First tapes
Dublin Core
Title
First tapes
Subject
Community history
Description
Photographs of Silent Knight and Monk.
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"And then one day, the "shell" was broken, the figurative armor let down. Sitting in an apartment in Staten Island, after talking for hours about life, philosophy, religion, and everything under the sun, I shared what I had been working on. One of my best friends, who would become a brother, Monk, was the first to listen. Then, on the spot, we decided to record, a mixture of improv, freestyle, and written raps over whatever beats played from cassette tapes."
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"And then one day, the "shell" was broken, the figurative armor let down. Sitting in an apartment in Staten Island, after talking for hours about life, philosophy, religion, and everything under the sun, I shared what I had been working on. One of my best friends, who would become a brother, Monk, was the first to listen. Then, on the spot, we decided to record, a mixture of improv, freestyle, and written raps over whatever beats played from cassette tapes."
Date
Creator
Rights
Jason Fraticelli
Type
Format
Language
en
Identifier
silent-knight-photo02.jpeg
silent-knight-photo03.jpeg
Coverage
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Digital Image
Physical Dimensions
1725 × 1152
1684 × 1138
Files
Citation
Silent Knight (Jason Fraticelli), “First tapes,” Raíces Cultural Center Digital Archive, accessed October 17, 2026, https://archive.raicesculturalcenter.org/items/show/2212.