Viento de Agua
Viento de Agua, a bomba and plena band, was formed in New York City in 1997 by
Puerto Rican musicians Tito Matos, Ricardo Pons, and Alberto Toro and consisted
of various musicians playing instruments such as bass, drums, and a powerful
brass section. The group's debut album, De Puerto Rico al Mundo, released on
November 10, 1998, was recognized as one of the top ten Latin recordings of the
year by the New York Times. Their second album, Materia Prima (2004), produced
by the Smithsonian Institute under its Folkways label, showcased the basic
instruments of bomba and plena. The ban...
