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"Art Materials" - Balls
Balls collected along a quarter mile stretch of the Raritan River waterfront to be used to build eco-art sculptures by Our Plastic Waters program participants.
"Art Materials" - Bottles
Bottles collected along a quarter mile stretch of the Raritan River waterfront to be used to build eco-art sculptures by Our Plastic Waters program participants.
"Art Materials" - Cans
Cans collected along a quarter mile stretch of the Raritan River waterfront to be used to build eco-art sculptures by Our Plastic Waters program participants.
"Art Materials" - Cans
Cans collected along a quarter mile stretch of the Raritan River waterfront to be used to build eco-art sculptures by Our Plastic Waters program participants.
"Art Materials" - Glass
Glass bottles collected along a quarter mile stretch of the Raritan River waterfront to be used to build eco-art sculptures by Our Plastic Waters program participants.
"Art Materials" - Our Plastic Waters
All of the plastic litter pictured here was collected from a small section of the Raritan River waterfront during the Our Plastic Waters clean up and eco-art workshop held as part of the Water Is Life Initiative.
"Art Materials" - Plastic
Plastic bottles collected along a quarter mile stretch of the Raritan River waterfront to be used to build eco-art sculptures by Our Plastic Waters program participants.
"Art Materials" - Plastic Gallon Bottles
Plastic one-gallon bottles collected along a quarter mile stretch of the Raritan River waterfront to be used to build eco-art sculptures by Our Plastic Waters program participants.
"Art Materials" - Plastic Pollution
Plastic debris collected along a quarter mile stretch of the Raritan River waterfront to be used to build eco-art sculptures by Our Plastic Waters program participants.
"Art Materials" - Straws
Plastic straws collected along a quarter mile stretch of the Raritan River waterfront to be used to build eco-art sculptures by Our Plastic Waters program participants.
"Water Is Life" Electronic Word Carrier
Before the reception began, the Highland Park Police Department helped Raíces Cultural Center and the artists and collaborators on this initiative by sharing exhibit information on their electronic sign.
"Water Is Life" Prints
Prints of original artwork by Christie Belcourt and Isaac Murdoch on display in a featured exhibit at Chamber 43 in Highland Park NJ during the Water Is Life exhibit series.
“Fight to the Death”
Capoeira Senzala illustrates the evolution of the samba tradition by adding the element of theater and theatrical narrative to their samba performance at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series in July 2018.
Tags: Brazil, Capoeira, Chadwick Antonio Rawlings, cultural arts, dance, folkloric, Highland Park, Jean Vieux, Levi Cacique de Ramos Guerrero, Mestre Zumbi, Mestre Zumbi & Grupo Senzala de Capoeira, music, NJ, performing arts, Raíces Roots Music Concert Series, Randy Chapa Braithwaite, Ryan Wilson, samba, Sapulha Senzala, Sarah Buchbinder, Sarah Pedrita Town
“Playing” Capoeira
When capoeira is played as a game, two capoeiristas enter the roda, or circle, salute, and begin to play the game following the musical rhythm.
Tags: Andrea Placidi, berimbau, Brazil, Capoeira, cultural arts, Deborah Wang, drum, folkloric, Highland Park, Lena Marchese, Levi Cacique de Ramos Guerrero, Mestre Zumbi, Mestre Zumbi & Grupo Senzala de Capoeira, music, NJ, pandeiro, performing arts, Raíces Roots Music Concert Series, Ryan Wilson, salute, Sapulha Senzala
A Challenge
Capoeira Senzala shares the Afro-Brazilian tradition of Samba in Highland Park, NJ as part of the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series 2018, adding a dramatic flare as the dance tells a story.
A Stabbing
Capoeira Senzala’s Sapulha Senzala is “stabbed” by Levi Cacique de Ramos Guerrero in a choreographed narrative samba dance dramatizing a fight and stabbing.
Afro-Brazilian Dance - Maculelê
Members of Capoeira Senzala play the Afro-Brazilian tradition of Maculelê, which falls under the practice of capoeira. These capoeiristas are performing their play fight with sticks which also help keep the rhythm with the drums.
Afro-Brazilian Dance - Samba
Samba is another art form within the range of Afro-Brazilian folkloric traditions. Samba rhythms, dance and songs vary throughout different regions of Brazil, as well as the diaspora.
American Bluegrass
Magnolia Street String band performs a medley of traditional American bluegrass songs from throughout the genre’s history while educating the audience about the history of this folkloric music style. This performance was part of the Raíces Roots…
Andean Dance Music
Members of the audience were up and dancing during Pepe Santana and Grupo INKHAY’s concert in November 2018 in Highland Park, NJ. Members of the audience from the cultures being presented were quick to teach others who were not from those cultures…
Andean Flute
Flutes are found in a variety of music styles and songs in the Andes folkloric traditions.
Andean Innovation
The Charango is an indigenous adaptation of the European guitar, make with materials available from the local environment. Instead of wood, the body is made from an armadillo shell.
Angela Lugo
Angela Lugo, herbalist and curandera, gives an herbal healing workshop in Highland Park, NJ.
Angela Lugo - Herbal Healing Workshop
Angela Lugo presents an herbal workshop, Herbal Healing for Pain Relief, in Highland Park, NJ.
Angela Lugo - Herbalist and Curandera
Angela Lugo is an herbalist and curandera, and oversees all of Raíces Eco-Culture's Herbal Healing related programming.