Raíces Culturales Latinoamericanas
@raicesculturales.bsky.social
Promoting Latin culture & folklore since 1991 through performances, educational programs, and research. Co-Founders: Michael Esposito and Yolanda Alcorta www.raicesculturales.org
Johnny and Aida Cruz performing Puerto Rican Christmas favorites at last night's Noche de Bohemia, co-produced by Raíces and AMLA at Esperanza in Philadelphia
December 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Johnny and Aida Cruz performing Puerto Rican Christmas favorites at last night's Noche de Bohemia, co-produced by Raíces and AMLA at Esperanza in Philadelphia
#GivingTuesday #UnDíaParaDar December 2nd is Giving Tuesday. It's your chance to help us continue presenting programs that celebrate and promote our Latin American culture. Thank you for your support! www.raicesculturales.org
November 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
#GivingTuesday #UnDíaParaDar December 2nd is Giving Tuesday. It's your chance to help us continue presenting programs that celebrate and promote our Latin American culture. Thank you for your support! www.raicesculturales.org
"Diversity Is How We Become More Humane" www.coastalpoint.com/lifestyle/di...
‘Diversity is how we become more humane’
Tables were covered with Latin American clothing and handmade musical instruments, and the PowerPoint was ready to go. But before Charito Calvachi-Mateyko even started her Oct. 14 presentation on “Div...
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November 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Tribute article to late folklorist and curator Olivia Cadaval (left, wearing a hat), courtesy of the nonprofit arts organization Hola Cultura. Raíces Co-Founder Yolanda Alcorta, also wearing a hat, appears to her right. bit.ly/4hI4urm
Olivia Cadaval Is Remembered As A Friend And Mentor To Generations Of D.C. Latine Culture Makers | Hola Cultura
These days, José Centeno-Meléndez often thinks fondly of his late mentor, Olivia Cadaval, an activist, mentor and scholar of D.C.’s Latine community who
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November 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Tribute article to late folklorist and curator Olivia Cadaval (left, wearing a hat), courtesy of the nonprofit arts organization Hola Cultura. Raíces Co-Founder Yolanda Alcorta, also wearing a hat, appears to her right. bit.ly/4hI4urm
“¡Quien lo vive es quien lo goza!”: Maribel Egea García muestra el arte de “cumbiar” sin fronteras en Filadelfia www.impactomedia.com/region/cultu...
“¡Quien lo vive, es quien lo goza!”: Maribel Egea García muestra el arte de “cumbiar” sin fronteras en Filadelfia
“¡Quien lo vive, es quien lo goza!”: Maribel Egea García muestra el arte de “cumbiar” sin fronteras en Filadelfia
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October 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“¡Quien lo vive es quien lo goza!”: Maribel Egea García muestra el arte de “cumbiar” sin fronteras en Filadelfia www.impactomedia.com/region/cultu...
Our next Noche de Bohemia with AMLA: The Carnival of Barranquilla and the Colombian cumbia, on Friday, October 17 from 6 to 9 pm
September 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Our next Noche de Bohemia with AMLA: The Carnival of Barranquilla and the Colombian cumbia, on Friday, October 17 from 6 to 9 pm
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I love when there are high clouds in the south and there's a moment in time after the sun has already set that the sun lights up the tops of the clouds
August 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I love when there are high clouds in the south and there's a moment in time after the sun has already set that the sun lights up the tops of the clouds
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August 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Vergi Viacava, our MC for the Noche de Bohemia on Aug 8, 2025 featuring Peru. The Noche de Bohemia series is a co-production of Raíces Culturales and AMLA at Esperanza in Philadelphia.
August 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Vergi Viacava, our MC for the Noche de Bohemia on Aug 8, 2025 featuring Peru. The Noche de Bohemia series is a co-production of Raíces Culturales and AMLA at Esperanza in Philadelphia.
Invitation to Noche de Bohemia featuring Peru this Friday, August 8, at 6 pm at Esperanza Arts Center lobby. Purchase tickets at www.eventbrite.com/e/1532987088...
August 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Invitation to Noche de Bohemia featuring Peru this Friday, August 8, at 6 pm at Esperanza Arts Center lobby. Purchase tickets at www.eventbrite.com/e/1532987088...
Our next Noche de Bohemia features Peru on Friday, August 8 at 6 pm at Esperanza in Philly
July 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Our next Noche de Bohemia features Peru on Friday, August 8 at 6 pm at Esperanza in Philly
Raíces will have a table at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival from July 4 to July 6! It will be located at the Plugged In Center inside the Arts and Industries Building on The National Mall in Washington, DC festival.si.edu
July 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Raíces will have a table at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival from July 4 to July 6! It will be located at the Plugged In Center inside the Arts and Industries Building on The National Mall in Washington, DC festival.si.edu
Gerardo Razumney, a native of Buenos Aires, describes tango at our Noche de Bohemia last night, May 30
June 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Gerardo Razumney, a native of Buenos Aires, describes tango at our Noche de Bohemia last night, May 30
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Gerardo Razumney: Tango is the language of Buenos Aires. We will explore the various ways to converse in that language. We will find what ideas and feelings are expressed in that language. We will look at the different ways of using that language – dancing, singing, playing the music, writing a poem
May 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Gerardo Razumney: Tango is the language of Buenos Aires. We will explore the various ways to converse in that language. We will find what ideas and feelings are expressed in that language. We will look at the different ways of using that language – dancing, singing, playing the music, writing a poem
Gerardo Razumney: Tango is the language of Buenos Aires. We will explore the various ways to converse in that language. We will find what ideas and feelings are expressed in that language. We will look at the different ways of using that language – dancing, singing, playing the music, writing a poem
May 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Gerardo Razumney: Tango is the language of Buenos Aires. We will explore the various ways to converse in that language. We will find what ideas and feelings are expressed in that language. We will look at the different ways of using that language – dancing, singing, playing the music, writing a poem
Maria del Pico Taylor, gifted pianist and award-winning Temple University professor of piano, has died at 89 share.inquirer.com/Fimcd7
Maria del Pico Taylor, gifted pianist and award-winning Temple professor of piano, has died at 89
She was an expert in Spanish and Latin American music and piano pedagogy, and she taught piano in Temple’s Department of Keyboard Studies in the Boyer College of Music and Dance for 50 years.
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May 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Maria del Pico Taylor, gifted pianist and award-winning Temple University professor of piano, has died at 89 share.inquirer.com/Fimcd7
Juan Alejandro Rax presented on the Guatemalan "Dance of the Macaw" at our Noche de Bohemia last night, which also featured the marimba group Maya AWAL and Raíces Boricuas. Great crowd, great presentations!
April 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Juan Alejandro Rax presented on the Guatemalan "Dance of the Macaw" at our Noche de Bohemia last night, which also featured the marimba group Maya AWAL and Raíces Boricuas. Great crowd, great presentations!
TOMORROW: Noche de Bohemia featuring Guatemala, 6-9 pm at AMLA at Esperanza (co-sponsoring with Raíces), Philadelphia
April 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
TOMORROW: Noche de Bohemia featuring Guatemala, 6-9 pm at AMLA at Esperanza (co-sponsoring with Raíces), Philadelphia
Noche de Bohemia series: Música Maya Guatemalteca: Marimba y Guacamayas (Marimba & Macaws), featuring Marimba Maya AWAL & Alejandro Rax, Friday, May 4, 6 pm at AMLA at Esperanza, Philly. Buy tickets at www.eventbrite.com/e/1271726711...
March 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Noche de Bohemia series: Música Maya Guatemalteca: Marimba y Guacamayas (Marimba & Macaws), featuring Marimba Maya AWAL & Alejandro Rax, Friday, May 4, 6 pm at AMLA at Esperanza, Philly. Buy tickets at www.eventbrite.com/e/1271726711...
Raíces Culturales is now on Bluesky! Pictured below are Johnny and Aída Cruz, two of our longtime collaborators in promoting Latin American culture. Follow us to learn about exciting cultural initiatives in the mid-Atlantic region!
March 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Raíces Culturales is now on Bluesky! Pictured below are Johnny and Aída Cruz, two of our longtime collaborators in promoting Latin American culture. Follow us to learn about exciting cultural initiatives in the mid-Atlantic region!