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Students practicing Bomba patterns on barriles de bomba.

Student Evelyn Sepulveda practices drum while Raíces lead teacher Francisco G. Gómez plays along on the cuá to keep the time.

Students practicing on barrils de bomba.

Practicing cuá

Teaching cuá

Evelyn Sepulveda visiting Juan Figueroa’s drum workshop to order a handcrafted barril de bomba.

Taking a shot in honor of the ancestors at the wrap up of the final video shoot for the "Songs for the Ancestors" project.

Recording video for the "Songs for the Ancestors" project.

Recording video for the "Songs for the Ancestors" project.

Recording video for the "Songs for the Ancestors" project.

Recording video for the "Songs for the Ancestors" project.

Recording songs for the "Songs for the Ancestors" project.

Photo of altar constructed for "Songs for the Ancestors" video shoot.

Photo of altar constructed for "Songs for the Ancestors" video shoot.

Photo of altar constructed for "Songs for the Ancestors" video shoot.

Photo taken during "Songs for the Ancestors" video shoot.

Photo taken of Grupo Liberdade recording a capoeira chorus during the "Songs for the Ancestors" production.

Constructing a handmade chagworo for the batá drums.

Constructing a handmade chagworo for the batá drums.

Constructing a handmade chagworo for the batá drums.

Constructing a handmade chagworo for the batá drums.

Raíces collaborator Nancy Friedman and program participant Evelyn Sepulveda together at a community celebration.

Julio Evans plays a maraca at a community event in Morristown, New Jersey.

Chris Rodríguez salutes the drum before he begins to dance piquetes, or picoteos.

Luis Pérez plays the cuá at a community event in Morristown, New Jersey.