VIDEO: 12th Encuentro de Tambores: La Delegación de la Diáspora
March 31, 2024 – La Concha Acústica Frankie Ruiz Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Directed by Ivelisse Bombera de Corazón Diaz
Raíces at the EC
Raíces Cultural Center has a new home! Read more about our vision to create a center for exploration, collaboration and cultural fusion within the performing, visual and media arts, as well as, their connection with Nature and Planet Earth.
Master Drum Maker Juan “Juancho” Figueroa
Custom drums handcrafted in the Bronx.
A Taste of Racism in Old Habana – 2007
A Taste of Racism in Old Habana – 2007 by Francisco G. Gómez August of 2007: my excitement was on overload as my friend D ( Dean Warren Schomburg ) […]
Dawn of the Mascaras – A Solo Exhibit by Nathan Bunce
The Dawn of the Mascaras, the first solo art exhibit of Nathan Bunce, at El Museo de Los Sures, Feb-March 2020.
Balkan Meets Bomba
Balkan Meets Bomba by Francisco G. Gómez If you love the AfroBoricua music of Puerto Rico or the music of the Balkans, you would have made it a point not to […]
Support Spotlight: Raíces Cultural Center Awarded Incubation Grant from NJCH
Raíces Cultural Center has been awarded an incubation grant from NJ CH to develop a research initiative that examines the role and impact of gender in folkloric expressions and cultural traditions from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the diaspora.
Day of the Dead Celebration
by Francisco G. Gómez The Day of the Dead goes by many names, Día de los muertos, Day of the Ancestors, Day of the Egún, All souls Day and many […]
Puerto Rico Sustainable Disaster Support Initiative Phase 1 – GOAL REACHED!!!
Thanks to the generous contributions of friends, family, community members, and supporters from near and far, Raíces Cultural Center has met it’s goal in Phase 1 of our Disaster Relief Support Initiative. In 9 months we were able to raise over $10,000 to help support grassroots recovery efforts on the island of Puerto Rico. Learn more about what the funds have been used to support as our friends, family and collaborators work for a just, sustainable and renewable recovery for the island.
High Tunnel at Finca Mi Casa up and Running Again
by Francisco G. Gómez Finca Mi Casa’s High Tunnel is back in action thanks to you! It was January 2018 when we first visited Don Luis and Doña Carmen, at […]