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Plena at the Brooklyn Puerto Rican Day Parade
In June of 2009, Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble members were invited to participate in the Brooklyn Puerto Rican Day Parade, drumming, singing and dancing plena. Plena is a musical tradition that evolved on the island of Puerto Rico. Plena is…
Una Plena
Plena is a community tradition. Known as a “singing newspaper”, it tells a story, and traditionally brought news between the towns and cities of Puerto Rico. Everyone joins in the singing, dancing and playing.
Raíces Rehearsal
Raíces Co-Directors Francisco G. Gómez and Nicole Wines in a Raíces Ensemble rehearsal. Francisco is also the Musical Director of Raíces. Pictured here in the spring of 2010 surrounded by cultural objects and instruments.
Tags: Afrocaribbean, Afrocuban, Afropuertorican, batá, Caribbean, chekere, congas, Cuba, cultura, culture, drum, drumming, Francisco G. Gómez, itotele, iyá, music, Nicole Wines, Ochá, Orishas, performing arts, plena, Puerto Rico, Raíces Cultural Center, Raíces Folkloric Ensemble, rehearsal, shekere, vejigante
Raíces Rehearsal
Raíces students often rehearse and perform with the core of the Raíces Ensemble. Practicing voices for a full chorus in the Spring of 2010.
Tags: Afrocaribbean, Afrocuban, Afropuertorican, Caribbean, chanting, chants, congas, Cuba, Cuban music, cultura, culture, drum, folk music, folklore, folkloric music, forces of nature, Francisco G. Gómez, music, Nicole Wines, Ochá, Orishas, plena, Puerto Rico, Raíces Cultural Center, Raíces Folkloric Ensemble, rehearsal, singing, song
Bomba in the Park
At the Spring Jam community art event, Raíces Cultural Center organized a day of workshops and music performances, as well as collaborations with local family arts organizations. A local Girl Scout troop participated in the festival, attending all…
Raíces Folkloric Ensemble - Bomba
The Raíces Folkloric Ensemble performing bomba at the Reformed Church of Highland Park in 2017.
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.
Dancing Bomba
Demonstrating the bomba tradition, where the dancer's movements are responded to by the lead drummer, who plays the sounds of the dancer's movements.
Raíces Crew at Finca Mi Casa
Raíces Cultural Center Director Francisco G. Gómez and EcoCulture Coordinator Nicole Wines with Don Luis Soto at Finca Mi Casa. During this visit, it was decided that the Raíces Disaster Relief Fund would providing the donation for the remainder of…
Seed Envelopes
Seed envelopes made by Raíces Disaster Relief Trip Volunteer Christina Proxenos to donate to the Semiteca program. These were distributed to some of the schools receiving Semiteca boxes for use in seed saving.
Raíces at Casa Pueblo
Raíces Cultural Center co-founders with Casa Pueblo co-founders and current director.
Boarded Businesses
Businesses and storefronts remained shuttered in the aftermath and recovery period following Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Tags: Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico, Río Grande
Vejigante Jeep
Jeep with huge vejigante mask leads the procession on the day of Santiago apostol.
Fiesta - Vejigante and Saint James
Two citizens of Loíza Aldea dressed as vejigantes and another dressed as one of the “caballeros.” The caballero is a popular figure during the festival of Santiago apostol.
Santiago apostol
Man dressed as a “Caballero” during the festival of Santiago apostol.
La casa de los Ayalas
Citizens and tourists gathered around the home of the “Ayalas” in the city of Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico. The Ayala family are the premier exponents of the bomba and plena, an Afro -Puerto Rican musical tradition.
Bombazo
Vejigantes dancing bomba at the Ayala family home on the day of Santiago apostol.
Bomba drummers
Citizens of Loíza Aldea playing the barriles (bomba drums) on the day of Santiago apostol.
Papo Del Valle, bomba drum maker
Papo Del Valle, drum maker from Carolina, Puerto Rico.
Raíces Cultural Center's barriles de bomba were handcrafted by Papo Del Valle and shipped to NJ in 2008.
Raíces Cultural Center's barriles de bomba were handcrafted by Papo Del Valle and shipped to NJ in 2008.
Papo Del Valle, bomba drum maker
Papo Del Valle, drum maker from Carolina, Puerto Rico.
Familia Ayala
In center, Nicole Wines, Co-Director of the Raíces Cultural Center. From left to right unknown drummer, Raúl Ayala, Marcos Ayala Lind and Marcos Peñalosa Pica playing the barrilles (bomba drums) in Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico on the day of Santiago…
Raúl Ayala and Jesus Cepeda
Raúl Ayala and Jesus Cepeda playing the barrilles (bomba drums) in Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico on the day of Santiago apostol.
Bomba Dance
Unknown Santero (a person who practices the Yorùbá belief system of Ocha) Ocha is a belief system from Nigeria in West Africa. Its practitioners believe in the forces of nature like the ocean, rivers, lightning and thunder, wind, vegetation and…
Bomba in Loíza
Nicole Wines, Co-Director of the Raíces Cultural Center dancing bomba at the Ayala family home on the day of Santiago apostol.
Caballero
Citizen of Loíza Aldea dressed as a “caballero” on the day of Santiago apostol. The caballero is a popular character seen during the festival of Santiago apostal.