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¡Retumba! Performing Bomba
Yvette Martínez dances before the drums in this performance of bomba, a genre of folkloric music and dance from Puerto Rico.
¡Retumba! Plena Fusion
¡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.
Escucha la Voz (Listen to your inner voice)
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!
Performed by Sandra Rodríguez and ¡Retumba!
NYC Mayor’s Awards for Arts & Culture Ceremony
¡Retumba! dance group pictured with Mayor Bloomberg at the Mayor's Awards for Arts & Culture. ¡Retumba! performed in collaboration with four other NYC groups at The Mayor’s Award Ceremony at City Center, February 2013.
Mayor’s Awards for Arts & Culture Ceremony
¡Retumba! Backstage with Mayor Bloomberg at City Center
“A Dream Come True” original composition by Nancy Friedman and performed by ¡Retumba!
Cover photo of ¡Retumba! performing “A Dream Come True” on a beach.
Redemption
Collage of digital photographs taken by and of Silent Knight in 2022.Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline: "After a couple of years of hardship, granted with some victories too, some sense of normalcy started to return. 2022 would…
Silent Knight meets Wu Tang Clan
Photograph of "The Love" single on special red vinyl.
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"A crucial part of my story. In 2014 I got to work with a member of the legendary group Wu Tang Clan, on a collaboration that would also be my…
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"A crucial part of my story. In 2014 I got to work with a member of the legendary group Wu Tang Clan, on a collaboration that would also be my…
Now it's real
Photograph of The Band Called FUSE.
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"'Busy Is My Best Friend' was a success. The Band Called FUSE embarked on a second Kickstarter, and made their way onto MTV. The Line Up was real and growing. I…
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"'Busy Is My Best Friend' was a success. The Band Called FUSE embarked on a second Kickstarter, and made their way onto MTV. The Line Up was real and growing. I…
La Cultural Poster
Poster for two performances of La Cultural, a salsa band directed by Francisco G. Gómez in the 1970's.
Silent Knight
Silent Knight logo and the photograph the logo design was based on.
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"The fact that I would keep my art so close to my heart and not share, along with my shy and quiet demeanor, would eventually…
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"The fact that I would keep my art so close to my heart and not share, along with my shy and quiet demeanor, would eventually…
Hunger Strike
Album cover of Silent Knight's first official album "Hunger Strike".
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"With the success of "Fall Of Ignorance", we kept the momentum going and finished my first official album - "Hunger Strike". The…
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"With the success of "Fall Of Ignorance", we kept the momentum going and finished my first official album - "Hunger Strike". The…
Rawkus Records
Logo for the now defunct Rawkus Records 50 collective.
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"Around this same time, my music caught the attention of one my favorite record labels, Rawkus Records. I would end up being part of their…
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"Around this same time, my music caught the attention of one my favorite record labels, Rawkus Records. I would end up being part of their…
Silent Knight - Timeline Cover
Cover image for the Raíces Roots Music Exhibit Series timeline exhibit 'Silent Knight'
First solo cd
Album cover of Silent Knight's first solo CD, "Fall of Ignorance".
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"With lots of help, my first solo offering "Fall Of Ignorance" was released. This album was recorded at a number of studios,…
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"With lots of help, my first solo offering "Fall Of Ignorance" was released. This album was recorded at a number of studios,…
Weaknd
Album cover of Silent Knight's "Weaknd"
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"Times would change. Sounds and tastes evolve. A new project was birthed. A different, vulnerable, and experimental side emerged. A new audience was…
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"Times would change. Sounds and tastes evolve. A new project was birthed. A different, vulnerable, and experimental side emerged. A new audience was…
Restoration
Album cover fro Silent Knight and K.O.'s remix album "Restoration".
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"Banking off the success of "Hunger Strike", my new manager DJ K.O. and I decided to host a remix competition. Producers from…
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"Banking off the success of "Hunger Strike", my new manager DJ K.O. and I decided to host a remix competition. Producers from…
Holla Burton
Cover art from Silent Knight's digital release "Holla Burton".
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"With no signs of letting up, the forums and message boards were soon replaced by blogs. Again, I was thankful to be at the forefront…
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"With no signs of letting up, the forums and message boards were soon replaced by blogs. Again, I was thankful to be at the forefront…
Busy Is My Best Friend
CD cover for Silent Knight's single "Busy is My Best Friend"
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"Then magic happened, the song that changed it all. Mantra. Slogan. Mindstate. All in one. I was going through a tough time. I wrote a…
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"Then magic happened, the song that changed it all. Mantra. Slogan. Mindstate. All in one. I was going through a tough time. I wrote a…
Nigerian Head of State Obasanjo at Epe General Hospital
Head of State Obasanjo, second from left, went to visit the Epe General Hospital where Mohammed Talukder on the right with his back turned is speaking about how the surgical skills were improved at the hospital as well as how there was more…
Dhaka Rashid Building Family Picture
Mohammed and Shirin Talukder pictured with their two children at the Dhaka Rashid Building which was government-given housing
Central Park Garden
Pictured are Mohammed and Shirin Talukder in London's Central Garden Park weeks before having their third child
Committee Meeting
Pictured at the podium is Mohammed Talukder speaking at a Bangladeshi committee which was committed to helping former Paterson mayor Bill Pascrell secure a U.S. congressional position
Douglass Family Picture
Left to right: Mohammed Talukder, his father-in-law Wadud Pathan, and his mother-in-law Lily Pathan
¡Retumba! performance at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts
5th Graders from PS 155 performing with ¡Retumba! at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts' Lovinger Theater