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Masikandoro taking shape

More visitors to the Rock and so much interest

Morag, Midiah and Nomsa

Mbira Music

Man's best friend and hunter

Me at Masikandoro

Our ladies working and taking care of our visitors

Petronella and Mai Shumba

The dover wood stove to help them with baking

The eating area

The kitchen area from the top

Where we were after the project started

We are using bamboo as a plate

Trees looking good

We keep moving

We need all involved

Plenty more visits

Showing off the project

The youth working

Tomatoes and beans at Chikokonya Ishmael

Mai Yvonne never showed greed but was powerless to do anything to save the project.

Maculelê is an Afro-Brazilian art form that is part of the practice of capoeira. Maculelê can be practiced with either machetes or sticks, which when struck together become a part of the rhythm and music.

Raíces Cultural Center BOD chair, Angela Lugo, and Raíces Director and co-founder, Francisco G. Gómez gave a warm welcome and introduction to Mestre Zumbi and Grupo Senzala to kick off the 2018 Raíces Roots Music Concert Series.

Hand frame drum used in capoeira and other Brazilian music forms. Pandeiros generally have a wooden rim with metal disks like a tambourine and a natural skin head.

Hand drums are found across cultures in myriad genres of folkloric music from around the world. These Brazilian hand drums are called pandeiros