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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 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.
Que Bonita Bandera
Even outside of the bombazo circle, participants at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores were inspired to dance, sing and celebrate their cultural traditions and heritage.
PROPA Banner
Banner for PROPA, the Puerto Rican Organization for the Performing Arts
Plena at the Brooklyn Puerto Rican Day Parade
In June of 2009, Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble members were invited to participate in the Brooklyn Puerto Rican Day Parade, drumming, singing and dancing plena. Plena is a musical tradition that evolved on the island of Puerto Rico. Plena is…
Playing the Barriles
Playing the barriles de bomba at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores.
Playing Primo
Drummer playing the primo, or lead drum, which interprets the moves of the dancer in sound.
Playing for Eleguá
The Raíces Folkloric Ensemble performing a rhythm and song for Eleguá
Playing Cuatro
José Gabriel Muñoz gave the Raíces Digital Archive crew a short private concert after his oral history interview.
Playing Cuá
Drummer playing cuá with the group representing the town of Aguada at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores.
Piquetes
Piquetes, or picoteos, are movements made by the bomba dancer before the drum. These movements challenge the drummer who must respond to the piquetes with the sounds of the drum, matching the pattern being played to the movements made by the dancer.
Picoteos
Bomba dancer execuing picoteos, or piquetes, before the lead drum. The motion of the skirts add to the grace, style and movement of the bomba dance.
Photo on Display at Fundación Ismael Rivera
Photo of musicians on display at Fundación Ismael Rivera.
Photo - Celia Cruz
Photo of Celia Cruz on display at Fundación Ismael Rivera.
Passing Down Traditions
Children are encouraged to participate in bombazos from a young age, from the drum to the dance to the song. This child is playing the cuá which accompanies the barriles de bomba in the rhythms.
Panpipes
Pepe plays the Panipes, an Andean music staple instrument. What is most spectacular is that Pepe seamlessly plays two pipes at the same time. As you can tell by the audience's reactions they were impressed!
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).
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…
Panel of Eyewitnesses and Descendants
Doña Marta Amaro Navarro speaking as part of the "Panel de testigos oculares y descendientes de la bomba antigua" (Panel of eyewitnesses and descendants of historic bomba from the early 20th century) at the 5th Bomba Research Conference in Arroyo,…
Panel de Testigos y Descendientes de la Bomba Antigua
Panel of eyewitnesses and descendants of historic bomba from the early 20h century speaking at the 5th Bomba Research Conference in Arroyo, Puerto Rico.
Panel de Testigos Oculares & Descendientes de la Bomba Antigua
Panel of eyewitnesses and descendants of historic bomba.
Panel de Testigos Oculares & Descendientes de la Bomba Antigua
Panel de testigos oculares y descendientes de la bomba antigua/Panel of eyewitnesses and descendants of historic bomba from the early 20th century.
Oral History with José Gabriel Muñoz - Cuatrista
On October 20, 2019, Raíces Cultural Center had the honor of conducting an oral history interview with cuatrista José Gabriel Muñoz. Download a PDF of the full oral history interview transcript here: José Gabriel Muñoz Interview Transcript
On Display - Fundación Ismael Rivera
Items on display at Fundación Ismael Rivera.
Old Style Guayama Dance
Don Miguel Flores Lopez, a bomba dancer of over 75 years at the time of this photograph.