Festival for the Dead 1: Testimonials for the Ancestors & El Santísimo
Afrocuban
The introduction to the production “Festival for the Dead”. The production began with a multimedia sequence projected with live music followed by interviews footage of community members explaining their own connections to the ancestors.
For many cultures, death has always been felt with such finality. There are those, however, that have maintained a reverence and veneration for those that came before them. The Raíces Cultural Center's 2011 production Festival for the Dead: Ancestral Musical Traditions in the Diaspora explored Cuban and Brazilian drum, dance and song as they are used to pay homage and give praise to the ancestors in everlasting celebration.
Raíces Digital Archive
http://youtu.be/XGkcfnezoPg
RaicesCulturalCenter<br />published via YouTube.com
2010
Angela Lugo
Kalila Borghini
Erick Gaspar
Nicole Wines
Francisco G. Gómez
Holly Taylor
Victor Marshall
Lucinda Holt
Remi Alvarez
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New York, New York
A Pretty Normal Day with Afro-Cuban Dance Group Oyu Oro
Afrocuban Dance
This short video was created by Xavier Diaz of Pretty Normal Productions about Oyu Oro Afro-Cuban Experiemental Dance Ensemble after meeting Danys Perez aka La Mora, a teacher, choreographer, proud Afro-Cubana and the founder of Oyu Oro, at an event held by Downtown Brooklyn and Mickela Mallozzi. Oyu Oro is a New York City-based Afro-Cuban dance company committed to building bridges among the African diasporia and Hispanic cultures as well as educating others and preserving Afro-Cuban culture through dance and music.
Xavier Diaz
http://youtu.be/MT2pUBTAbgQ
Pretty Normal Productions
09-27-2022
Danys "La Mora" Perez
Francisco Perez Catlett
Xavier Diaz
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Cultural Collaboration
Capoeira
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 March 8, 2020 event “Celebrating Women in World Music” hosted by 10PRL in Long Branch, NJ.
Nicole Wines
03-08-2020
Professora Amazonas
Instrutora Cuica
Instrutora Canarinha
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Djembe
Djembe
Close up of Professora Amazonas playing the djembe drum at the March 8, 2020 event “Celebrating Women in World Music” hosted by 10PRL in Long Branch, NJ.
Nicole Wines
03-08-2020
Professora Amazonas
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Professora Amazonas - Drummer
Djembe
Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira demonstrates African rhythms on the djembe drum.
Nicole Wines
03-08-2020
Professora Amazonas
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><a href="http://raicesculturalcenter.org/digital-archive/collections/show/id/21">Collection: Capoeira - Grupo Liberdade</a></span></p>
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Playing Agogô
Capoeira
Instrutora Cuica of Capoeira Mandinga demonstrates the agogô, in collaboration with Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, at the March 8, 2020 “Celebrating Women in World Music” event.
Nicole Wines
03-08-2020
Instrutora Cuica
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Agogô
Capoeira
The agogô is a set of bells used in the batería of capoeira and throughout the African diaspora .
Nicole Wines
03-08-2020
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Rhythms of Capoeira
Capoeira
Professora Amazonas (Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira) and Instrutora Cuica (Capoeira Mandinga) demonstrate the rhythms played in the batería of capoeira at the March 8, 2020 “Celebrating Women in World Music” event.
Nicole Wines
03-08-2020
Instrutora Cuica
Professora Amazonas
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><a href="http://raicesculturalcenter.org/digital-archive/collections/show/id/21">Collection: Capoeira - Grupo Liberdade</a></span></p>
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Professora Amazonas - Atabaque
Capoeira
Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira demonstrates the atabaque, a drum used to play of Afro-Brazilian rhythms including capoeira, maculélé, and samba de roda.
Nicole Wines
03-08-2020
Professora Amazonas
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><a href="http://raicesculturalcenter.org/digital-archive/collections/show/id/21">Collection: Capoeira - Grupo Liberdade</a></span></p>
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Instrutora Cuica - Agogô
Capoeira
Instrutora Cuica of Capoeira Mandinga demonstrates the agogô, a set of bells used in the batería of capoeira and throughout the African diaspora at the March 8, 2020 “Celebrating Women in World Music” event.
Nicole Wines
03-08-2020
Instrutora Cuica
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><a href="http://raicesculturalcenter.org/digital-archive/collections/show/id/21">Collection: Capoeira - Grupo Liberdade</a></span></p>
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Music of Capoeira
Capoeira
Professora Amazonas (Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira) and Instrutora Cuica (Capoeira Mandinga) demonstrate the berimbau and the agogô, transitioning from the music of capoeira to samba.
Nicole Wines
03-08-2020
Instrutora Cuica
Professora Amazonas
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><a href="http://raicesculturalcenter.org/digital-archive/collections/show/id/21">Collection: Capoeira - Grupo Liberdade</a></span></p>
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Capoeira Collaboration
Capoeira
"Liberdade" means freedom. Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira collaborates with and travels to support other capoeira groups, demonstrating the freedom of cultural and artistic exchange.
Nicole Wines
03-08-2020
Professora Amazonas
Instrutora Cuica
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Demonstrating Capoeira
Capoeira
Professora Amazonas (Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira), Instrutora Cuica (Capoeira Mandinga), and Instrutora Canarinha (Capoeira Sol Nascente) demonstrate the movements and rhythms of capoeira.
Nicole Wines
03-08-2020
Professora Amazonas
Instrutora Cuica
Instrutora Canarinha
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><a href="http://raicesculturalcenter.org/digital-archive/collections/show/id/21">Collection: Capoeira - Grupo Liberdade</a></span></p>
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Capoeira Sequence
Capoeira
Professora Amazonas (Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira) and Instrutora Cuica (Capoeira Mandinga) demonstrate the historic capoeira sequence created by Mestre Bimba. Mestre Bimba is the founder capoeira regional, and persevered in the fight to legalize capoeira in Brazil.
Nicole Wines
03-08-2020
Professora Amazonas
Instrutora Cuica
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><a href="http://raicesculturalcenter.org/digital-archive/collections/show/id/21">Collection: Capoeira - Grupo Liberdade</a></span></p>
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Celebrating Women in World Music
Capoeira
On March 8, 2020, Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira participated in 10PRL’s event “Celebrating Women in World Music”, collaborating with Instrutor Canarinha from Sol Nascente Capoeira and Instrutora Cuica from Capoeira Mandinga to demonstrate the movements and music of capoeira. The women from these three groups collaborated to share capoeira with the community, coming from different parts of the tri-state area, showing how the cultural art of capoeira brings people together.
Nicole Wines
03-08-2020
Professora Amazonas
Instrutora Cuica
Instrutora Canarinha
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><a href="http://raicesculturalcenter.org/digital-archive/collections/show/id/21">Collection: Capoeira - Grupo Liberdade</a></span></p>
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Concentration
Capoeira
The process of making cords requires concentration and a precise count on the number of folds in the yard being twisted to ensure that all cords are uniform and without bumps or kinks in the yarn.
Nicole Wines
01-24-2020
Professora Amazonas
Abelha
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><a href="http://raicesculturalcenter.org/digital-archive/collections/show/id/21">Collection: Capoeira - Grupo Liberdade</a></span></p>
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Handmade Cords
Capoeira
Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira hand makes all cords given out at their annual batizado, the public ceremony, initiation and graduation for the group members.
Nicole Wines
01-24-2020
Professora Amazonas
Abelha
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><a href="http://raicesculturalcenter.org/digital-archive/collections/show/id/21">Collection: Capoeira - Grupo Liberdade</a></span></p>
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Cordels
Capoeira
New cordels (cords) ready for students who will be graduating at the 2020 Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira batizado. As more cords are made throughout the pre-batizado season, Professora Amazonas starts to leave them out during the children’s class to keep their excitement and anticipation high.
Nicole Wines
01-24-2020
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Helping Hands
Capoeira
The process of making cords needs at least two people and a lot of patience. Here, Abelha steps in to hold the cord in place while Professora Amazonas smooths out a bump in the twist.
Nicole Wines
01-24-2020
Professora Amazonas
Abelha
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><a href="http://raicesculturalcenter.org/digital-archive/collections/show/id/21">Collection: Capoeira - Grupo Liberdade</a></span></p>
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Getting the Kinks Out
Capoeira
Professora Amazonas taking a knot out of the yarn in order to make a smooth cord. Capoeiristas try not to throw things away, but problem solve to have less waste.
Nicole Wines
01-24-2020
Professora Amazonas
Abelha
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><a href="http://raicesculturalcenter.org/digital-archive/collections/show/id/21">Collection: Capoeira - Grupo Liberdade</a></span></p>
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One Step at a Time
Capoeira
Professora Amazonas begins making cords for GLDC’s annual batizado at least four months before the event. It is a long and tedious process to make the cords, not only because they represent hard work, dedication, responsibility, and community through movement, music, and philosophy, but also because it is a growing school with many students to make the cords for each year. Taking it a step at a time helps the group to stay ahead in their preparations for the annual event.
Nicole Wines
01-24-2020
Professora Amazonas
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><a href="http://raicesculturalcenter.org/digital-archive/collections/show/id/21">Collection: Capoeira - Grupo Liberdade</a></span></p>
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Working Together
Capoeira
Professora Amazonas and her student, Abelha, are working together to make cords for the 2020 Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira batizado.
Nicole Wines
01-24-2020
Professora Amazonas
Abelha
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><a href="http://raicesculturalcenter.org/digital-archive/collections/show/id/21">Collection: Capoeira - Grupo Liberdade</a></span></p>
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A Perfect Twist
Capoeira
The process of making cords is similar to the process of making twisted lanyard friendship bracelets, but on a much larger scale. It is always a happy moment when a cord comes out with a perfect twist.
Nicole Wines
01-24-2020
Professora Amazonas
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Making Cords
Capoeira
Making cords for the annual batizado is a long process. Professora Amazonas uses her ingenuity, adapting a power drill with a hook attachment to speed the process up.
Nicole Wines
01-24-2020
Professora Amazonas
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><a href="http://raicesculturalcenter.org/digital-archive/collections/show/id/21">Collection: Capoeira - Grupo Liberdade</a></span></p>
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An Annual Tradition
Capoeira
Every year, months before Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira’s annual batizado, Professora Amazonas starts hand making cords, with help from other members of the group.
Nicole Wines
01-24-2020
Professora Amazonas
Abelha
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<p><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:Verdana;font-size:medium;"><a href="http://raicesculturalcenter.org/digital-archive/collections/show/id/21">Collection: Capoeira - Grupo Liberdade</a></span></p>
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