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Kongo Haitian Roots at Weeksville Heritage Center
Kongo Haitian Roots at Weeksville Heritage Center.
Kongo Haitian Roots at Weeksville Heritage Center
Kongo Haitian Roots at Weeksville Heritage Center.
La Casita de Chema - Plena
Drummer Luis Pérez playing plena at La Casita de Chema in the Bronx.
La Casita de Chema - Plena
Drummer Luis Pérez demonstrating plena rhythms to his grandsons at La Casita de Chema in the Bronx.
Large Pan Flutes
These large pan flutes are one of the staples of Andean Music. Andean Music traditionally consists of only two types of musical instruments,wind and percussion.
( https://www.pura-aventura.com/pothole/all-you-need-to-know-about-andean-music)
( https://www.pura-aventura.com/pothole/all-you-need-to-know-about-andean-music)
Legacy Women - Bomba at Brooklyn Brujería
Bomba Musicians and Dancer
Legacy Women - Indira Cordova
Bomba Musician playing Cuá
Legacy Women - Ines Mangual Cabassa
Bomba Musician
Legacy Women - Ines Mangual Cabassa
Palo Musician
Legacy Women - Kaila Paulino
Palo Musician on drum and singing
Legacy Women - Kaila Paulino
Palo Musician
Legacy Women - Manuela Arciniegas
Manuela performing on a barril de bomba.
Legacy Women - Manuela Arciniegas
Palo Musician
Legacy Women at Brooklyn Brujería
Bomba Musicians
Legacy Women Drummers
Bomba Drummers
Los Pleneros de la 21 at La Casita de Chema
José Rivera sings and plays pandero with Los Pleneros de la 2 at La Casita de Chema.
Los Vejigantes de Puerto Rico
Raícitas don’t just study the traditions of the Caribbean, they also share them with audiences in and around there community. These vejigantes are Raícitas student performers, sharing this cultural tradition from the Island of Puerto Rico with their…
Machetes
Student dancing with plastic machetes, practicing the Afro-Brazilian dance/combat form of maculélé
Maculélé
Student preparing to dance maculélé, an Afro-Brazilian dance form closely related to capoeira. The history maculélé is closely related to honoring the workers of the sugarcane plantations of Brazil, with the movements of the dance reflecting the…
Maculélé
Students in Professora Amazonas’ children’s class dancing maculélé, an Afro-Brazilian dance form closely related to capoeira.
Maculélé - Agogô
Youth student of Professora Amazonas playing the agogô for students practicing maculélé.
Maculélé - Drum
Youth student of Professora Amazonas playing the drum patterns for students practicing the maculélé movements.
Maculélé - Machete
Similar to capoeira, maculélé is a martial arts and dance combination, which uses sticks and machetes to not only fight, but also keep the rhythm. Students in Professora Amazonas’ class use plastic machetes to learn, practice and play.
Maculélé Dance
Like the capoeira roda, maculélé is played in a circle that includes the dancers/players and the batería or drummers.
Making Cords
Making cords for the annual batizado is a long process. Professora Amazonas uses her ingenuity, adapting a power drill with a hook attachment to speed the process up.