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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…
Bembé for Haiti
Raíces student performer Aja Washington dancing Yemayá, the orisha, or force of nature, of the ocean. In Nigeria, the orisha Yemayá was originally a river, but in the evolution on the island of Cuba, during and after the trans-Atlantic slave trade,…
Raíces Rehearsal
Raíces Co-Directors Francisco G. Gómez and Nicole Wines in a Raíces Ensemble rehearsal. Francisco is also the Musical Director of Raíces. Pictured here in the spring of 2010 surrounded by cultural objects and instruments.
Raíces Rehearsal
Raíces students often rehearse and perform with the core of the Raíces Ensemble. Practicing voices for a full chorus in the Spring of 2010.
Kwanzaa Celebration
The Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble was asked to share the traditions and cultures of the Caribbean through music, dance and song as part of the 2010 NAACP Kwanzaa Celebration. Raíces Ensemble members are pictured here playing batá and singing to…
Orisha Art Show Cultural Display
Cultural and educational display at the Orisha Art Exhibit. The display includes the batá drums, and peripheral instruments used in Afro-Cuban music, an orisha Oyá doll, a handmade Eleguá, Orisha tiles and a an Orisha poster.
Habana Province - Sierra Maestra Customs Terminal
The Sierra Maestra Customs Terminal in Old Havana.
Habana Province - Caballero de Paris
"His real name was José María López Lledín, a native of Lugo in Spain, where he was born in 1899 into a wealthy family. Some say he lost his mind when, during the trip from Spain to Cuba, the vessel sunk and he lost his family. Others claim that…
Habana Province - Old Lonja del Comercio building
"Old Lonja del Comercio building.The Lonja del Comercio (Chamber of Commerce) building in Old Havana, Cuba served as the stock exchange in the capital until the 1959 Cuban Revolution. Today, it is an office building.
Based in the building are local…
Based in the building are local…
Habana Province - Old building in Havana
Typical building in Old Havana with columns, porticos and balconies.
Habana Province - Havana Club Bar
Bar Havana Club in the port of Old Havana.
Habana Province - Conjunto Deboson
Conjunto Deboson. They play the classic Són music of Cuba. Alberto on guitar and Janete on the flute.
Habana Province - Conjunto Deboson
Conjunto Deboson. They play the classic Son music of Cuba. Janete on the flute, Jorge on percussion, Andrés on bass.
Habana Province - Hotel Rachel
Stained glass canopy roof of the Hotel Rachel in Old Havana. The Hotel Raquel stands at the intersection of Calle Amagura and San Ingnacio in the traditional Jewish quarter of Old Havana. Built in 1908 as a bank by the architect Naranjo Ferrer, in…
Habana Province - Hotel Rachel
Second floor lobby in the Hotel Rachel. Many of the rooms have biblical names and besides the hotel being called The Rachel there are decorative references to the Bible and to the Jewish faith throughout the building, which was restored.
Habana Province - Maximo Street
Maximo Gómez street in the port city of Regla.
Habana Province - Cinco Esquinas
Las cinco esquinas (5 corners) in the city of Regla.
Habana Province - Classic street
Classic street in the city of Regla.
Habana Province - Teatro Céspedes
Teatro Céspedes in the city of Regla
Habana Province - Iglesia de Regla
Iglesia (Church) de la Virgen de Regla
Habana Province - Iglesia de Regla
Iglesia (Church) de la Virgen de Regla. Statues and Altars of the different saints worshipped in the church. Dino sits in pew facing camera.
Habana Province - Virgen de la Caridad de Cobre
Statue of the Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre in the church of Regla is shown on a wooden stand with the painted emblem of Cuba at its base.
Habana Province - Ferry Regla
Entrance to the ferry that runs back and forth between the old port of Havana and the city of Regla.
Habana Province - Conjunto
Unknown Conjunto playing son music in the port tavern Havana Club in Old Havana.
Habana Province - Old Havana street
Busy street in Old Havana in front of the Capitol building.