In conjunction with the exhibition Tengo Lincoln Park en mi Corazón: Young Lords in Chicago, DePaul Art Museum (DPAM) invites you to an afternoon of Bomba, the oldest Afro-Puerto Rican musical form, rooted in resistance and collective expression. Artist and educator Arif Smith, Program Manager at the Old Town School of Folk Music and Research Associate at the Field Museum, will lead a conversation and performance exploring music’s role in activism and memory. The event features archival songs from the Young Lords Organization performed through Bomba for the first time, activating the form’s power as a tool for political imagination. Smith is also featured in the exhibition with a commissioned video installation created in collaboration with artist Rebel Betty.

For more information on the performance, visit the DPAM website.