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Drummers
Drummers playing bomba at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores, completely surrounded by crowds and cameras.
Playing Cuá
Drummer playing cuá with the group representing the town of Aguada at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores.
Playing Primo
Drummer playing the primo, or lead drum, which interprets the moves of the dancer in sound.
Baila Bomba
Bomba dancer at 5th Encuentro de Tambores dancing before the drum.
Piquetes
Piquetes, or picoteos, are movements made by the bomba dancer before the drum. These movements challenge the drummer who must respond to the piquetes with the sounds of the drum, matching the pattern being played to the movements made by the dancer.
Bomberos
Playing the bomba drums at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores, surrounded by hundreds of participants in the town plaza in Juncos.
Bomba drummer
Bomba drummer at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores in Juncos, Puerto Rico.
Bombazo
Bomba singers, dancers and drummers representing the town of Aguada at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores in Juncos, Puerto Rico.
Directora
Directing a bomba number using hand signals and song.
Dancing Before the Drum
Bomba dancer dancing before the drum.
Bomba Dancer
Bomba dancer executing picoteos, or piquetes, before the primo, or lead drum. The drum responds to each of these movements with sound. This exchange between dancer and drummer is one of the defining characteristics of bomba.
Singing Bomba
Jariksa Valle Feliciano sings the lead while playing maraca at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores in Juncos, Puerto Rico.
Bailarina
Bomba dancers often use their skirts when dancing before the drum to execute the picoteos, or piquetes, that call on the lead drummer to respond to in sound.
George Heibel
Highland Park resident George Heibel presents a community seminar in collaboration with the Raíces EcoCulture program on advanced agriculture techniques he learned about on an exchange trip to Guatemala.
Picoteos
Bomba dancer execuing picoteos, or piquetes, before the lead drum. The motion of the skirts add to the grace, style and movement of the bomba dance.
Slideshow of Advanced Agricultural Techniques
George Heibel presents a slideshow and talk on the variety of agricultural techniques he learned about while on an exchange in Guatemala.
Community Seminar: Reflections on Advanced Agriculture Techniques in Guatemala
The workshop "Reflections on Advanced Agriculture Techniques" was held at the Highland Park Environmental Center, presented by Highland Park resident George Heibel.
Presenter and Participants
Presenter George Heibel and participants of his community seminar "Reflections on Advanced Agriculture Techniques in Guatemala"
Bomba Dance
Bomba dancer moving to the sound of the barriles de bomba. When in the circle, before the lead drum, the dancer has the creative power of expression, calling on the drummer to respond to their movements with sound.
Agricultural Techniques in Guatemala
In his talk, "Reflections on Advanced Agriculture Techniques", Highland Park resident George Heibel shares stories and explanations of agricultural methods used by farmers in Guatemala.
Slideshow - Agriculture in Guatemala
George Heibel presents slideshow on the variety of agricultural techniques he learned about while on an exchange in Guatemala.
Passing Down Traditions
Children are encouraged to participate in bombazos from a young age, from the drum to the dance to the song. This child is playing the cuá which accompanies the barriles de bomba in the rhythms.
Permaculture
George Heibel defining permaculture in his community seminar "Reflections on Advanced Agriculture Techniques in Guatemala". In his experience, ancient local knowledge was even more advanced than the imported concept of permaculture.
Community Workshop - Raíces EcoCulture
Participants in a community workshop in the Raíces EcoCulture program. Many of the Raíces EcoCulture programs were held in the Highland Park Environmental Center from 2016-2018.
George Heibel
George Heibel presenting a community seminar titled "Reflections on Advanced Agriculture Techniques in Guatemala.