Congas, Guiro, Broki

You know I never really knew how many Boricuas there were till i went to Orchard Beach. I mean there was just a squad of them. And it felt like Boricuas. Like there was salsa bands playing there was a little group of old men hitting the drum, singing old tunes from the pueblo's. It's funny, because i feel like half of them usually forget where they come from, and the actual history of El Boriquen. The were plenty of Puerto Rican's... yea with the Puerto Rican Flag tattoo the little coqui's[frog]. How many of them really sit there and actually bother to pay attention to the voices and the legacies that once brought the people, their people, our people. Hector Lavoe-singer, Iris Chacon- singer & icon, Marc Anthony-singer, Ismael Rodriguez-singer, Tito Puente-Drummer. All these people and so many more way before my time has brought Puerto Rico to it's foundation. And today out of the 17 years of my life i felt it, in spirit. It's pretty crazy but i did, i felt all the pain, the suffering.Lagrimas, Joy, pride and strength. It's crazy,i'm said to have an old soul, i for my age enjoy listening to all the classics, dancing all the love ballads and talking with my viejitasabout the old times.

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