The "Bombas" are verses thrown to the ladies when dancing. They are used for flirting with her and can be romantic, humoristic or sexy. Now they are part of the "vaqueria" and it comes as follows: The people is dancing and suddenly a voice says "Bomba" and the music stops. Then a "mestizo" approaches to the public and say his verse. At the end, the audience replies "Bravo" and the music continues.

Here are some examples:

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