Collage of sequences from the Raíces Cultural Center 2010 production “The Spirit of the Drum”. Depicts some of the rhythms, songs and movements of the orishas Elegua, Yemayá, Changó and Oyá as well as the traditions of batárumba, palo and carnival.
Attendees of the 5th BRC on the trolley provided by the Centro Cultural de Arroyo to tour the historic site of the Lind family plantation, "La Henriqueta".
In center, Nicole Wines, Co-Director of the Raíces Cultural Center. From left to right unknown drummer, Raúl Ayala, Marcos Ayala Lind and Marcos Peñalosa Pica playing the barrilles (bomba drums) in Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico on the day of Santiago…
Bomba is family! Melanie Maldonado, founder of PROPA and organizer of the Bomba Research Conference with her children at a backyard bombazo held in Carolina, Puerto Rico the first night of the 5th Bomba Research Conference.
The Water Is Life exhibit series was inspired by the art of Christie Belcourt and Isaac Murdoch. Isaac and Christie came from Canada for the opening reception as a stop on their Sacred Earth tour. Their artwork was on display in prints in a featured…
In contrast to the open and inviting nature of Casa Pueblo, the FEMA center for Adjuntas, located directly across the street from Casa Pueblo, is closed up and guarded. The main service advertised on the building itself is small loans.