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Performance by the Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble with Raícitas student performers. Sharing the tradition of Los Vejigantes de Puerto Rico with the students at the Greater Brunswick Charter School in New Brunswick. A vejigante is a clown-like…

Ramapough Lenape Ceremonial Objects outside of a ceremony being held in a teepee at Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp.

Ramapough Lenape drummers after a ceremony at Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp.

Professora Amazonas (Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira) and Instrutora Cuica (Capoeira Mandinga) demonstrate the rhythms played in the batería of capoeira at the March 8, 2020 “Celebrating Women in World Music” event.

Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira demonstrating their art to members of the community for Culture Night at Tuscan Elementary School in Maplewood, NJ.

Bullerengue meets Bomba in a collaboration between Rueda de Oro and Alma Moyo, facilitated by Oxil Febles.

Bullerengue meets Bomba in a collaboration between Rueda de Oro and Alma Moyo, facilitated by Oxil Febles.

Bullerengue meets Bomba in a collaboration between Rueda de Oro and Alma Moyo, facilitated by Oxil Febles.

Bullerengue meets Bomba in a collaboration between Rueda de Oro and Alma Moyo, facilitated by Oxil Febles.

Bullerengue meets Bomba in a collaboration between Rueda de Oro and Alma Moyo, facilitated by Oxil Febles.

Bullerengue meets Bomba in a collaboration between Rueda de Oro and Alma Moyo, facilitated by Oxil Febles.

Bullerengue meets Bomba in a collaboration between Rueda de Oro and Alma Moyo, facilitated by Oxil Febles.

Bullerengue meets Bomba in a collaboration between Rueda de Oro and Alma Moyo, facilitated by Oxil Febles.

Bullerengue meets Bomba in a collaboration between Rueda de Oro and Alma Moyo, facilitated by Oxil Febles.

Bullerengue meets Bomba in a collaboration between Rueda de Oro and Alma Moyo, facilitated by Oxil Febles.

Bullerengue meets Bomba in a collaboration between Rueda de Oro and Alma Moyo, facilitated by Oxil Febles.

Bullerengue meets Bomba in a collaboration between Rueda de Oro and Alma Moyo, facilitated by Oxil Febles.

Traditionally, vejigantes carried inflated cow or goat bladders on the end of a stick and use it to tease, taunt and chase those participating in the celebrations, or las fiestas, especially children. Today a balloon or paper bag is what is commonly…

Before playing capoeira, capoeiristas salute and wait to begin.

Segunda Quimbamba performing at the Perth Amboy Ferry Slip on September 14, 2019. Segunda Quimbamba is a Jersey City-based percussion and dance ensemble that performs authentic Bomba and Plena, musical traditions from the island of Puerto Rico.…

Bomba, like many genres from the Caribbean traditions, is participatory. It is a community based tradition, with no defined roles of performer and audience. When the Raíces ensemble performs bomba, they always include members of the audience so…

Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira sharing art and culture with the community. Members of GLDC often participate in community events at schools, libraries and other community organizations to share, demonstrate, and play capoeira.

Pepe holds up instruments to show his audience. This is a trademark of Pepe's performances. He believes in respecting his audience's intelligence by explaining to them the origins of his instruments and how they are used in Andean Music.

Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira practice the songs of capoeira.

Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira sharing songs of capoeira with Raíces Director Francisco G. Gómez.