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Dance for the Dead
A dance for the dead (or 'muertos'/ancestors). In the Cuban Orisha tradition, homage is paid to the ancestors before any ceremony or celebration begins.
Dan Farella and his Kombucha S.C.O.B.Y.s
Kombucha is not a fungus, it’s a S.C.O.B.Y. (Symbiotic Colony Of Bacteria and Yeast)
Damaged Structures - Utuado
Blue tarp roofs dotted the landscape throughout the island, both on the coast and in the mountains. Debris was also seen throughout the mountains, such as the sheet metal seen to the left of the house structure in this photo.
Damaged Structure - Adjuntas
Damaged and abandoned structure in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. Evidence of raging floodwaters brought by Hurricane María is clear in this image. The rose high enough and was moving fast enough to destroy the concrete staircase, remove the concrete layer…
Tags: Adjuntas, Hurricane Maria
Damaged Structure
Damaged outbuilding at a family home in Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico, missing it’s roof and walls.
Tags: Hurricane Maria, Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico
Damaged Greenhouse Post-Hurricane Maria
Some of the damage to the screened in greenhouse at Finca Mi Casa in Camuy, Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria. Almost immediately after the Hurricane, a work brigade of volunteers from Organización Boricuá de Agricultura Ecológica de Puerto…
Cutting Patchouli
Plenitud PR intern Briana cutting patchouli and creating bunches to use as mulch. This adds rich organic matter to the soil as it breaks down, and the patchouli plant regenerates it’s leaves quickly, making a it a renewable green fertilizer. The…
Curcuma
Digital painting of Curcuma. This botanical illustration was created as part of a Raíces Branch of Community History digital exhibit.
Culture is Family
Family members involved in the Raícitas Youth Program and Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble in 2011.
Cultural Legacy Festival 2013 Program Flyer
Flyer for 2013 Cultural Legacy Festival workshop series.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
November 19: Mapping Legacies with Diana Sanderson-Collage Workshop
November 21: West African Dance with Liana Conyers-Dance Workshop
-December 3: Sephardic Storytelling…
EVENT DESCRIPTION
November 19: Mapping Legacies with Diana Sanderson-Collage Workshop
November 21: West African Dance with Liana Conyers-Dance Workshop
-December 3: Sephardic Storytelling…
Cultural Legacy Festival 2012 Program Flyer
Flyer for 2013 Cultural Legacy Festival.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Join us for a day of celebration and exploration of cultural roots through the arts.
All are invited to participate in workshops and hands-on activities, watch cultural demonstrations…
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Join us for a day of celebration and exploration of cultural roots through the arts.
All are invited to participate in workshops and hands-on activities, watch cultural demonstrations…
Cultural Exchange: Fundación Ismael Rivera
Raíces co-founder and Archive Curator Nicole Wines with Eugenia Ivelisse Rivera, sister of Ismael Rivera and director of the Fundación Ismael Rivera.
Cultural Concert in Highland Park
The Raíces Folkloric Ensemble performs the Puerto Rican folkloric tradition of bomba in a concert dedicated to folkloric music of the Caribbean.
Cultural Collaboration
Professora Amazonas (Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira), Instrutora Cuica (Capoeira Mandinga), and Instrutora Canarinha (Capoeira Sol Nascente) taking a group photo after their collaborative demonstration of the rhythms and movements of capoeira at the…
Cuatro - Close Up
Close up José Gabriel Muñoz’s modern ten-string cuatro while he plays after his oral history interview for the Raíces Digital Archive.
Cuatro
Gabriel Muñoz playing the Puerto Rican cuatro as he introduces Jíbaro music from the mountains of Puerto Rico at the Forum Theatre in Metuchen, NJ.
Cuatrista
José Gabriel Muñoz in his beginning years as a cuatrista in the early 90’s.
Cuá
Drummer playing the cuá on the side of a barril de bomba.