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Group photo with participants of the annual Caribbean Flag Raising in the Borough of Highland Park.

Raíces Student Ensemble members presented bomba at the annual Caribbean Flag Raising in the Borough of Highland Park.

Mohammad and Shirin pose for a picture.

Dorothy Dip in one of her traditional Cambodian wedding outfits.

End jam session at the Bronx Music Center in the Melrose section of the Southwest Bronx. Holiday Celebration "Bronx Rising - Season 6 - December 2017 - Parranda con Paranda Strings Attached

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Garifuna music performed by various artists from Belize, Honduras and Guatemala at the Bronx Music Center in the Melrose section of the Southwest Bronx. Holiday Celebration "Bronx Rising - Season 6 - December 2017 - Parranda con Paranda Strings…

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On December 4, 2016, the Raíces crew headed to the Split Rock Sweetwater Prayer Camp on the Ramapough Lenape sacred prayer grounds in Mahwah, NJ for an open and public Tobacco Ceremony. The prayer ceremony was held in solidarity with Standing Rock. …

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Warm up at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores.

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At the Raíces Cultural Center Speak Your Truth Open Mic Series all are invited to rock, rant, read, sing, spit, speak, share, play, dance...express yourself creatively!

Open mics are held on the fourth Friday of every month. Sign ups begin at…

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Raíces Cultural Center is having a FUNdraiser Dance Party/Silent Art Auction on April 21, 8pm-midnight. Music provided by Dee Jay Kava, art provided by YOU!

Please donate original artwork, prints, crafts, jewelry, chapbooks, ANY creative objects…

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On October 22, 2011, Raíces Cultural Center Visual Arts hosted the Emerging Artists Group Show guest curated by local artist Elaine Morales. In addition to the exhibit of artwork by a group of seven local emerging artists, Elaine coordinated a…

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February 19, 2011, New Brunswick, NJ

The Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble and student performers presented the folkloric traditions of the Orishas (Cuba) and the Vejigantes (Puerto Rico) at the Lounge Society's Annual Black History Festival. …

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When Raíces Mobile Cultural Center hits the street, Raíces directors and crew members bring their arts, music, culture and community out into the world.

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8/27/13
Las Marías, Puerto Rico

Raíces Cultural Center Directors visited Plenitude Eco-Educational Initiatives farm "Tres Amigos" and spoke with some of the members of the organization about Plenitud and Tres Amigos, permaculture, sustainable…

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Participants learned the basic rudiments of Orisha dance starting with the Ochá step.

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Raíces music director Francisco G. Gómez discussed the history and evolution of Afro-Cuban batá, and Raíces ensemble members demonstrated several rhythms before participants got up to dance.

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Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble performed at Hub City Revival 8 in New Brunswick, NJ June 1, 2010. CUDA Culture-The Community for Urban Dance and Art brought their positive vibes and high energy breakdancing out to the floor, creating a bomba…

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Excerpt from a performance by cuatrista José Gabriel Muñoz at the Library of Congress.

Video Provided by José Gabriel Muñoz

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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.

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José Gabriel Muñoz with Yomo Toro in the mid 90s.

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Oral history interview at the Library of Congress.

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José Gabriel Muñoz in his beginning years as a cuatrista in the early 90’s.

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José Gabriel Muñoz performing at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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