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Vejigante Puppet in Loíza
Oversize paper-mache vejigante puppet on the streets of Loíza Aldea during the processionals for las fiestas de Santiago Apostol.
Caballero
Citizen of Loíza Aldea dressed as a “caballero” on the day of Santiago apostol. The caballero is a popular character seen during the festival of Santiago apostal.
Fiesta
Man dressed in unknown costume during the festival of Santiago apostol.
Bomba in Loíza
From left to right, Raúl Ayala and Marcos Peñalosa Pica playing the barrilles (bomba drums) on the day of Santiago apostol in Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico.
Bomba in Loíza
Nicole Wines, Co-Director of the Raíces Cultural Center dancing bomba at the Ayala family home on the day of Santiago apostol.
Bomba Dance
Unknown Santero (a person who practices the Yorùbá belief system of Ocha) Ocha is a belief system from Nigeria in West Africa. Its practitioners believe in the forces of nature like the ocean, rivers, lightning and thunder, wind, vegetation and…
Raúl Ayala and Jesus Cepeda
Raúl Ayala and Jesus Cepeda playing the barrilles (bomba drums) in Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico on the day of Santiago apostol.
Familia Ayala
In center, Nicole Wines, Co-Director of the Raíces Cultural Center. From left to right unknown drummer, Raúl Ayala, Marco Ayala Lind and Marcos Peñaloza Pica playing the barrilles (bomba drums) in Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico on the day of Santiago…
Bomba Dance
Nellisa Andrades dancing bomba at the Ayala family home in Loíza Aldea on the day of Santiago apostol.
Bomba drummers
Raúl Ayala, Jesus Cepeda and unknown drummer playing the barrilles (bomba drums) in Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico on the day of Santiago apostol.
Raúl Ayala and Jesus Cepeda
Raúl Ayala and Jesus Cepeda playing the barrilles (bomba drums) in Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico on the day of Santiago apostol.
Jesus Cepeda
Jesus Cepeda playing the “primo” lead drum of the bomba ensemble at the Ayala family home in Loíza Aldea on the day of Santiago apostol.
Ama Rios
Ama Rios playing the “primo” lead drum of the bomba ensemble at the Ayala family home in Loíza Aldea on the day of Santiago apostol.
Modesto Cepeda
Modesto Cepeda playing the maraca at the Ayala family home in Loíza Aldea on the day of Santiago apostol.
Bomba drummers
Citizens of Loíza Aldea playing the barriles (bomba drums) on the day of Santiago apostol.
Vejigante Dancing Bomba
Black and white photo of vejigante dancing bomba at the Ayala family home on the day of Santiago apostol.
Bombazo
Vejigantes dancing bomba at the Ayala family home on the day of Santiago apostol.
La casa de los Ayalas
Citizens and tourists gathered around the home of the “Ayalas” in the city of Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico. The Ayala family are the premier exponents of the bomba and plena, an Afro -Puerto Rican musical tradition.
Santiago apostol
Man dressed as a “Caballero” during the festival of Santiago apostol.
Fiesta - Vejigante and Saint James
Two citizens of Loíza Aldea dressed as vejigantes and another dressed as one of the “caballeros.” The caballero is a popular figure during the festival of Santiago apostol.
Santiago apostol
Statue of Santiago apostol. Loíza Aldea Cathedral in Puerto Rico.