After 4 days of non-stop touring, presenting and organizing in NYC, Ivelisse “Bombera de Corazón” Díaz brought Day 1 energy to Highland Park, NJ (@hpboro) to teach her first ever bomba workshop in the Garden State. #RaícesMeansRoots #BombaDePuertoRico #Diaspora

🚨NEW LOCATION🚨 Monday's bomba dance workshop with Ivelisse "Bombera de Corazón" will be held at the Highland Park Community Center, 220 S. 6th Ave., Highland Park, NJ.  INFO & REGISTRATION:  raicesculturalcenter.org/bdc #BombaDePuertoRico #Culture #Dance

Last dance at 40 for our co-founder Nicole Wines. Primo: Ariel La Salle Lead Singer: Oxil Febles Cuá: Nicky Laboy June 8, 2024 | Bronx, NY #BombaDePuertoRico #Diaspora #RaícesMeansRoots

Special thanks to our board chair Angela Lugo who grabbed this video of our delegation. #BombaDePuertoRico #EDT2024 #BomberaDeCorazón #Diáspora #PuertoRico

En el batey communitario en La Plaza Del Negro, La Perla, San Juan, Puerto Rico. #BombaDePuertoRico

Raíces Cultural Center’s Nicole Wines in the batey at Redobles de Cultura’s February bombazo. #BombaDePuertoRico #Yubá #RaícesMeansRoots

Sunday was a day filled with culture for the Raíces crew. We had the pleasure of getting to see Legacy Women NYC with guest performers at @bx_music’s Domingos de Bomba series. #DocumentingCulture #BombaDePuertoRico #Diaspora

At the 2023 BomBaBecue at La Casita de Chema in the Bronx. #SharingCulture #BombaDePuertoRico #Diaspora #BombaDance

Sunday was a fun day! Check out goinpeacecapturetheworld on IG for more cultural arts photography. #BombaDePuertoRico #LegacyWomenNYC #BXmusic

Teacher and student in the flow of the batey…so nice to run into Luis and Nicolas and looking forward to them returning to our own batey this spring! #BombaDePuertoRico #Diaspora

#SharingArt #SharingCulture #BombaDePuertoRico

#BombaDePuertoRico #EncuentroDeTambores

Guest drummer and friend of Raíces Louis Perez sitting in on primo for our Intro to Bomba class in the summer of 2022. #BombaDePuertoRico #RaícesMeansRoots #SharingCulture

Another day, another drum. The Raíces batey is growing! We are grateful for #artisans like Juan “Juancho” Figueroa., who handcrafted this seguidor for our student Evelyn. #BombaDePuertorico #BarilesDeBomba

Flashback to the summer. Nicky demonstrating piquetes in class with guest drummer and friend of Raíces Louis Pérez. We will be starting these outdoor public classes again in May, hope to see you there! #BombaDePuertoRico #RaícesMeansRoots

Memories of summer 2022 bombazos at La Casita de Chema…lead singer: Kaila Bulé #BombaDePuertoRico #RaícesMeansRoots

Ivelisse Diaz dancing bomba with @Pleneros21 At the tribute to Benny Ayala he’d October 9 at La Casita de Chema. #BombaDePuertoRico

Pretty in pink. #BombaDePuertoRico #BarrilesDeBomba #RaícesMeansRoots

Sharing from the Raíces Digital Archive. Two maestros de bomba, Raúl Ayala and Jesús M. Cepeda Brenes on the barriles during the 2007 Fiestas de Santiago Apostol in Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico. #BombaDePuertoRico #Loíza #PuertoRico

Looking forward to getting back to class with our student ensemble members after a few weeks of holiday break! #SharingCulture #BombaDePuertoRico