Cultural Justice Archive
Production (2019-Present)
The Cultural Justice archive is a community-owned multimedia archive that highlights arts/culture work for social change by Latinx/Black communities in Philadelphia.
The first series of this archive focuses on the Philly Rumba series (co-produced with TIMBALONA), which will preserve the folkloric percussion tradition of rumba through a short documentary and multimedia exhibit.
Preview
Watch footage from Cultural Justice Project.
Grants
Cultural Justice archive:
Independence Public Media Foundation, 2021
Philly Rumba:
Velocity Fund, 2020
PA Council on the Arts, 2020
Collaborators
TIMBALONA
TIMBALONA Collective is a percussion ensemble in its core, with a focus on folklore and popular music from the Caribbean and Latin America. The focus of the TIMBALONA Collective is to bring spectators a musical experience of rhythm sections, storytelling, and dance. TIMBALONA’s musical expressions span from Afro-Caribbean diaspora genres such as Cuban Rumba and Puerto Rican Bomba to South American genres like Cumbia and Malambo. With amazing musical guests, the TIMBALONA Collective brings an exciting performance that puts dancers on their beat and listeners in delight.