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Cleansing Before Tobacco Ceremony
Member of the Ramapough Lenape tribe cleansing participants of a tobacco ceremony before entering the ceremonial lodge.
Owl
Ramapough Lenape Member Own giving a presentation on the history of the Lenape lands and modern struggles of Indigenous and First Nations people to have sovereign control of their lands and protection of the environment.
Teepee at Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp - Ramapough Lenape Ceremonial Land.
The teepee is not a traditional structure for Ramapough Lenape people, however it was erected symbolically on their ceremonial land when donated to the camp as a temporary structure. As the Ramapough have been kept from constructing a long-house…
Ramapough Lenape Drummers
Ramapough Lenape drummers after a ceremony at Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp.
Giving Gifts
Ramapough Lenape Tribe Member Mud Turtle giving a gift to a friend and neighbor of Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp, Christina Dioguirdi Scott
Water Ceremony Teachings
Grandmother Nancy of Algonquin heritage shared her knowledge and traditions of the Water Ceremony at Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp. All members of the public were invited to participate in the teachers, learn the water ceremony, and then pass it…
Ramapough Lenape Ceremonial Objects
Ramapough Lenape Ceremonial Objects outside of a ceremony being held in a teepee at Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp.
Parranda - Paranda Puertoriqueña and Garifuna
End jam session at the Bronx Music Center in the Melrose section of the Southwest Bronx. Holiday Celebration "Bronx Rising - Season 6 - December 2017 - Parranda con Paranda Strings Attached
Bombera - Nanette Hernandez
Nanette Hernandez, cofounder and member of Segunda Quimbamba, performing at the Perth Amboy Ferry Slip as part of the Perth Amboy Artworks summer music series.
Playing the Baril de Bomba
Playing the "barril de bomba" with Segunda Quimbamba.
Playing Primo
In bomba, the lead drum and lead drummer mark the movements made by the dancer, called "piquetes" or "picoteos".
Keeping the Tradition Alive
In teaching youth the fundamentals of bomba, from the drum to the dance to the songs, Segunda Quimbamba helps to keep the tradition alive and pass it along to future generations.
Bombera
Performing with Segunda Quimbamba at the Perth Amboy Ferry Slip.
Toca Bomba
Bombera playing the "barril de bomba" and singing chorus with Segunda Quimbamba.
Bombera
Bombera performing with Segunda Quimbamba in Perth Amboy, NJ.
Plena
Playing plena with Segunda Quimbamba.
Plenera
Plenera playing a pandero and singing a plena with Segunda Quimbamba.
Segunda Quimbamba
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.…
Pan Flutes
During his performance Pepe has his instruments on display. These are just a few of the many pan flutes in his collection. This instrument is a staple in Andean Music. Pepe sometimes plays two at a time.
Tuning for the Performance
Here Pepe is tuning his instruments for his performance at Whispering Knoll Assisted Living facility in Edison, New Jersey.