Mata Siguaraya
En mi cuba nace una mata, que sin permiso no se puede tumba eh. No se puede tumba eh, porque son Orisa. Esa mata nace en el monte, esa mata tiene poder. Esa mata es Siguaraya!
Raíces Cultural Center Receives Arts Grant to Continue Annual Cultural Legacy Festival
The new year has brought Raíces Cultural Center news of being awarded a program grant from the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission to continue the annual Raíces Cultural Legacy Festival. The […]
The Eco-Logic of First Peoples
by Francisco G. Gómez A few days ago I attended a screening of “The Economics of Happiness” at the behest of a friend. The film, in a nut shell, addresses […]
Why the Ancestors?
For most people the ancestors are a picture on a mantle, a necklace that grandmother left in her will, a pen knife that belonged to their beloved dad or an old guitar that a favorite uncle passed down to them before he entered the hereafter! Sights, sounds, smells and a whole host of other stimulus bring back that particular remembrance of those that came before you.
Guanábana – One of Nature’s Miracle Fruits
Learn about the healing properties of Guanábana (Annona Muricata), better known as Sour Sop in the English language.
Share Your Story – “Testimonials for the Ancestors” Oral History Project
Participate in the Raíces Roots Online Archive’s new oral history project “Testimonials for the Ancestors”. Contact us if you’d like to share your story. Help spread the word…share this post please!
Of Gurus and Harvests
It took only two short years to make a Pachamama believer out of me. Not being one to seek out sages, gurus or other learned individuals who seem to be […]
Culture: A hard sell in the 21st Century
by Francisco G. Gómez Fifty two years is a long time by any measure. I still remember when my grandfather would demand that I sit down and listen to what […]
RAÍCES CULTURAL CENTER RECEIVES GRANT: THE SPIRIT OF THE HISPANO-AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE, SONG AND DRUM
The Spirit of the Drum has travelled from Africa to the Caribbean to the US and is now alive in Middlesex County. Raíces Cultural Center, A NJ Nonprofit Corporation has […]