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Masikandoro taking shape

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Matamba trees in fruit at Masikandoro

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Delivering the material for the uniforms for the project so that they could sew them - making them accountable.

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Magnolia Street String Band’s Matthew Backes on mandolin. Matthew is also a historian, focusing on the history of bluegrass music.

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¡Retumba! Backstage with Mayor Bloomberg at City Center

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In 2015, the town of Arroyo welcomed the 5th Bomba Research Conference with open arms. In this photo, the mayor of Arroyo presents a mayoral proclamation to Melanie Maldonado and the Puerto Rican Organization for the Performing Arts (PROPA) at the…

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Mbira players and a meeting

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Mr.Shumba serenading us with the mbira music.

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Mbira Music

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Me at Masikandoro

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The sad thing was that this would only last for a few days then back to square one, so the project was to encourage self sustenance for people not to be this desperate.

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Water levels at Lake Guajataca were extremely low in January 2018, as seen on the measurement tower along the dam. The lake is being intentionally drained in order to repair the breech to the dam that occurred during Hurricane María.

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Casa Pueblo, in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, never lost power during or after Hurricane María due to having self-sufficient resilient and renewable systems. Using solar energy, Casa Pueblo quickly became a center for relief and recovery efforts in the town…

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Flyer for Raíces Natural Arts Workshop with Dan Farella

Meditation as Medicine

EVENT DESCRIPTION
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
-Explore and go deeper into the interconnection between mind, body and spirit
-Examine the ways sickness is created at the…

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Meeting

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Student Oito Vidas practicing meia lua compasso with Professora Amazonas.

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Melanie Maldonado dancing bomba at the 5th Encuentro de Bomba.

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5th Bomba Research Conference organizer Melanie Maldonado moderating the "Panel de Testigos Oculares & Descendientes de la Bomba Antigua" in Arroyo, Puerto Rico.

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Melanie Maldonado, founder of Puerto Rican Organization for the Performing Arts (PROPA) and organizer of the Bomba Research Conference on day 1 of the 5th BRC.

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Gabriel Muñoz y Melodías Borinqueñas playing traditional Puerto Rican Jíbaro music at the Forum Theatre in Metuchen, NJ.

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The strong men at work.

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Mestre Zumbi opens the Grupo Senzala performance in the 2018 Raíces Roots Music Concert Series.

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Mestre Zumbi of Capoeira Senzala giving thanks to the audience, organizers and fellow performers at their presentation at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series July 2018 in Highland Park, NJ.

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Mestre Zumbi & Grupo Senzala de Capoeira presenting songs, instruments and movements of capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian art form and cultural tradition.

Raíces Roots Music Concert Series 2018.

Mestre Zumbi & Grupo Senzala de Capoeira presented and…

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Dance by Mestre Zumbi and Jean Vieux at the Raíces Music Concert Series 2018

Raíces Roots Music Concert Series 2018.

Mestre Zumbi & Grupo Senzala de Capoeira presented and shared their knowledge of Afro-Brazilian Capoeira at the Reformed Church…

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