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¡Retumba! Performing Bomba
Yvette Martínez dances before the drums in this performance of bomba, a genre of folkloric music and dance from Puerto Rico.
“Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage” Premiere
José Gabriel Muñoz at the premiere of the film “Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage” at the Tapia Theater in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“Spirit of the Drum: History and Evolution of an Afrocaribbean Tradition” Tickets
Tickets for Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble’s 2010 Production “Spirit of the Drum: History and Evolution of an Afrocaribbean Tradition” Tickets
EVENT DESCRIPTION
The Spirit of the Drum takes the audience on a musical journey through the history…
EVENT DESCRIPTION
The Spirit of the Drum takes the audience on a musical journey through the history…
5th Bomba Research Conference
Raíces Cultural Center director Francisco G. Gómez with Doña Ana Rodríguez, a panelist 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).
5th Bomba Research Conference - Day 1, Santurce
Participants of the 5th Bomba Research Conference on Day 1 during the neighborhood walking tour of Calle Calma in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
5th Bomba Research Conference - Fundación Ismael Rivera
5th BRC participants visit Fundación Ismael Rivera, in the family home of Ismael Rivera.
5th Bomba Research Conference - Fundación Ismael Rivera
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.
5th Bomba Research Conference - Melanie Maldonado
Conference organizer Melanie Maldonado on day 1 of the 5th Bomba Reserach Conference.
5th Bomba Research Conference - Panel de Testigos 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) being welcomed at the 5th Bomba Research Conference in Arroyo, Puerto Rico by conference founder…
5th Bomba Research Conference - Panel of Elders
5th Bomba Research Conference organizers and panelists from the "Panel de Testigos Oculares & Descendientes de la Bomba Antigua".
5th Bomba Research Conference - Panelist
Don Edwin Brenes, panelist from the "Panel de Testigos Oculares & Descendientes de la Bomba Antigua".
5th Bomba Research Conference Participants
Bomba Research Conference organizer Melanie Maldonado with a group of participants at the 5th BRC.
5th Encuentro de Tambores
Drummers and audience at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores in Juncos, Puerto Rico.
5th Encuentro de Tambores - Loíza Delegation
Dancing before the drum at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores in Juncos, Puerto Rico.
A Heartbeat
Pepe Santana explains to the audience the importance of the drum-the heart beat of a song. It helps us to feel the song not only just hear it.
A Poem
Poet Nora Cruz recites a poem at the 5th Bomba Research Conference at the Renacimiento Theater in Arroyo.
After the Interview
José Gabriel Muñoz speaking with Raíces Cultural Center director Francisco G. Gómez after his oral history interview with the Raíces Digital Archive Crew
Ago Ile Ago
Eleguá dance and song, presented by the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble.
An Andean Song
Pepe Santana sings an Andean song. It was the first time that the audience heard Pepe sing a song in an indigenous language. There was a great silence in the room making it known that the audience was moved by the new and unfamiliar music they were…
Arts and Family Day: Family Bomba with Vejigante
Family participants in the vejigantes Arts and Family Day event got to try the instruments of bomba and plena and learn how to play a simple bomba rhythm together.
At the 5th BRC
Conference attendee and supporter Kelly Archbold with Doña Ana Rodríguez, one of the 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…
Aumbao Wa Ori
Nicole Wines dances for the dead accompanied by the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble playing Aumbao Wa Ori.
Baila Bomba
Bomba dancer at 5th Encuentro de Tambores dancing before the drum.
Bailarina
Bomba dancers often use their skirts when dancing before the drum to execute the picoteos, or piquetes, that call on the lead drummer to respond to in sound.
Batá
Raíces Folkloric Ensemble members playing the batá.