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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.
Eugenia Ivelisse Rivera
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.
Cultural Exchange: Fundación Ismael Rivera
Raíces co-founder and Archive Curator Nicole Wines with Eugenia Ivelisse Rivera, sister of Ismael Rivera and director of the Fundación Ismael Rivera.
Doña Ana Rodríguez
Doña Ana Rodríguez speaks in the panel of eyewitnesses and descendants of historic bomba, or "bomba antigua".
Family Ties: Stories That Inspire - Oral History Interview with Natalie Saldarriaga
Oral history interview with Natalie Saldarriaga about her great-grandfather Francisco García.
Living History - Panel of Elders
The speakers in the "Panel de testigos oculares y descendientes de la bomba antigua" (Panel of eyewitnesses and descendants of historic bomba from the early 20th century) that participated in the 5th Bomba Research Conference ranged in age from 78 -…
Family Ties: Stories That Inspire - Oral History Interview with Layla Ahmed
Oral history interview with Layla Ahmed about her grandparents Mohammed and Shirin.
Family Ties: Stories That Inspire - Oral History Interview with Claudia Portillo
Oral history interview with Claudia Portillo about her great-grandfather Roberto Wolff.
Family Ties: Stories That Inspire - Oral History Interview with Ty Thompson
Oral history interview with Ty Thompson about his grandfather Archie Warren.
Family Ties: Stories That Inspire - Oral History Interview with Jimena Ladino
Oral history interview with Jimena Ladino about her Uncle Jesús.
Family Ties: Stories That Inspire - Oral History Interview with Tiffany Keo
Oral history interview with Tiffany Keo about her mother Dorothy Dips.
Sharing Knowledge and Culture at the Raíces Open House
All Raícitas share what they learn at community events, open houses, family performances and cultural festivals. These Raícitas presented the history and meaning of bomba.
Mayoral Proclamation
In 2015, the town of Arroyo welcomed the 5th Bomba Research Conference with open arms. In this photo, the mayor of Arroyo presents a mayoral proclamation to Melanie Maldonado and the Puerto Rican Organization for the Performing Arts (PROPA) at the…
Nora Cruz - Poet
Poet Nora Cruz reciting a poem at the 5th Bomba Research Conference at the Renacimiento Theater in Arroyo. Nora shared poetry from her book Verso y Tambó. Nora Cruz also works in the sharing and preservation of folkloric culture, having founded an…
A Poem
Poet Nora Cruz recites a poem at the 5th Bomba Research Conference at the Renacimiento Theater in Arroyo.
Nora Cruz
Poet Nora Cruz from Guayama, Puerto Rico, sharing her poetry at the 5th Bomba Research Conference at the Renacimiento Theater in Arroyo.
Clothing of Bomba - "Enagua de Doña Luz"
Bomba Research Conference founder and organizer Melanie Maldonado exhibits some of the petticoats worn by Doña Luz María Rosada Villodas, a bombera from a historic family in Guayama, and talks about the older styles of dress worn in the period being…
Historic Clothing
Melanie Maldonado shares research on historic clothing and exhibits the petticoats (or enaguas) of Doña Luz María Rosado Villodas, a bombera from a historic family in Guayama. Melanie spoke about the most important objects worn by women who danced…
Historic Bomba Clothes
Displaying petticoats (or enaguas), one of the most important components of dress of the women who danced bomba in the early to mid 1900's.
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.
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…
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 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…
Melanie Maldonado
5th Bomba Research Conference organizer Melanie Maldonado moderating the "Panel de Testigos Oculares & Descendientes de la Bomba Antigua" in Arroyo, Puerto Rico.