Founded in San Juan by bass player/composer Gary Núñez, Plena Libre is well… Read Full Bio ↴Founded in San Juan by bass player/composer Gary Núñez, Plena Libre is well into a 15-year voyage that has seen the orchestra re-invent the sound of Puerto Rico’s plena and bomba traditions. During that time, Gary and his group have recorded 12 stellar albums which have garnered four Grammy nominations. In taking their unparalleled live show to the world, the group has spread the gospel of their unique Afro-Rican sound on international jazz festival stages from Montreal to Milan and Denmark to Veracruz. Plena Libre has heated up performing arts venues like D.C.’s Kennedy Center and New York’s Lincoln Center and has run all the way to obscure outposts such as Lake Okoboji, Iowa.
Captivating and moving audiences over the course of a 24-year, 14-album career, this fine-tuned Puerto Rican-based ensemble of virtuoso musicians has only gotten better with age, as evidenced by their four recent Grammy nominations and world-wide touring schedule.
Led by founder and bassist Gary Nuñez, Plena Libre is recognized for taking the once dormant, Puerto Rican plena style of music and reclaiming it for a new generation of listeners to enjoy. The group became instantly popular in Puerto Rico, with National Geographic crediting Plena Libre among other Puerto Rican acts in “spearheading the Latin invasion of American popular music. Plena Libre features three vocalists singing in captivating three and four-part harmonies which complement the group’s danceable, Afro-Rican compositions. The group’s use of call-and-response, percussion and polyrhythms keeps each show feeling groovy and fresh.
With an aggressive, tight, yet sensitive style, which balances the traditional with the contemporary, the global and the local, Plena Libre creates a brand of music and live performance that is both profoundly Puerto Rican and universally appealing. Filtering the sounds of various Afro-Caribbean forms like merengue and cumbia, and Afro-Cuban like mambo and yes, salsa if you ask nicely through a unique set of artistic sensibilities, this versatile collection of expert performers create a celebratory spectacle and engaging sonic ecstasy. Thrilling audiences around the world, from the Fez Festival (in Morocco) to the Playboy Jazz Festival, Plena Libre is a train that just keeps picking up steam as it charges ahead in unexpected and exciting directions.
Plena Libre Members
Gary Nuñez - Music Director, Bassist and Founder
Emanuel Santana - Singer/Hand Drums
Victor Velez - Singer/Hand Drums
Luisga Nuñez - Chorus/Percussion
Rafael Falu - Requinto
Luis rivera - Singer/Percussion
Captivating and moving audiences over the course of a 24-year, 14-album career, this fine-tuned Puerto Rican-based ensemble of virtuoso musicians has only gotten better with age, as evidenced by their four recent Grammy nominations and world-wide touring schedule.
Led by founder and bassist Gary Nuñez, Plena Libre is recognized for taking the once dormant, Puerto Rican plena style of music and reclaiming it for a new generation of listeners to enjoy. The group became instantly popular in Puerto Rico, with National Geographic crediting Plena Libre among other Puerto Rican acts in “spearheading the Latin invasion of American popular music. Plena Libre features three vocalists singing in captivating three and four-part harmonies which complement the group’s danceable, Afro-Rican compositions. The group’s use of call-and-response, percussion and polyrhythms keeps each show feeling groovy and fresh.
With an aggressive, tight, yet sensitive style, which balances the traditional with the contemporary, the global and the local, Plena Libre creates a brand of music and live performance that is both profoundly Puerto Rican and universally appealing. Filtering the sounds of various Afro-Caribbean forms like merengue and cumbia, and Afro-Cuban like mambo and yes, salsa if you ask nicely through a unique set of artistic sensibilities, this versatile collection of expert performers create a celebratory spectacle and engaging sonic ecstasy. Thrilling audiences around the world, from the Fez Festival (in Morocco) to the Playboy Jazz Festival, Plena Libre is a train that just keeps picking up steam as it charges ahead in unexpected and exciting directions.
Plena Libre Members
Gary Nuñez - Music Director, Bassist and Founder
Emanuel Santana - Singer/Hand Drums
Victor Velez - Singer/Hand Drums
Luisga Nuñez - Chorus/Percussion
Rafael Falu - Requinto
Luis rivera - Singer/Percussion
Plena Libre
Plena Libre Lyrics
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Como Son las Cosas Hasta estando en la prision Me llego la inspiracion Y sobre …
El Besito El Besito Plena Libre No se que tiene tu boca Que me tien…
El Party El Party Me invitaron a un party Este fin de semana A b…
Flores Flores Plena Libre Del jardin boricua yo te entrego flor…
Julieta Julieta (1) - Julieta Mi Amor - (coro) Pero que bueno, qu…
Mañana por la Mañana Manana Por La Manana (La virgen de los Dolores) -Anda, te d…
Mi Plena Es Libre como no te voy a querer como no te voy a…
plena de amor Plena De Amor Vengo a contarle una historia, Vengo a dejar …
Ritmo Sabroso Ritmo Sabroso Coro Traigo un ritmo sabroso Traigo la plena …
Voy Subiendo Voy Subiendo, Voy Bajando Yalalale (coro) Voy subiendo, …
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@Asisoyo777
¡¡Mi música boricua, mi Puerto Rico se vive!!
@benjamindavid5681
Boricua: El Grupo mejor de Plena. English: The best Puerto Rican Group of the beautiful music of Puerto Rico. Plena needs to be heard by more White and other Ethnic North Americans.
@cancanmx555
Benjamin David soy mexicano y me encanta. Saludos desde Monterrey.
@deaquipaya
Nuestra música pal' Mundoooooo!!!!!!!
@phillipurena6077
Desde RD escuchando mis raíces... desde hace 3 años sin mi Borinqueña....
Es la cosa!!!
@antoniojoya2254
Sabroso ese tema!!! Saludos de un Venezolano desde Medellin
@michelofc
Hola Alguien sabe la letra de esta cancion buenisima?????
porfavor!!!!!
@zurita9
Ecuador es también ,las niñas más lindas...mi mujer de 30 años de relación...
@yolycarr1948
Listening this in Chicago, I feel like I'm in Puerto Rico.
@yielenedizz
Coño esta es la plena que me gusta.