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Electric Lines Post-Maria
Bent, broken and leaning electric poles were a common sight in every part of the island, even four months after the storm. This went along with electric lines laying across roads and in piles along roadsides, and lines hanging just inches above the…
Electric Pole Damage
Over 50,000 utility poles had to be replaced post-Hurricane María due to being complete destroyed or damaged beyond repair. This utility pole was made of steel reinforced concrete and still snapped in half in Hurricane Marías extremely strong winds.…
Electric Wires
Electric wires laying across the road in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, January 2018.
Eleguá
Eleguá is the keeper of the crossroads, the messenger between the Orishas and Olofín, the trickster. He is often represented by a child and he is the first Orisha praised and honored in the pantheon, after the ancestors.
Eleguá
Raíces Folkloric Ensemble member Nicole Wines performing an Eleguá dance during the ensemble's presentation of "Tale of Two Waters".
Eleguá - The Trickster
Eleguá is known as a trickster and his dance represents this quality. Raíces Folkloric Ensemble dancer Nicole Wines interacts with the audience, offering her stick and quickly pulling it away with a laugh.
Eleguá Dance
Nicole Wines performs a representation of Eleguá at the Elizabeth Public Library with the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble.
Eleguá: Orisha of the Crossroads
Elegúa is the keeper of the crossroads. He is an Orisha, or force of nature, associated with destiny. He is known as a trickster and a messenger and is often associated with children. This image depicts a dance for Eleguá performed at the Spirit of…
Embalse Guajataca
The tower used to show the water levels of Lake Guajataca.
Encore - Playing Capoeira
In an encore to their presentation at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series, Capoeira Senzala invited their students in attendance to come up on stage and “play”.
Engaging the Community
Like many cultural arts traditions rooted in African culture, capoeira is a participatory art form. Traditionally, it is not performed on a stage or in front of an audience, but out in the community as a cultural practice and expression. In modern…
Enjoying a Corn Snack
Enjoying a corn snack at Masikandoro
Enjoying Cultural Tourism
Kuda Hove enjoying cultural toursim
Enjoying the Day
Enjoying the day
Enjoying the Music
Enjoying the music and playing for the visiting family.
Enjoying the View
The guys enjoying the view
Enjoying Traditional Food
Enjoying traditional food and fresh from the gardens.
Environmental Discussions
Discussions about the environment, climate change, protection of the waters and the earth, and youth actions sprung up througout the opening reception, inspired by the art and initiated by some of the guest artists and organizers of the event.
Ernest Hemingway
Dean Warren Schomburg posing with statue of Ernest Hemingway in "el Floridita" in Havana, Cuba. "El Floridita" was a well known hangout of Hemingway.
Escucha la Voz (Listen to your inner voice)
Escucha La Voz composed by Nancy Friedman, lyrics by Gustavo "Chacho" Schartz, speaks of listening to our inner voice and trusting our intuition.
Performed by Sandra Rodríguez and ¡Retumba!
Performed by Sandra Rodríguez and ¡Retumba!
Eugenia "Ivelisse" Rivera
Eugenia "Ivelisse" Rivera, sister of Ismael Rivera and director of Fundación Ismael Rivera, legendary Puerto Rican singer and composer, speaks with guests touring the foundation during the 5th Bomba Research Conference.
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.
Excerpt: Classical Music Demonstration on Cuatro
Cuatrista José Gabriel Muñoz demonstrates how the cuatro is interpreted with classical music.An excerpt from Cello Suite No.1 by J.S. Bach interpreted by José Gabriel Muñoz. The Cello Suite was transposed and arranged on the cuatro by Alvin Medina.…
Excerpt: Gabriel Muñoz & Melodías Borinqueñas Concert at Rutgers University
Excerpt from concert presented by Gabriel Munoz & Melodías Borinqueñas on April 3, 2019 at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.
Excerpt: Gabriel Muñoz & Melodías Borinqueñas Concert at Rutgers University 2
Excerpt from concert presented by Gabriel Munoz & Melodías Borinqueñas on April 3, 2019 at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. 2/2