Editing Plena (section)

==Spread==
Plena is played throughout [[Puerto Rico]] especially during special occasions such as the Christmas season, and as the musical backdrop for civic [[protests]], due to its traditional use as a vehicle for social commentary. When plena is played the audience often joins in the singing, clapping, and dancing. Plena is also enjoyed by the Puerto Rican diaspora outside of Puerto Rico. Pleneros de la 21, for example, traveled to Hawaii to perform for the Puerto Rican diaspora there which include descendants of [[Puerto Rican immigration to Hawaii|Puerto Ricans who immigrated to Hawaii]] from Puerto Rico in the early 20th century.<ref name="Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 2009">{{cite web | title=Los Pleneros de la 21: Afro-Puerto Rican traditions | website=Smithsonian Folkways Recordings | date=1 December 2008 | url=https://folkways.si.edu/los-pleneros-de-la-21-afro-puerto-rican-traditions/latin/music/article/smithsonian | access-date=3 October 2020}}</ref>