The purpose of this project is to document and share the history and cultural impact of folkloric, musical, and artistic traditions from a variety of cultures. Each exhibit or collection focuses on an artist, group, cultural worker, or special cultural event dedicated to practicing, preserving, and sharing cultural traditions and art forms. These are exceptional artists, teachers, researchers, culture bearers and organizers living in and around New Jersey as well as throughout the diaspora. We are honored to share their stories here on the Raíces Digital Archive.

This is an ongoing exhibit series that launched in 2019. The Raíces Digital Archive Team will continue to curate new exhibits and collections featuring roots music genres and highlighting local and diasporic musicians cultural workers who often work hands-on with us to create and publish this work. We will also continue to document the work of the artists already featured and add to the dynamic exhibits and collections found in this series.