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Panel of Eyewitnesses and Descendants of Historic Bomba
The "Panel de Testigos Oculares & Descendientes de la Bomba Antigua" featured elders from the communities of Arroyo and Guayama who witnessed or or had ancestors who participated in the bomba of the early 20th century. Panelists shared their stories…
Tags: 5th Bomba Research Conference, Ana Rodríguez, Arroyo, bomba, Carmen Cora, Centro Cultural de Arroyo, cultura, cultural arts, Cultural Exchange, culture, Edwin Brenes, folkloric, folkloric music, heritage, history, Jorge Emmanuelli Náter, Marta Amaro Navarro, Melanie Maldonado, performing arts, PROPA, Puerto Rico
Panelists
Doña Carmen Cora and Don Edwin Brenes, panelists from the "Panel de testigos oculares y descendientes de la bomba antigua" (Panel of eyewitnesses and descendants of historic bomba from the early 20th century).
Photo - Celia Cruz
Photo of Celia Cruz on display at Fundación Ismael Rivera.
Photo on Display at Fundación Ismael Rivera
Photo of musicians on display at Fundación Ismael Rivera.
PROPA Banner
Banner for PROPA, the Puerto Rican Organization for the Performing Arts
Raíces Cultural Exchange: 5th Bomba Research Conference
Raíces Cultural Center co-founder and Director Francisco G. Gómez taking notes at the 5th Bomba Research Conference neighborhood tour of Calle Calma.
Raíces Cultural Exchange: Calle Ismael Rivera
Raíces Cultural Center co-founder and Archive Curator Nicole Wines at Calle Ismael Rivera (a.k.a. "Calle Calma") on day 1 of the 5th Bomba Research Conference in 2013.
Raíces Roots Music Oral History Interview: Melanie Maldonado
Oral history interview with independent researcher, performer, and artivist Melanie Maldonado.
Resistance, Freedom, Bomba Event Flyer
Flyer for a PROPA sponsored event held in Washington D.C.. Raíces was invited to participate in this community bombazo and fundraiser event for the 4th Bomba Research Conference.
Tags: bomba, bombazo, PROPA, Washington D.C.
Ruins
Ruins of the house of the enslaver at "La Henriqueta" in Arroyo, Puerto Rico. The ruins were still visible during the 5th Bomba Research Conference in 2013, but post-Hurricane María, the land is completely overgrown and the ruins have been reclaimed…
Sculpture-Ismael Rivera
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.
Sculpture-Maelo
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"
Sharing a Song
Doña Ana Rodríguez, a member of the "Panel de Testigos Oculares & Descendientes de la Bomba Antigua" shares a song with the participants of the 5th Bomba Research Conference.
Sharing Culture, Sharing History
Doña Ana Rodríguez, a member of the "Panel of Eyewitnesses and Descendants of Historic Bomba" shares a song with the participants of the 5th Bomba Research Conference.
Sharing History
PROPA founder and 5th Bomba Research Conference organizer Melanie Maldonado with Doña Ana Rodríguez and Doña Carmen Cora, panelists who shared eyewitness accounts and stories from historic bomba of the mid-early 20th Century.
Sharing Stories, Sharing History
Panelists in the discussion about witnessing historic bomba of the early 20th century shared their stories and experiences, some passed down from their own ancestors with the participants of the 5th Bomba Research Conference.