Talk:Plena

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I made some minor adjustments and added links to the article. I wasn't sure what was meant with "Plena called Paranda" and couldn't find a reference on the internet. Nonetheless, very interesting topic.Yardcock 04:50, 6 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Congas
If Plena specifically uses congas, then those are an Afro-Cuban instrument, not simply African. The congas found their way into Puerto Rico through Cuba, of course. Also it should be noted that plena is a bit more modern than one might expect. Compare with salsa elements. Hopefully someone will write more as this is a great musical topic.


 * I put up a page on Mon Rivera as it had been requested for about 2 years. I guess he did plena music. If any of you know anything, feel free to expand it for me.--T. Anthony 00:12, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

It uses hand held framed drums not congas

Not necessarily so. The plena is commonly played with congas in orchestral arrangements, as is merengue. This is due to the ubiquity of congas, which have become the default hand drums ever since Cuban music became popular around the world. Nevertheless, the plena is pretty much a Puerto Rican phenomenon and, along with the bomba, danza and jibaro music, has been canonized by the government as the oficial indigenous music of Puerto Rico.

Hand Drums
The Hand Drums (Called Panderos, Panderetas and Pleneras (called that by LP)) are the only Standard instrument of a Plena group, once you have that you can add all kinds of instruments.

For better or worst, Bongo and Congo drums are so common that they are used by nearly every single kind of music in the world. Even bands that have nothing to do with Hispanic music have them, so nowadays they have become a default and generic standard drum for all drummers. --4.250.63.74 20:34, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Really, the word plena does not come from the country of puerto rico! its was first originally used in Panama. Spanish rapers from Panama started to use the word plena for their music.


 * Stop adding this to the article, Plena was created at least fifty years before rap was conceived. - 凶 07:16, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

---===--- This is getting out of hand... plena was invented way before any rap and even before salsa. Everyone in Puerto Rico knows that the birth place of the plena is in Ponce Puerto Rico where there is a carnaval in its honor. There are plena songs that sing about its origins and they all say ponce. Plena is a mix of music between spanish and african beats. To say the plena name came from an american tourist is very insulting! —Preceding unsigned comment added by BoricuaAttorney (talk • contribs) 14:05, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

add on to the spread of the plena
Plena music has also spread to neighboring countries like the DR and Cuba due to proximity and cultural brotherhood. Uruguay also embraced plena music to the point that it has been taken as a local genre, it's still plena, but with an emphasis in brass instruments. but yeah I would like for this info to be included/expanded just because I think plena music should be better documented in Wikipedia. 2600:387:F:A1B:0:0:0:8 (talk) 16:45, 23 March 2022 (UTC)