summer five bucks more than the online price, and ten less than the original asking price. And I felt a little guilty about getting them at that price. So now I don't feel so bad. I would have liked to have gotten one of those guiros too, but didn't notice any. The company sells conga's but no bomba's. What's up with that. Would love to get a bomba one day, but for now I have to learn how to play these pleneras. Are they also called by another name That word beginning pander..... not sure of the spelling.

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[Quinto Governor II]

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[ralph]

That word beginning pander..... not sure of the spelling.

it would be pandereta...i think plenera would be the commercial name for the panderetas....bomba drums or barriles would denote the drums played in Puerto Rican bomba music....

[Quinto Governor II]

Thanks ralph for that clarification.

[Whopbamboom]

When I do a google search for pandereta, I see pictures of frame drums with jingles in them, unlike the Mano ones. And I know those frame drums with jingles are also called pandeiro and pandeira (I see it spelled both ways). So what's the distinction between all these names?

[Quinto Governor II]

Whopbamboom One or both of the drums you mentioned are Brazilian I'm almost sure.

[Whopbamboom]

And the Mano pandereta is not?

[ralph]

And the Mano pandereta is not?

I believe that pandereta denotes more than just one type of hand held drum, the puerto rican pandereta most likely evolved from earlier versions...similar (although different) styles of music used pandereta, some including Dominican salves...the mano pandereta is the Puerto Rican style pandereta para toquar plena...Jorge aka Tamboricua would be able to clarify...Tamboricua, what are the origens of the Puerto Rican pandereta as we know it today?



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[Changuiri]

PLENA DRUMS ARE ALSO CALLED PANDEROS. I'LL BE POSTING A CLIP ON YOUTUBE SHOWING ALL PARTS, TRADITIONAL AND MODERN.