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Raíces collaborator Nancy Friedman and program participant Evelyn Sepulveda together at a community celebration.

Raíces and One World Arts at Los Pleneros de la 21 perform at La Casita de Chema.

Nancy Friedman at the recording session for the "Songs for the Ancestors" project.

Nancy Friedman, Nicole Wines and Carolyn Brandy prepare to record for the "Songs for the Ancestors" project.

Carolyn Brandy and Nancy Friedman prepare to record for the "Songs for the Ancestors" project.

¡Retumba! taking a bow after an outdoor performance presented by the Bronx Children's Museum.

Audience members are invited and encouraged to participate and interact during ¡Retumba! performances.

Nancy Friedman playing campana (bell) during an outdoor ¡Retumba! performance presented by the Bronx Children's Museum.

Raíces Cultural Center's Nicole Wines dances bomba at an outdoor ¡Retumba! performance during an audience participation section of the show.

Yvette Martínez dancing a choreograped bomba at an outdoor ¡Retumba! performance presented by the Bronx Children's Museum.

Yvette Martínez dancing bomba at an outdoor ¡Retumba! performance presented by the Bronx Children's Museum.

Drummers at an outdoor ¡Retumba! performance presented by the Bronx Children's Museum.

Young audience members are invited and encouraged to participate and interact during ¡Retumba! performances.

Playing clave and bell (campana) during an outdoor ¡Retumba! Performance presented by the Bronx Children's Museum.

Nicole Wines, Carolyn Brandy and Nancy Friedman rehearsing for the Raíces Cultural Arts Collective video production, "Songs for the Ancestors, Songs of Healing."

Carolyn Brandy demonstrating a rhythm for Nancy Friedman during a Raíces Cultural Arts Collective rehearsal.

Carolyn Brandy and Nancy Friedman rehearsing for the Raíces Cultural Arts Collective video production, "Songs for the Ancestors, Songs of Healing."

Nancy Friedman rehearsing for the Raíces Cultural Arts Collective video production, "Songs for the Ancestors, Songs of Healing."

Escucha La Voz composed by Nancy Friedman, lyrics by Gustavo "Chacho" Schartz, speaks of listening to our inner voice and trusting our intuition.

Performed by Sandra Rodríguez and ¡Retumba!

¡Retumba! performing a Plena Fusion. The Plena, a rhythm and dance from Puerto Rico, is fused with Flamenco and Samba, to demonstrate our similarities and our uniqueness.

Oral history interview with musician, dancer, composer and researcher Sarah Town.

Oral history interview with drummer, musician and composer Nancy Friedman.

Yvette Martínez dances before the drums in this performance of bomba, a genre of folkloric music and dance from Puerto Rico.

Cover photo of ¡Retumba! performing “A Dream Come True” on a beach.

5th Graders from PS 155 performing with ¡Retumba! at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts' Lovinger Theater