PLENA: A plena ensemble has three different hand drums that make up the complex beat: the Punteador, which keeps the bass beat, the Seguidor, which add the main beat, and the Requinto, which is the lead drum and can improvise to the player's liking. There can be any number of hand drums or (tamborines) present at     anytime, but in the case of multiple requintos, only one may assume lead while the others take the beats of Seguidores. The minor percussion accompanied the hand drums is the Guiro.

 A traditional Guiro is made from gourd-like fruit of the higüero tree (Crescentia cujete).it is played by scraping the carved ridges with the tines of a special pick or scraper.

PLENAZO MEANS A PLENA PARTY

 

 

BOMBA: is an African style of music and dance that flourished along the coastal region and sugar cane fields on Puerto Rico, where a lead singer chants short vocal calls towhich the group sings fixed responses. Sometimes described to be a challenge between the lead dancer and the lead drummer, where the drum has to follow the movements of the dancer with a synchronized beat. At least two drums are required for Bomba. A Requinto and the Subidor., the lead drum who follows the dancer, and one buleador, which keep a steady beat. Additional instruments include the Cuá, a hollow wooden barrel which is struck with wooden sticks, and most commonly a Maraca.

BOMBAZO MEANS A BOMBA PARTY