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5th Bomba Research Conference Participants
Bomba Research Conference organizer Melanie Maldonado with a group of participants at the 5th BRC.
5th Encuentro de Tambores
Drummers and audience at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores in Juncos, Puerto Rico.
5th Encuentro de Tambores - Loíza Delegation
Dancing before the drum at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores in Juncos, Puerto Rico.
5th Encuentro de Tambores - Warm Up Clip
Warm up at the 5th Encuentro de Tambores.
A Call for Art from Raíces Cultural Center
Raíces Cultural Center is having a FUNdraiser Dance Party/Silent Art Auction on April 21, 8pm-midnight. Music provided by Dee Jay Kava, art provided by YOU!
Please donate original artwork, prints, crafts, jewelry, chapbooks, ANY creative objects…
Please donate original artwork, prints, crafts, jewelry, chapbooks, ANY creative objects…
A Celebration
A celebration at Masikandoro
A Challenge
Capoeira Senzala shares the Afro-Brazilian tradition of Samba in Highland Park, NJ as part of the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series 2018, adding a dramatic flare as the dance tells a story.
A Close Up
A close up of Pepe Santana playing the pan flute and drum.
A Close Up of the Pan Flutes
The audience gets a close up of Pepe Santana's pan flutes as he explains the importance of them in Andean Music.
A Dream Come to Fruition
When a dream comes to fruition.
A Dream Come True
A dream come true-cultural tourism.
A Family Visit
A familiy visit at Masikandoro and they paid for everything. This is our real cultural experience.
A Grid Destroyed
The powerful winds of Hurricane Maria brought down tens of thousands of electric poles, snapping and bending some completely in half.
A Heartbeat
Pepe Santana explains to the audience the importance of the drum-the heart beat of a song. It helps us to feel the song not only just hear it.
A Home for Culture: Grupo Senzala at Raíces
On October 22, 2011, Raíces Cultural Center Visual Arts hosted the Emerging Artists Group Show guest curated by local artist Elaine Morales. In addition to the exhibit of artwork by a group of seven local emerging artists, Elaine coordinated a…
A New Normal
Silent Knight working virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"Just as things were building up with News Beat, the Innocence Project, and The Band Called FUSE, the pandemic hit. Things would never…
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"Just as things were building up with News Beat, the Innocence Project, and The Band Called FUSE, the pandemic hit. Things would never…
A Perfect Twist
The process of making cords is similar to the process of making twisted lanyard friendship bracelets, but on a much larger scale. It is always a happy moment when a cord comes out with a perfect twist.
A Poem
Poet Nora Cruz recites a poem at the 5th Bomba Research Conference at the Renacimiento Theater in Arroyo.
A Pretty Normal Day with Afro-Cuban Dance Group Oyu Oro
This short video was created by Xavier Diaz of Pretty Normal Productions about Oyu Oro Afro-Cuban Experimental Dance Ensemble after meeting Danys Perez aka La Mora, a teacher, choreographer, proud Afro-Cubana and the founder of Oyu Oro, at an event…
A Reading from "New York Ricans from the Hip Hop Zone"
Francisco G. Gómez reading from the the book "New York Ricans from the Hip Hop Zone" during a history discussion at an Introduction to Bomba Class.
A Roof For the Toilet
The roofing of the toilet.
A Salute to the Drum
Yemayá salutes the drums says goodbye to the drummers at the end of her section of the "Tale of Two Waters" story.
A Sea of Litter - Unsustainable Festival
One of the saddest sights seen in Puerto Rico during the Raíces Sustainable Disaster Relief Support Trip in January 2018 was the sea of litter that remained after a festival in San Sebastian. After learning of and seeing first hand that many places…
A Self-Sufficient Community
The dream of becoming self sufficient.
A Song for Eleguá
Dancing and playing a song for Eleguá.