The Legend of Guanina ne of the first legends retold in Puerto Rico is that of Guanina by Dr. Cayetano Coll y Toste. Once the Taino Indians
had proven that the Spaniards were not immortal through the
death of Diego Salcedo, they rebelled. The legend of Guanina
tells of that rebellion.
Guanina was a Taino Indian princess in love with Don
Cristobal de Sotomayor, a Spanish officer who had come to
Boriquen to conquer and colonize. Her brother...
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PR's History in Photos
The pages of this pictorial opus expresses the legacy, struggle, beauty,
misery, joy of Puerto Rico of days past. Delano saves the spirit of
Puerto Rico's past, once thought to be lost with faded memories. This is
a book to keep for oneself, it strenghtens. CLICK HERE
JIBAROS NOMINATED FOR GRAMMY "Ecos de Borinquen" The first time ever for a Boricua folkloric
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Cuatro prodigy child !!!
Systematic Analysis of the
Conga Drum Purloined by Don Jibaro Barbablanca he conga is a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban drum of African origin,
probably derived from the Congolese Makuta drums or Sikulu drums
commonly played in Mbanza Ngungu, Congo. A person who plays conga is
called a "conguero".
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US government awards top culture prizes to
master cuatrista Edwin Colón Zayas and master cuatro-maker Yomi Matos
by William Cumpiano Colón Zayas receives
national
fellowship
In May 2009 we received the news that the master cuatrista
Edwin Colón Zayas received the most prestigious prize given
to traditional artists in by the National Foundation for the
Arts in Washington DC. The prize, called the NEA National
Heritage Fellowships honors individual traditional artists
once in their lifetimes for their "contribution to our
national cultural mosaic.
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Haiti: Puerto Rico Sends Help It sailed yesterday, but the
barge will be there Monday am
San Juan, Puerto Rico (CNN) -- Puerto Ricans are calling it
the Barge of Hope, but you could call it "The Love Boat."It
is 250 feet long, 80 feet wide and loaded five pallets high
with food and water, medical supplies, generators and
sundries donated by the people of Puerto Rico to the people
of Haiti.
The barge set sail Friday afternoon. Puerto Rican
authorities say that when it arrives in Haiti on Monday
morning, it will be the largest single shipment of aid to
arrive there since the January 12 earthquake. The roughly 4
million pounds of food are enough to feed the people of
Port-au-Prince for a week. Organizers say it would take 150
planes to carry as much cargo.
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Breeding Boricuanism
into USAricanism By Mrs. Don Jíbaro
n
our house, everyone knows that there is a Puerto Rican
father living here. The neighbors know it. The congregation
of our church knows that there is a Puerto Rican among them.
My relatives know that I am married to a Puerto Rican. Even
the people at my job know it! What does that tell you?
He is who he is and he’s proud of it. In our house we eat
Puerto Rican meals. There are Puerto Rican flags in the
living room along with wood photo plaques of typical country
scenes adorning the walls: ceramic coquis, wooden pilones,
lace fans and a three by one foot wooden clock in the shape
of the island itself.
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ACCIDENT, n. An evitable occurrence due to the action
of immutable
natural laws by unattentive participants engaging in unprecedented idiocies...
A Toyota in a china hutch. ►MORE
"For where your treasure
is, there your heart is also." Matt.6:21
Breeding Boricuanism
into USAricanism By Mrs. Don Jíbaro
n
our house, everyone knows that there is a Puerto Rican
father living here. The neighbors know it. The congregation
of our church knows that there is a Puerto Rican among them.
My relatives know that I am married to a Puerto Rican. Even
the people at my job know it! What does that tell you?
He is who he is and he’s proud of it. In our house we eat
Puerto Rican meals. There are Puerto Rican flags in the
living room along with wood photo plaques of typical country
scenes adorning the walls: ceramic coquis, wooden pilones,
lace fans and a three by one foot wooden clock in the shape
of the island itself.
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I don't mind being a dog, especially a bulldog that cost
some $2000 per pup.
I'm not sure if the cat is the only animal which will NOT work
for a living, but there's nothing like good dog. Arf!
live in Los Angeles, CA
but attended the 2nd Annual Cuatro Festival in San Diego,
about 160 miles south of L.A. The excitement of a
celebration to a real Puerto Rican cultural event in
California is always a stream in the desert, for the 140,000+ Boricuas in California.
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What a man desires is unfailing love." Proverbs
19:22a
DOUBLE SHOT OF CULTURE DEPT.
Can a Cuatro Festival Survive in Los Angeles, California...? Don Jibaro
plays "Humongo", his 12 string Cuatro. READ
Report by Don Jibaro Barbanegra
Please,
shop safely at my Amazon. It helps to pay this...
The Puerto Rican Jesus by Don
Jíbaro Barbablanca Is Jesus Christ really part of the Puerto Rican Culture or is He just an
Icon at Easter and Christmas? The place of birth only makes you a citizen of that place, nothing more and
nothing less. I'm proud of Jesus... whether He had been born in Puerto Rico
or the North Pole, but God wanted Him in Israel.
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MORE
by Don Jíbaro
Simply put, Puerto Ricans in PR do not need the continual reminding that a
guanime is a "sorullo" (croquette) wrapped in a banana leaf. READ ARTICLEMetío en el InternéLoh Pollos
Esnús
The Empty Bed Heart-breaking Translation by Don Jíbaro
A few years ago I was playing my guitar for my wife
at home. I came upon this old tango my Dad used to
quote... "La Cama Vacía" (The Empty Bed). I remembered
theh lyrics and went on to sing it for her as I played.
Half way through the song I began to weep. I didn't stop
playing, and my singing became a cry of sadness. With
tears in my eyes, I stopped... READ
STORY
REAL PHOTO! A crocodile at a zoo in the southern
Taiwan city of Kaohsiung holds the forearm of a zoo
veterinarian in between its teeth. The crocodile bit
off the arm of the zoo veterinarian treating it, an
official reported. read amazing story
& see more pics
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McClintock Speaks To Jibaros.Com Don Jíbaro's Note: Once the President of the PR
Senate, and today the Secretary of State, Hon. Kenneth
D. McClintock-Hernández serves as well as the PR's
Lieutenant Governor.
"My 4-hr visit to Port-Au-Prince was a life-defining
experience. The smell of death permeates everything but
hope brightened the eyes of most Haitians, in the hope
that the world will respond."READ
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The All Powerful Mother by Don Jibaro How hard...it is to find a
capable mother! She is worth far more than jewels! Her husband puts his
confidence in her, and he will never be poor. As long as she lives, she does him
good and never harm. She keeps herself busy making wool and linen cloth. ►
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The Puerto Rican Diáspora Essay
by
Don Jibaro Boricuas throughout the World. The term diaspora (in Greek,
διασπορά – "a scattering") refers to the movement of any
population sharing common ethnic identity
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Colonialism in Puerto Rico By Don
Jíbaro Barbanegra Most of the people that go for vacation outside of their own
country have a predilection for tropical sites. The imagery of white sand
beaches and clear blue skies with real cotton-like plump white clouds suggests
through artistry and imagination a vivid impression of a tropical paradise! Ah!
Away from it all!
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Don Jibaro's Health Report This last summer I was hauled away in an
ambulance with bright lights, noisy sirens and driving on the wrong side of the
street. "The ambulance ride was terrible... it felt it didn't
have
any shock absorbers. Picture a Marx's brothers ride."
READ STORY
HERE
The Amazing Dave Valentín! DON JIBARO's NOTE:
"As a professional musician for over 45 years, I don't get impressed
easily... until I hear Dave. His remarkable talent and mastery of the
instrument just blew me away! Period!"
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MORE
Domestic Violence PR by Don Jibaro
1954... I was six years old... My father and my mother were
fighting... Mami grabbed me by one arm. Papi grabbed me by the
other one and it was a tug-of-war. My father let go of my arm
and my mother ran dragging me along. My father pulled a barber's
razor blade from his pocket. Yes, the ones that open like a
jackknife and barbers hone it with a leather belt. Read
Nightmare
Anger?
What
Anger?Research By DonJibaro We were at the market last week and I heard a
toddler crying very loud on he next aisle. I left my wife
with the cart and went to see... Well, there was a lady
comparing the price of to items AND a 3 or 4 year old boy
kicking the shopping cart and screaming "I want that toy,
I want that toy NOW !!!" .
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My Incredible Tío
Genaro “Yo conozco el Buey Que Faja y La Víbora Que Pica.”
Everyone
has an uncle or member of the extended family that
stands out from the rest. Whether it’s the “barrigón”
bachelor uncle who drinks a lot of beer or the church
going purist aunt who doesn’t shave her legs, we all
have one. Well, I have one, too! And if you... READ
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"Though the mountains be shaken and the
hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be
shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed, 'says the Lord,
who has compassion on you"
Isaiah 54:10
PR's History in Photos
The pages of this pictorial opus expresses the legacy, struggle, beauty,
misery, joy of Puerto Rico of days past. Delano saves the spirit of
Puerto Rico's past, once thought to be lost with faded memories. This is
a book to keep for oneself, it strenghtens one's soul. CLICK HERE
BOOK
Who in The World Was Juan Tizol? One of my favorites jazz tunes of all times is "Caravan" but
I never knew that the composer was a Puerto Rican. YES! Juan Tizol was born in
San Juan Puerto Rico on Jan. 22, 1900. ►READ
STORY
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and Healing Lore from Puerto Rico by Benedetti & Janto
DIG
THIS.... besides the ancient lyre, the cuatro is the only instrument I know that has 10 strings. "Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings." (Psalms 33:2)
"Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the
psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound." (Psalms 92:3)
"I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery
and an
instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee."
(Psalms 144:9)
The Legend of Guanina
ne of the first legends retold in Puerto Rico is that of Guanina by Dr. Cayetano Coll y Toste. Once the Taino Indians
had proven that the Spaniards were not immortal through the
death of Diego Salcedo, they rebelled. The legend of Guanina
tells of that rebellion.
he conga is a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban drum of African origin,
probably derived from the Congolese Makuta drums or Sikulu drums
commonly played in Mbanza Ngungu, Congo. A person who plays conga is
called a "conguero".
Bomba y Plena
Colón Zayas receives
n
our house, everyone knows that there is a Puerto Rican
father living here. The neighbors know it. The congregation
of our church knows that there is a Puerto Rican among them.
My relatives know that I am married to a Puerto Rican. Even
the people at my job know it! What does that tell you? 
live in Los Angeles, CA
but attended the 2nd Annual Cuatro Festival in San Diego,
about 160 miles south of L.A. The excitement of a
celebration to a real Puerto Rican cultural event in
California is always a stream in the desert, for the 140,000+ Boricuas in California.
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