Music of Puerto Rico

American photographer and composer (1914-1997)

Plena is a genre of music and dance native to Puerto Rico. First played by Afro Puerto Ricans, the genre has African roots.

A décima is a ten-line stanza of poetry. The most popular form is called décima espinela after Vicente Espinel (1550–1624), a Spanish writer, poet, and musician from the Spanish Golden Age who used it extensively throughout his compositions.

traditional musical style of Puerto Rico

folk genre of Christmas music

variety of musical genres from Puerto Rico