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Flyer for the Backyard Composting and Building A Rain Barrel Workshops held as part of the Raíces Eco-Culture Sustainable Living Workshop Series 2017.

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Raíces Cultural Center flyer for children’s and adults’ bomba classes held at the Hub City Teen Center in New Brunswick.

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In 2009, Raíces Cultural Center created and presented its first production thanks in part to an award a MINI grant by the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission. Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble performed with guest artists and Raícitas…

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In 2010, Raíces rented its first physical location, transforming this empty warehouse space into a rehearsal, creative and artistic studio/office/program space.

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“Raíces” painted on the Raritan River Art Walk by Albus Cavus founder and artist Peter Krsko at the 2010 Spring Jam, a collaborative community event that fused a variety of forms of art, culture, education and community. The Raritan River Art Walk…

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The first Raíces beans poking up out of the ground. In the following year we would plant two kinds of red kidney beans, green beans, black beans and white beans.

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Adults class led by Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira explains how negativa saved her life.

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Raíces Cultural Center flyer for the community event Monster Jam 2k9, a community arts event that took place at the Raritan River Art Walk in New Brunswick as a result of a collaboration between Raíces Cultural Center, Family Arts Movement, Community…

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The Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble was asked to share the traditions and cultures of the Caribbean through music, dance and song as part of the 2010 NAACP Kwanzaa Celebration. Raíces Ensemble members are pictured here playing batá and singing to…

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Flyer for the New Brunswick Community Garden Coalition’s 2012 seed swap.

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Raíces participated in this Seed Swap and New Brunswick Community Garden Orientation event setting up our own Seed Library table with seeds to share and…

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Oral history interview with Ty Thompson about his grandfather Archie Warren.

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Oral history interview with Claudia Portillo about her great-grandfather Roberto Wolff.

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Oral history interview with Layla Ahmed about her grandparents Mohammed and Shirin.

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Pepe Santana sings an Andean song. It was the first time that the audience heard Pepe sing a song in an indigenous language. There was a great silence in the room making it known that the audience was moved by the new and unfamiliar music they were…

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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.

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Pepe plays the Panipes, an Andean music staple instrument. What is most spectacular is that Pepe seamlessly plays two pipes at the same time. As you can tell by the audience's reactions they were impressed!

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In this clip Pepe talks about the "Andean identity" and how important it is for Andeans to take pride in their culture. Pepe fears that if Andeans don't take advantage of all they have to offer to share it with the world, that the culture will be…

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Pepe, Francisco and I pose at Pepe's Stanhope home after the interview. I left the interview with a completely different view on what culture means and how its changing in our modern-day world. I left with more appreciation for traditional musicians…

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A portion of Pepe Santana's collection of stringed instruments from around the world hand in a wall display.
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