Home. Home is where you will be when you step foot into El Batey. You are greeted as family and 100% of the time expected to show up as such. This is a place where people come in from all walks of life and circumstances, and no matter what brought them to El Batey, be it from curiosity to try something new or by interest in seeing if the 'hype' is real, you will find yourself a village that you'll grow with. And yes, the...
Read moreFrom hosting community open bombasos, to teaching children Puerto Rican folkloric history, this center has been a blessing to our community. Beatriz Flores has a way of making the classes incredibly fun and teaches them bilingually (Spanish & English)! I love every workshop I have attended and cannot wait until the next opens...
Read moreThe place is the central nerve system of Buffalo's Puerto Rican community. This is the place to recapture one's cultural identify, with the harmony of music, dance, and Bomba. This is the place that passes the Boricua or Taino cultural roots to our young generation. In this place, you can truly say: Si se Puede!...
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