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Gabriel Muñoz
Gabriel Muñoz was born in Puerto Rico in 1976. When he was 2, his family moved to New Jersey, where he grew up and still resides. He was introduced to the cuatro—a traditional Puerto Rican musical instrument similar to the mandolin—at the age of 14.…
Jíbaro Music - A Puerto Rican Folkloric Tradition
At the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series presentation at the Forum Theatre, September 2018, Gabriel Muñoz y Melodías Borinqueñas, introduced the Puerto Rican folk music genre of Jíbaro music to Raíces Cultural Center’s community in Central NJ. to…
Anibal Ortiz
Anibal Ortiz of Melodías Borinqueñas plays the guitar at the groups presentation in the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series 2018.
Mariano Medina
Maríano Medina of Melodías Borinqueñas playing congas at the Forum Theatre in Metuchen, NJ.
Gabriel Muñoz
Gabriel Muñoz speaking to the audience about traditional music of Puerto Rico at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series.
Gabriel Muñoz y Melodías Borinqueñas
Gabriel Muñoz y Melodías Borinqueñas performing traditional Jíbaro music from the mountains of Puerto Rico at the Forum Theatre in Metuchen, NJ in September of 2018. This performance was part of the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series and helped to…
Paul Prestopino - Banjo
Magnolia Street String Band’s Paul Prestopino on banjo.
Paul Prestopino
Paul Prestopino of Magnolia Street String Band storytelling about the history of bluegrass music and the bluegrass musicians he has performed and played with through the history of the genre.
Harmonizing
Magnolia Street String Band members Ron Greenstein, Sheila Shukla and Bobby Maxmeyer harmonizing and providing backup and chorus vocals at their Raíces Roots Music Concert Series presentation in August 2018.
Bluegrass at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series
Magnolia Street String Band performs traditional bluegrass music and educates the audiences about the history and evolution of the genre at the 2018 Raíces Roots Music Concert Series.
Paul Prestopino - Mandolin
Magnolia Street String Band’s Paul Prestopino on mandolin.
Magnolia Street String Band
Magnolia Street String Band started in 2013 as an informal project among some friends, meeting and picking in Highland Park, NJ. Originally there was a cellist. And no banjo. In the summer of 2013, they stumbled into a booking for a local festival…
Bobby Baxmeyer - Dobro
Magnolia Street String Band’s Bobby Baxmeyer on dobro, a stringed instrument used in traditional bluegrass music.
Raíces Roots Music Concert Series - Magnolia Street String Band
Members of Magnolia Street String Band share their talents and knowledge of traditional bluegrass music with audience members at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series in 2018.
American Bluegrass
Magnolia Street String band performs a medley of traditional American bluegrass songs from throughout the genre’s history while educating the audience about the history of this folkloric music style. This performance was part of the Raíces Roots…
Matthew Backes - Mandolin
Magnolia Street String Band’s Matthew Backes on mandolin. Matthew is also a historian, focusing on the history of bluegrass music.
Grupo Senzala
Capoeira Senzala in a group photo with Raíces Cultural Center Co-founder and Archive Curator Nicole Wines after their performance at the 2018 Raíes Roots Music Concert Series.
Capoeira Senzala
Capoeira Senzala, Raíces Roots Music Concert Series, Highland Park, NJ, 7/14/2018
Raíces Roots Music Concert Series - Mestre Zumbi & Grupo Senzala
Capoeira Senzala in a group photo with Raíces Cultural Center Director Francisco G. Gomez after their performance at the 2018 Raíes Roots Music Concert Series.
Encore - Playing Capoeira
In an encore to their presentation at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series, Capoeira Senzala invited their students in attendance to come up on stage and “play”.
Taking a Bow
Capoeira Senzala taking a bow at the end of their July 2018 concert at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series in Highland Park, NJ.
Sharing Gratitude, Sharing Culture
Mestre Zumbi and Francisco G. Gómez exchange words and gestures of affection and gratitude for the opportunity to collaborate on sharing the cultural traditions of capoeira from Brazil at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series 2018.
Mestre Zumbi
Mestre Zumbi of Capoeira Senzala giving thanks to the audience, organizers and fellow performers at their presentation at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series July 2018 in Highland Park, NJ.
Student Sharing
Students in the Capoeira Senzala school were invited to share with the audience at the groups performance during the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series 2018.
Sharing Capoeira
Capoeira is more than a martial art or dance, it is a community and way of life that builds character and guides its practitioners with a set of values. Students are requested to share what they have learned with the community.