Raíces Roots Music Oral History Interview: Melanie Maldonado
Folkloric Music
Puerto Rico
Oral history interview with independent researcher, performer, and artivist Melanie Maldonado.
Nancy Friedman
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Raíces Cultural Center (https://vimeo.com/raicesculturalcenter)
11-12-2020
Melanie Maldonado
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Bomba
Folk music--Puerto Rico
Dancing before the drums at the backyard bombazo in Carolina, Puerto Rico on the first night of the 5th Bomba Research Conference.
Nicole Wines
08-30-2013
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Family Bombazo
Bomba
Folk music--Puerto Rico
Bomba is family! Melanie Maldonado, founder of PROPA and organizer of the Bomba Research Conference with her children at a backyard bombazo held in Carolina, Puerto Rico the first night of the 5th Bomba Research Conference.
Nicole Wines
08-30-2013
Melanie Maldonado
Ivan Davila
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Carolina, Puerto Rico
Cuá
Bomba
Folk music--Puerto Rico
Drummer playing the cuá on the side of a barril de bomba.
Nicole Wines
08-30-2013
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Carolina, Puerto Rico
Bombazo at the 5th BRC
Bomba
Folk music--Puerto Rico
Backyard bombazo in Carolina, Puerto Rico on the first night of the 5th Bomba Research Conference.
Nicole Wines
08-30-2013
Ivan Davila
Victor Emmanuelli
Aris Benítez
Sam Werk
Eileen Alicea
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Carolina, Puerto Rico
5th Bomba Research Conference - Melanie Maldonado
Bomba (Dance)
Folk music--Puerto Rico
Conference organizer Melanie Maldonado on day 1 of the 5th Bomba Reserach Conference.
Nicole Wines
08-30-2013
Melanie Maldonado
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Santurce, Puerto Rico
Melanie Maldonado
Bomba (Dance)
Folk music--Puerto Rico
Melanie Maldonado, founder of Puerto Rican Organization for the Performing Arts (PROPA) and organizer of the Bomba Research Conference on day 1 of the 5th BRC.
Nicole Wines
08-30-2013
Melanie Maldonado
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Santurce, Puerto Rico
"La Calma"
Puerto Rico
Street Art
Public Art
Mural on Calle Calma in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
Nicole Wines
08-30-2013
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Santurce, Puerto Rico
Cultural Exchange: Fundación Ismael Rivera
Bomba (Dance)
Folk music--Puerto Rico
Raíces co-founder and Archive Curator Nicole Wines with Eugenia Ivelisse Rivera, sister of Ismael Rivera and director of the Fundación Ismael Rivera.
Francisco G. Gómez
08-30-2013
Eugenia Ivelisse Rivera
Nicole Wines
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Santurce, Puerto Rico
Eugenia Ivelisse Rivera
Bomba (Dance)
Folk music--Puerto Rico
Eugenia Ivelisse Rivera, sister of Ismael Rivera and director of the Fundación Ismael Rivera welcomed PROPA and the 5th Bomba Research Conference to the family home, and current museum and historical site dedicated to Ismael Rivera.
Francisco G. Gómez
08-30-2013
Eugenia Ivelisse Rivera
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5th Bomba Research Conference - Fundación Ismael Rivera
Bomba (Dance)
Folk music--Puerto Rico
Participants of the 5th Bomba Research Conference stopping for photos with Eugenia Ivelisse Rivera, director of the Fundación Ismael Rivera and sister of Ismael Rivera.
Nicole Wines
08-30-2013
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Santurce, Puerto Rico
Bienvenidos
Bomba (Dance)
Folk music--Puerto Rico
Banner welcoming visitors to the Fundación Ismael Rivera.
Nicole Wines
08-30-2013
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Santurce, Puerto Rico
Historic Site - Historic Artifacts
Bomba (Dance)
Folk music--Puerto Rico
Ivelisse Rivera, sister of Ismael Rivera and director of the Fundación Ismael Rivera guided visitors through the historic site of Ismael Rivera's family home, and told stories behind the artifacts and items on display.
Nicole Wines
08-30-2013
Eugenia Ivelisse Rivera
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Ivelisse Rivera - Fundación Ismael Rivera
Bomba (Dance)
Folk music--Puerto Rico
Ivelisse Rivera, sister of Ismael Rivera and director of Fundación Ismael Rivera, stops to take photos with 5th Bomba Research Conference Participants during their visit to the Foundation's home base, the preserved childhood home of Ismael Rivera.
Nicole Wines
08-30-2013
Tamara Roberts
Eugenia Ivelisse Rivera
Melissa Reyes
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Eugenia "Ivelisse" Rivera
Bomba (Dance)
Folk music--Puerto Rico
Eugenia "Ivelisse" Rivera, sister of Ismael Rivera and director of Fundación Ismael Rivera, legendary Puerto Rican singer and composer, speaks with guests touring the foundation during the 5th Bomba Research Conference.
Nicole Wines
08-30-2013
Eugenia Ivelisse Rivera
Santos Benítez
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Santurce, Puerto Rico
Chair of Doña Margot
Bomba (Dance)
Folk music--Puerto Rico
Chair of Doña Margot, full name Margarita Rivera García, on display at Fundación Ismael Rivera. Doña Margot was the mother of Ismael Rivera. A full biography of Doña Margot is available in spanish at: <a href="https://prpop.org/biografias/dona-margot/">https://prpop.org/biografias/dona-margot/</a>
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Photo on Display at Fundación Ismael Rivera
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Folk music--Puerto Rico
Photo of musicians on display at Fundación Ismael Rivera.
Nicole Wines
08-30-2013
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Santurce, Puerto Rico
Photo - Celia Cruz
Bomba (Dance)
Folk music--Puerto Rico
Photo of Celia Cruz on display at Fundación Ismael Rivera.
Nicole Wines
08-30-2013
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On Display - Fundación Ismael Rivera
Bomba (Dance)
Folk music--Puerto Rico
Items on display at Fundación Ismael Rivera.
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08-30-2013
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5th Bomba Research Conference - Fundación Ismael Rivera
Bomba (Dance)
Folk music--Puerto Rico
5th BRC participants visit Fundación Ismael Rivera, in the family home of Ismael Rivera.
Nicole Wines
08-30-2013
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Mural - Calle Calma
Bomba (Dance)
Folk music--Puerto Rico
Mural seen on Calle Calma neighborhood walking tour of the 5th Bomba Research Conference.
Nicole Wines
08-30-2013
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Calle Calma Resident
Bomba (Dance)
Folk music--Puerto Rico
A resident of Calle Calma who stopped to talk to participants of the 5th Bomba Research Conference.
Nicole Wines
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Sculpture-Maelo
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Folk music--Puerto Rico
Close up of a sculpture in progress depicting the legendary Puerto Rican singer and composer Ismael Rivera also known as "Maelo" and "el sonero mayor"
Nicole Wines
08-30-2013
Ismael Rivera
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Sculpture-Ismael Rivera
Bomba (Dance)
Folk music--Puerto Rico
A sculpture in progress depicting the legendary Puerto Rican singer and composer Ismael Rivera also known as "Maelo" and "el sonero mayor", seen on the Calle Calma neighborhood tour on Day 1 of the 5th Bomba Research Conference.
Nicole Wines
08-30-2013
Ismael Rivera
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Future Mural
Bomba (Dance)
Folk music--Puerto Rico
Jorge Emmanuelli Náter shows the site of a future mural on Calle Calma in Santurce, Puerto Rico, where a mural dediacated to Ismael Rivera, had been vandalized earlier in the year.
Nicole Wines
08-30-2013
Jorge Emmanuelli Náter
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