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Shirin Talukder pictured with her two children in front of their house in Ibiade

Francisco Jose García

Adela González de García.

Where Farmacía San Jose used to be

Company photograph taken at an outdoor Performance in Lancaster, Pennsylvania featuring the music of Puerto Rico for The Latin American Alliance.

Outdoor Performance in Lancaster, Pennsylvania performing music of Puerto Rico for The Latin American Alliance.

Outdoor Performance in Lancaster Pennsylvania performing music and dance from Puerto Rico for The Latin American Alliance.

¡Retumba! performances are both entertaining and educational. As seen in this photo, ¡Retumba! encourages people of all ages…

Outdoor Performance in Lancaster Pennsylvania performing music of Puerto Rico for The Latin American Alliance.

Photograph of Silent Knight his first time performing on stage at the Rising Cafe.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"My first time on stage. After meeting KON, the 3 of us started performing at the Rising Cafe in Park Slope…

Photograph of Unstoppable Unity

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Unstoppable Unity (SK, KON, and MONK) put 3 of their songs on a CD-R and sold them at shows. The response was great, and motivated us to keep creating."

Photographs of Silent Knight and Monk.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"And then one day, the "shell" was broken, the figurative armor let down. Sitting in an apartment in Staten Island, after talking for hours about life,…

Photograph of Jason Fraticelli (Silent Knight) as a baby.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1983, Silent Knight (also known by "SK") arrived into a musical family, The Fraticelli's. SK's parents and…

Photograph of Jason Fraticelli (Silent Knight) as a child.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"At 10 years old, I wrote my first (short) song, at the kitchen table in Brooklyn NY."

Cassette tape insert from Silent Knight's timeline exhibit and photo of him with his cousins.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Following the first song, my cousins and I would make our own music and artwork to go with it. Young…

Photo of notebook collection that SK has used for his writing for decades.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"But then, things would change. I stopped feeling comfortable sharing my rhymes. I was writing every day at this point,…

Photograph of Silent Knight pictured with Arcane at his first real recording session.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Once I saw how positively Monk reacted to what I'd been writing, a fire was lit. I called my brother Arcane…

Photograph of Silent Knight with Queens based producer and emcee Kon Boogie, who at the time this photo was taken went by KON.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Then in 2001, through a chance meeting (or fate) Monk and I…

Photograph of Silent Knight on the Calhoun St. Bridge connecting Trenton, New Jersey and Morrisville, PA.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"After releasing music and growing my stage presence with Unstoppable Unity, it was time to…

Photo of Silent Knight and collaborators while on national tour.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Things were happening as I was branching out and performing any and every where I could. Thankfully this would also include…

Photograph of Silent Knight performing with FUSE.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"I was just getting started. After experimenting with live musicians for years, it was time to bring it all together. I started working with the…

Flyer for "The Line Up", an event produced by The Band Called FUSE.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"After a string of ever more energetic and popular events, the band and I decided to start our own show, The Line Up. This event…

Photo collage of Silent Knight and the Band Called FUSE at the SXSW music festival.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"More momentum. The Band Called FUSE kept it going and started our first of three succesful Kickstarter…

Screenshot from Levi's commercial that featured a song written and recorded by Silent Knight.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Then, breaking into a different side of the business, I finally landed my first commercial. I wrote…

Photograph of Silent Knight with other members of the News Beat team.Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:"Delving further into community work, but also journalism, I became the first artist-in-residence for a new podcast called News Beat.…

Photograph of Silent Knight at the Innocence Project headquarters.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Through the News Beat podcast, one episode in particular, I became an ambassador with the Innocence Project. Again, a high…