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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…

Shirin Talukder pictured with her two children in front of their house in Ibiade

Head of State Obasanjo, second from left, went to visit the Epe General Hospital where Mohammed Talukder on the right with his back turned is speaking about how the surgical skills were improved at the hospital as well as how there was more…

Mohammed and Shirin Talukder pictured with their two children at the Dhaka Rashid Building which was government-given housing

Pictured are Mohammed and Shirin Talukder in London's Central Garden Park weeks before having their third child

Company photograph taken at an outdoor Performance in Lancaster, Pennsylvania featuring the music of Puerto Rico for The Latin American Alliance.

Pictured at the podium is Mohammed Talukder speaking at a Bangladeshi committee which was committed to helping former Paterson mayor Bill Pascrell secure a U.S. congressional position

Left to right: Mohammed Talukder, his father-in-law Wadud Pathan, and his mother-in-law Lily Pathan

Photograph of Silent Knight his first time performing on stage at the Rising Cafe.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"My first time on stage. After meeting KON, the 3 of us started performing at the Rising Cafe in Park Slope…

Photograph of Unstoppable Unity

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Unstoppable Unity (SK, KON, and MONK) put 3 of their songs on a CD-R and sold them at shows. The response was great, and motivated us to keep creating."

Photographs of Silent Knight and Monk.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"And then one day, the "shell" was broken, the figurative armor let down. Sitting in an apartment in Staten Island, after talking for hours about life,…

Cover image for the Raíces Roots Music Exhibit Series timeline exhibit 'Silent Knight'

Photograph of Jason Fraticelli (Silent Knight) as a baby.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1983, Silent Knight (also known by "SK") arrived into a musical family, The Fraticelli's. SK's parents and…

Photograph of Jason Fraticelli (Silent Knight) as a child.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"At 10 years old, I wrote my first (short) song, at the kitchen table in Brooklyn NY."

Cassette tape insert from Silent Knight's timeline exhibit and photo of him with his cousins.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Following the first song, my cousins and I would make our own music and artwork to go with it. Young…

Photo of notebook collection that SK has used for his writing for decades.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"But then, things would change. I stopped feeling comfortable sharing my rhymes. I was writing every day at this point,…

Silent Knight logo and the photograph the logo design was based on.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"The fact that I would keep my art so close to my heart and not share, along with my shy and quiet demeanor, would eventually…

Photograph of Silent Knight pictured with Arcane at his first real recording session.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Once I saw how positively Monk reacted to what I'd been writing, a fire was lit. I called my brother Arcane…

Photograph of Silent Knight with Queens based producer and emcee Kon Boogie, who at the time this photo was taken went by KON.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Then in 2001, through a chance meeting (or fate) Monk and I…

Photograph of Silent Knight on the Calhoun St. Bridge connecting Trenton, New Jersey and Morrisville, PA.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"After releasing music and growing my stage presence with Unstoppable Unity, it was time to…

Album cover of Silent Knight's first solo CD, "Fall of Ignorance".

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"With lots of help, my first solo offering "Fall Of Ignorance" was released. This album was recorded at a number of studios,…

Album cover of Silent Knight's first official album "Hunger Strike".

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"With the success of "Fall Of Ignorance", we kept the momentum going and finished my first official album - "Hunger Strike". The…

Logo for the now defunct Rawkus Records 50 collective.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Around this same time, my music caught the attention of one my favorite record labels, Rawkus Records. I would end up being part of their…

Photo of Silent Knight and collaborators while on national tour.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Things were happening as I was branching out and performing any and every where I could. Thankfully this would also include…

Album cover fro Silent Knight and K.O.'s remix album "Restoration".

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Banking off the success of "Hunger Strike", my new manager DJ K.O. and I decided to host a remix competition. Producers from…