<p>Plena Libre, the venerable, high-energy ensemble that help put Puerto Rican roots music on the international music map, stays true to the island&rsquo;s unique plena and bomba pulse while dancing with other genres from across the world.</p>

<p>In this podcast we talk with founder and bass player Gary N&uacute;&ntilde;ez about the origins of plena and bomba, their most recent release &mdash; Coraz&oacute;n &mdash; and the amazing live festival performances they&rsquo;ve given all over the world.</p>