CON EL ECO DE LOS BARRILES: RACE, GENDER AND THE BOMBA IMAGINARY IN PUERTO RICOFootnote¹

1. I borrow the first part of this title from the song “El eco de mis barriles,” written and performed by Víctor Vélez. I especially thank Merida Rúa, Gaye Johnson, Ana Yolanda Ramos-Zayas, and two anonymous reviewers for their careful suggestions and feedback as I worked through various drafts of this paper.

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