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Melanie Maldonado - Lugares Históricos
Melanie Maldonado, founder of the Puerto Rican Organization for the Performing Arts (PROPA), speaking at her November 9, 2019 Lugares Históricos event held in Washington, D.C.
Amigolandia
Raíces co-founder and Archive Curator Nicole Wines with the Lizandro Artiles, owner of Amigolandia, a sports bar in Arroyo, Puerto Rico where the owner is as passionate about music as he is about sports.
Drums on Display
A djembe drum and two batá on display at Amigolandia sports bar in Arroyo, Puerto Rico.
Drums
A variety of drums and percussion instruments on display in Amigolandia sports bar in Arroyo, Puerto Rico, where the owner loves music as much as he loves sports.
"La Música es el Alma de los Pueblos"
Conga head on display at Amigolandia Sports Bar with saying "Music is the soul of the people."
Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Mountains around Arroyo, Puerto Rico, seen from a street near the waterfront.
Wooden House in Arroyo
An old wooden house in Arroyo, Puerto Rico.
US Customs House
Old US Customs House in Arroyo, Puerto Rico.
Renacimiento
This theater in Arroyo, Puerto Rico is where the Panel of Elders, Witnesses & Descendants of Old-Style Bomba was held.
House in Arroyo
House near the waterfront in Arroyo, Puerto Rico.
Waterfront Pier, Arroyo
The Malecón de Arroyo, or Pier of Arroyo.
Arroyo Waterfront
Inlet along the waterfront in Arroyo, Puerto Rico.
Statue
Statue at the Malecon de Arroyo, Puerto Rico.
Malecón de Arroyo
Pier of Arroyo. All events held on the second day of the 5th Bomba Research Conference were held in Arroyo.
Bomba Dancer
Dancing before the drums at the backyard bombazo in Carolina, Puerto Rico on the first night of the 5th Bomba Research Conference.
Family Bombazo
Bomba is family! Melanie Maldonado, founder of PROPA and organizer of the Bomba Research Conference with her children at a backyard bombazo held in Carolina, Puerto Rico the first night of the 5th Bomba Research Conference.
Cuá
Drummer playing the cuá on the side of a barril de bomba.
Bombazo at the 5th BRC
Backyard bombazo in Carolina, Puerto Rico on the first night of the 5th Bomba Research Conference.
5th Bomba Research Conference - Melanie Maldonado
Conference organizer Melanie Maldonado on day 1 of the 5th Bomba Reserach Conference.
Melanie Maldonado
Melanie Maldonado, founder of Puerto Rican Organization for the Performing Arts (PROPA) and organizer of the Bomba Research Conference on day 1 of the 5th BRC.
"La Calma"
Mural on Calle Calma in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
Cultural Exchange: Fundación Ismael Rivera
Raíces co-founder and Archive Curator Nicole Wines with Eugenia Ivelisse Rivera, sister of Ismael Rivera and director of the Fundación Ismael Rivera.
Eugenia Ivelisse Rivera
Eugenia Ivelisse Rivera, sister of Ismael Rivera and director of the Fundación Ismael Rivera welcomed PROPA and the 5th Bomba Research Conference to the family home, and current museum and historical site dedicated to Ismael Rivera.
5th Bomba Research Conference - Fundación Ismael Rivera
Participants of the 5th Bomba Research Conference stopping for photos with Eugenia Ivelisse Rivera, director of the Fundación Ismael Rivera and sister of Ismael Rivera.
Bienvenidos
Banner welcoming visitors to the Fundación Ismael Rivera.