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Eugenia "Ivelisse" Rivera
Eugenia "Ivelisse" Rivera, sister of Ismael Rivera and director of Fundación Ismael Rivera, legendary Puerto Rican singer and composer, speaks with guests touring the foundation during the 5th Bomba Research Conference.
Escucha la Voz (Listen to your inner voice)
Escucha La Voz composed by Nancy Friedman, lyrics by Gustavo "Chacho" Schartz, speaks of listening to our inner voice and trusting our intuition.
Performed by Sandra Rodríguez and ¡Retumba!
Performed by Sandra Rodríguez and ¡Retumba!
Ernest Hemingway
Dean Warren Schomburg posing with statue of Ernest Hemingway in "el Floridita" in Havana, Cuba. "El Floridita" was a well known hangout of Hemingway.
Environmental Discussions
Discussions about the environment, climate change, protection of the waters and the earth, and youth actions sprung up througout the opening reception, inspired by the art and initiated by some of the guest artists and organizers of the event.
Enjoying Traditional Food
Enjoying traditional food and fresh from the gardens.
Enjoying the View
The guys enjoying the view
Enjoying the Music
Enjoying the music and playing for the visiting family.
Enjoying the Day
Enjoying the day
Enjoying Cultural Tourism
Kuda Hove enjoying cultural toursim
Enjoying a Corn Snack
Enjoying a corn snack at Masikandoro
Engaging the Community
Like many cultural arts traditions rooted in African culture, capoeira is a participatory art form. Traditionally, it is not performed on a stage or in front of an audience, but out in the community as a cultural practice and expression. In modern…
Encore - Playing Capoeira
In an encore to their presentation at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series, Capoeira Senzala invited their students in attendance to come up on stage and “play”.
Embalse Guajataca
The tower used to show the water levels of Lake Guajataca.
Eleguá: Orisha of the Crossroads
Elegúa is the keeper of the crossroads. He is an Orisha, or force of nature, associated with destiny. He is known as a trickster and a messenger and is often associated with children. This image depicts a dance for Eleguá performed at the Spirit of…
Eleguá Dance
Nicole Wines performs a representation of Eleguá at the Elizabeth Public Library with the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble.
Eleguá - The Trickster
Eleguá is known as a trickster and his dance represents this quality. Raíces Folkloric Ensemble dancer Nicole Wines interacts with the audience, offering her stick and quickly pulling it away with a laugh.
Eleguá
Raíces Folkloric Ensemble member Nicole Wines performing an Eleguá dance during the ensemble's presentation of "Tale of Two Waters".
Eleguá
Eleguá is the keeper of the crossroads, the messenger between the Orishas and Olofín, the trickster. He is often represented by a child and he is the first Orisha praised and honored in the pantheon, after the ancestors.
Electric Wires
Electric wires laying across the road in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, January 2018.
Electric Pole Damage
Over 50,000 utility poles had to be replaced post-Hurricane María due to being complete destroyed or damaged beyond repair. This utility pole was made of steel reinforced concrete and still snapped in half in Hurricane Marías extremely strong winds.…
Electric Lines Post-Maria
Bent, broken and leaning electric poles were a common sight in every part of the island, even four months after the storm. This went along with electric lines laying across roads and in piles along roadsides, and lines hanging just inches above the…
El Departamento de la Comida - Closed
We passed by where the Departamento de la Comida restaurant and local food farmer’s market used to be before Hurricane Maria. The restaurant and market were put on hold to create the PR Resiliency Fund project, which will support at least 200…
El Charango
Pepe plays the charango. This is another staple in Andean Music. It is a small guitar made up of ten strings. The back of a charango is the shell of an armadillo.
Educational Center at Plenitud PR
"Plenitud Puerto Rico is a non-profit educational farm and learning center that focuses on the research, demonstration, and dissemination of sustainable practices for today’s rural and urban environment." (plenitudpr.org) This building is the…
Educating Through Art
The Water Is Life exhibit series intended to bring attention to the plight of the waters through the arts. One of the submissions that helped to accomplish this was the Okeanos Foundation for the Sea display, featuring a model seak vaka - an…