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Cultural Concert in Highland Park
The Raíces Folkloric Ensemble performs the Puerto Rican folkloric tradition of bomba in a concert dedicated to folkloric music of the Caribbean.
Cultural History
Raíces Ensemble's Music Director Francisco G. Gómez explaining the cultural history behind the music, movements, songs and stories in "Tale of Two Waters".
Dance for the Dead
A dance for the dead (or 'muertos'/ancestors). In the Cuban Orisha tradition, homage is paid to the ancestors before any ceremony or celebration begins.
Dancing Bomba
Gabriela dancing bomba with students at the Greater Brunswick Charter School in New Brunswick, NJ, sharing the folkloric traditions of bomba, plena and los vejigantes de Puerto Rico.
Dancing Bomba
Demonstrating the bomba tradition, where the dancer's movements are responded to by the lead drummer, who plays the sounds of the dancer's movements.
Dancing for Haiti
After the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble was asked to perform at a benefit event sponsored by local Rutgers University students. Raíces Ensemble members and Raíces student performers created a presentation for…
Dancing Ochún
Ochún dance.
Dancing Ochún with the Audience
Raíces Ensemble member Nicole Wines leads the audience through a dance for Ochún.
Dancing Plena
Gabriela Pérez dancing plena at a public educational performance in New Brunswick, NJ. Plena is the national music dance of Puerto Rico and is commonly played, sung, and danced in the diaspora at festivals, parties, plenazos, performances and…
Dancing Rumba
Raíces Ensemble members Nicole Wines and Jaime Hernández dancing rumba after the "Tale of Two Waters" production premiere.
Dancing Salsa
Raíces Ensemble member Nicole Wines dancing salsa with an audience member who attended the "Tale of Two Waters" production after the show.
Drummers - Tale of Two Waters
Raíces Ensemble members playing for Eleguá in the "Tale of Two Waters" production.
Drumming for Art at Streets 2k9
The Streets2k Festival series began in 2005 with Streets2k5. Raíces has been involved in each of the Streets2k Festivals, as performers, participants, and also as partners with the original creators of the event, the public arts non-profit Albus…
Eddie LaPorté
Raíces Ensemble member Eddie LaPorté after the "Tale of Two Waters" production.
Eleguá
Raíces Folkloric Ensemble member Nicole Wines performing an Eleguá dance during the ensemble's presentation of "Tale of Two Waters".
Eleguá
Eleguá is the keeper of the crossroads, the messenger between the Orishas and Olofín, the trickster. He is often represented by a child and he is the first Orisha praised and honored in the pantheon, after the ancestors.
Eleguá - The Trickster
Eleguá is known as a trickster and his dance represents this quality. Raíces Folkloric Ensemble dancer Nicole Wines interacts with the audience, offering her stick and quickly pulling it away with a laugh.
Eleguá Dance
Nicole Wines performs a representation of Eleguá at the Elizabeth Public Library with the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble.
Eleguá Dance
An Eleguá dance and song in the "Tale of Two Water" performance production.
Eleguá: Orisha of the Crossroads
Elegúa is the keeper of the crossroads. He is an Orisha, or force of nature, associated with destiny. He is known as a trickster and a messenger and is often associated with children. This image depicts a dance for Eleguá performed at the Spirit of…
Engaging the Audience
A moment of laughter between songs and storytelling.
Excerpts from Spirit of the Drum: History and Evolution of a Caribbean Tradition
Collage of sequences from the Raíces Cultural Center 2010 production “The Spirit of the Drum”. Depicts some of the rhythms, songs and movements of the orishas Elegua, Yemayá, Changó and Oyá as well as the traditions of batárumba, palo and carnival.
For the Ancestors
The Raíces Folkloric Ensemble plays "Aumbao Wa Ori", a song honoring and praising the ancestors and dances for the dead.
Francisco G. Gómez - Tale of Two Waters
Francisco G. Gómez engaging the audience in call and response singing in the "Tale of Two Waters" production.
Friends and Family at Tale of Two Waters
The Raíces Ensemble taking a photo with family and friends at the end of the "Tale of Two Waters" premiere at the Elizabeth Public Library.