Browse Items (2121 total)
Sort by:
Group Instruction
Professora Amazonas instructing students in her children’s class during a training session.
Capoeira Training - Family Time
Students in Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira training during Professora Amazonas’ children’s class. The students pictured here are siblings. Training as a family is encouraged in Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira.
Waiting for a Kick
Student in Professora Amazonas’ children’s class waiting for a kick during a training session.
Berimbau
In Professora Amazonas classes, all students, including the children, study and learn the instruments of capoeira, from the drums to the berimbau, and play during the roda.
Playing Capoeira
Students “play” capoeira in the roda, applying the skills and sequences they learned during their classes and training sessions. Every class ends in a Roda where all participating students have the chance to play in the roda and the batería.
In the Roda
The end of each class in Professora Amazonas’ capoeira academy features a roda, where students play capoeira to practice the sequences and skills they learned throughout the class and trainings sessions.
Bridges in the Roda
Students in Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira train and play a combination of dance, combat and acrobatics, and utilize all three when playing in the Roda.
Historic Site - Historic Artifacts
Ivelisse Rivera, sister of Ismael Rivera and director of the Fundación Ismael Rivera guided visitors through the historic site of Ismael Rivera's family home, and told stories behind the artifacts and items on display.
Bienvenidos
Banner welcoming visitors to the Fundación Ismael Rivera.
5th Bomba Research Conference - Fundación Ismael Rivera
Participants of the 5th Bomba Research Conference stopping for photos with Eugenia Ivelisse Rivera, director of the Fundación Ismael Rivera and sister of Ismael Rivera.
Eugenia Ivelisse Rivera
Eugenia Ivelisse Rivera, sister of Ismael Rivera and director of the Fundación Ismael Rivera welcomed PROPA and the 5th Bomba Research Conference to the family home, and current museum and historical site dedicated to Ismael Rivera.
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.
"La Calma"
Mural on Calle Calma in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
Melanie Maldonado
Melanie Maldonado, founder of Puerto Rican Organization for the Performing Arts (PROPA) and organizer of the Bomba Research Conference on day 1 of the 5th BRC.
5th Bomba Research Conference - Melanie Maldonado
Conference organizer Melanie Maldonado on day 1 of the 5th Bomba Reserach Conference.
Oral History with José Gabriel Muñoz - Cuatrista
On October 20, 2019, Raíces Cultural Center had the honor of conducting an oral history interview with cuatrista José Gabriel Muñoz. Download a PDF of the full oral history interview transcript here: José Gabriel Muñoz Interview Transcript
Early Inspirations
Childhood photograph of José Gabriel Muñoz.
José Gabriel Muñoz: Tapia Theater Performance
José Gabriel Muñoz performing at the Tapia Theater in San Juan, PR for the movie premiere of “Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage”.
José Gabriel Muñoz: Kennedy Center Concert
José Gabriel Muñoz performing at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Cuatrista
José Gabriel Muñoz in his beginning years as a cuatrista in the early 90’s.
José Gabriel Muñoz: Library of Congress Oral History Interview
Oral history interview at the Library of Congress.
José Muñoz y Yomo Toro
José Gabriel Muñoz with Yomo Toro in the mid 90s.
“Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage” Premiere
José Gabriel Muñoz at the premiere of the film “Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage” at the Tapia Theater in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Excerpt: José Gabriel Muñoz Library of Congress Performance
Excerpt from a performance by cuatrista José Gabriel Muñoz at the Library of Congress.
Video Provided by José Gabriel Muñoz
Video Provided by José Gabriel Muñoz
Excerpt: Gabriel Muñoz & Melodías Borinqueñas Concert at Rutgers University
Excerpt from concert presented by Gabriel Munoz & Melodías Borinqueñas on April 3, 2019 at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.