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Ruins
Ruins of the house of the enslaver at "La Henriqueta" in Arroyo, Puerto Rico. The ruins were still visible during the 5th Bomba Research Conference in 2013, but post-Hurricane María, the land is completely overgrown and the ruins have been reclaimed…
Historic Site - La Henriqueta, Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Participants of the 5th Bomba Research Conference on a historic site tour at the grounds of La Henriqueta.
La Henriqueta
The land where the former Lind family sugarcane plantation stood in Arroyo, Puerto Rico is now property of the electric company and there is no on-site indication of its historic significance. If not for events and programs like the 5th Bomba…
Historic Site - Ruins
Ruins of the house at La Henriqueta, the site of the former Lind family sugarcane plantation in Arroyo, Puerto Rico.
Training Capoeira with Professora Amazonas
Professora Amazonas assisting one of the youngest students in her children’s class, with the ginga, which is a fundamental step in capoeira.
Spotting
Professora Amazonas working one-on-one with a young student, preparing to spot him on a handstand.
Handstand
Professora Amazonas spotting a young student in her children’s class on a handstand. Acrobratics is one facet of capoeira training and play.
Maculélé
Student preparing to dance maculélé, an Afro-Brazilian dance form closely related to capoeira. The history maculélé is closely related to honoring the workers of the sugarcane plantations of Brazil, with the movements of the dance reflecting the…
Children’s Class - Maculélé
Students preparing to dance maculélé, an Afro-Brazilian dance form closely related to capoeira in Professora Amazonas’ children’s capoeira class.
5th Bomba Research Conference Participants
Bomba Research Conference organizer Melanie Maldonado with a group of participants at the 5th BRC.
Maculélé - Machete
Similar to capoeira, maculélé is a martial arts and dance combination, which uses sticks and machetes to not only fight, but also keep the rhythm. Students in Professora Amazonas’ class use plastic machetes to learn, practice and play.
Calle Ismael Rivera
Calle Ismael Rivera, also called Calle Calma, where the legenday singer and composer Ismael Rivera grew up.
Raíces Cultural Exchange: 5th Bomba Research Conference
Raíces Cultural Center co-founder and Director Francisco G. Gómez taking notes at the 5th Bomba Research Conference neighborhood tour of Calle Calma.
Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira Children’s Class - Maculélé
Professora Amazonas students dancing maculélé, an Afro-Brazilian dance form. This movement in the dance is a collective tribute to the ancestors.
5th Bomba Research Conference - Day 1, Santurce
Participants of the 5th Bomba Research Conference on Day 1 during the neighborhood walking tour of Calle Calma in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
Future Mural
Jorge Emmanuelli Náter shows the site of a future mural on Calle Calma in Santurce, Puerto Rico, where a mural dediacated to Ismael Rivera, had been vandalized earlier in the year.
Sculpture-Ismael Rivera
A sculpture in progress depicting the legendary Puerto Rican singer and composer Ismael Rivera also known as "Maelo" and "el sonero mayor", seen on the Calle Calma neighborhood tour on Day 1 of the 5th Bomba Research Conference.
Sculpture-Maelo
Close up of a sculpture in progress depicting the legendary Puerto Rican singer and composer Ismael Rivera also known as "Maelo" and "el sonero mayor"
Calle Calma Resident
A resident of Calle Calma who stopped to talk to participants of the 5th Bomba Research Conference.
Mural - Calle Calma
Mural seen on Calle Calma neighborhood walking tour of the 5th Bomba Research Conference.
5th Bomba Research Conference - Fundación Ismael Rivera
5th BRC participants visit Fundación Ismael Rivera, in the family home of Ismael Rivera.
On Display - Fundación Ismael Rivera
Items on display at Fundación Ismael Rivera.
Photo - Celia Cruz
Photo of Celia Cruz on display at Fundación Ismael Rivera.
Photo on Display at Fundación Ismael Rivera
Photo of musicians on display at Fundación Ismael Rivera.
Chair of Doña Margot
Chair of Doña Margot, full name Margarita Rivera García, on display at Fundación Ismael Rivera. Doña Margot was the mother of Ismael Rivera. A full biography of Doña Margot is available in spanish at: https://prpop.org/biografias/dona-margot/