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Fermenting Foods
Dan Farella explains the chemical process of fermentation.
Festival for the Dead 1: Testimonials for the Ancestors & El Santísimo
For many cultures, death has always been felt with such finality. There are those, however, that have maintained a reverence and veneration for those that came before them. The Raíces Cultural Center's 2011 production Festival for the Dead: Ancestral…
Festival for the Dead 1: Testimonials for the Ancestors & El Santísimo
The introduction to the production “Festival for the Dead”. The production began with a multimedia sequence projected with live music followed by interviews footage of community members explaining their own connections to the ancestors.
For many…
For many…
Fiesta
Man dressed in unknown costume 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.
Fighting with Machetes
Ryan Wilson of Capoeira Senzala performs the Afro-Brazilian Maculelê with machetes.
Figuring It Out
We started documenting in 2008 and kept it going even though we did not know what we were doing.
Film Club @ The Hub Program Flyer
Flyer for Film Club @ The Hub program for April 2011. Raíces was invited to be the guest presenters at that month’s club meeting.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Orisha drum, dance and song is a tribute to the Forces of Nature. The Raíces Cultural Center…
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Orisha drum, dance and song is a tribute to the Forces of Nature. The Raíces Cultural Center…
Final Touches
Mai Yvonne making final touches
Finca Mi Casa
Plots of freshly planted land at Finca Mi Casa. Crops planted here will be for small scale food production, seed saving and supporting local pollinators.
First "song"
Photograph of Jason Fraticelli (Silent Knight) as a child.
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"At 10 years old, I wrote my first (short) song, at the kitchen table in Brooklyn NY."
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"At 10 years old, I wrote my first (short) song, at the kitchen table in Brooklyn NY."
First music released
Photograph of Unstoppable Unity
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"Unstoppable Unity (SK, KON, and MONK) put 3 of their songs on a CD-R and sold them at shows. The response was great, and motivated us to keep creating."
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"Unstoppable Unity (SK, KON, and MONK) put 3 of their songs on a CD-R and sold them at shows. The response was great, and motivated us to keep creating."
First solo cd
Album cover of Silent Knight's first solo CD, "Fall of Ignorance".
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"With lots of help, my first solo offering "Fall Of Ignorance" was released. This album was recorded at a number of studios,…
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"With lots of help, my first solo offering "Fall Of Ignorance" was released. This album was recorded at a number of studios,…
First tapes
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,…
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,…
Fish
Fish made out of plastic waste by artist Lisa Bagwell at the Our Plastic Waters exhibit during the Water Is Life exhibit series.
Fixing Roads
Fixing the roads to access Masikandoro
Flag Roots
In the Old San Juan, someone had painted a Puerto Rican flag onto the roots of an uprooted tree along the waterfront.
Flags
Flags depicting the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro strung throughout Raíces Cultural Center for the opening reception of Lembranças: A Recollection, a solor art exhibit featuring the work of Amy Garas.
Flat Bag by Julia Marden
Thunderbird Woman Flat Bag by Julia Marden.
Flower
Flower in bloom in Plenitud PR’s permaculture gardens.
Flower
A flower in the ginger family in bloom in the permaculture gardens at Plenitud PR in Las Marías, Puerto Rico.
Flyer for Raíces Music Concert Series - Gabriel Muñoz y Melodías Borinqueñas - Puerto Rican Jíbaro Music
Flyer for the concert in the 2018 Raíces Roots Music Concert Series held in September of 2018. This concert series sought to bridge cultures through the universal language of music, while at the same time bringing together NJ based culture bearers,…
Flyer for Raíces Music Concert Series - Magnolia Street String Band - American Bluegrass
Flyer for the concert in the 2018 Raíces Roots Music Concert Series held in August of 2018. This concert series sought to bridge cultures through the universal language of music, while at the same time bringing together NJ based culture bearers,…
Flyer for Raíces Music Concert Series - Mestre Zumbi & Grupo Senzala - Brazilian Capoeira
Flyer for the first concert in the 2018 Raíces Roots Music Concert Series. This concert series sought to bridge cultures through the universal language of music, while at the same time bringing together NJ based culture bearers, artists and…
Flyer for Raíces Music Concert Series - Pepe Santana and Grupo INKHAY - Andean folkloric music
Flyer for the concert in the 2018 Raíces Roots Music Concert Series held in November of 2018. This concert series sought to bridge cultures through the universal language of music, while at the same time bringing together NJ based culture bearers,…