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Member of Haitian Rara band Konbo Guinyn tunes his conga drum by heating the head - Miami, Florida.

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Image Number

FA5172

Photographer

Cantrell, Brent, Collector.

Date

1990

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Collection

Folklife collection
Series 1664, Folklife Folk Festival Fieldwork and Program Planning and Documentation Files, 1991: Photos, Negatives (1990-1991) ; Box 2, FF19

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 5 x 7 in.

General Note

Rara is a celebration that follows Carnival in Haiti. A Rara band consists of a wide range of percussion and wind instruments, and may include rattles, bamboo flutes, conch shells, and "found" instruments such as car springs.

Member of Haitian Rara band Konbo Guinyn tunes his conga drum by heating the head - Miami, Florida.

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Title

Member of Haitian Rara band Konbo Guinyn tunes his conga drum by heating the head - Miami, Florida.

Subject

Ethnicity, African diaspora

Drums

Fires

Drum

Congas

Musical instruments--Haiti

Instrumentalists

Percussionists

Haitian American musicians--Florida--Dade County--Miami-Dade County--Miami

Haitian American entertainers--Florida--Dade County--Miami-Dade County--Miami

Musicians--Florida--Dade County--Miami-Dade County--Miami

Creator

Cantrell, Brent, Collector.

Date

1990

Identifier

FA5172

Image URL

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Geographic Term

Miami (Fla.)

Miami-Dade County (Fla.)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 5 x 7 in.

Series Title

Folklife collection

Folklife Collection Series 1664, Folklife Folk Festival Fieldwork and Program Planning and Documentation Files, 1991: Photos, Negatives (1990-1991) ; Box 2, FF19

Shelf Number

Shelf number: SNS1644B2FF19.

General Note

Subject - Corporate

Konbo Guinyn (Musical group)

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Chicago Manual of Style

Cantrell, Brent, Collector. Member of Haitian Rara band Konbo Guinyn tunes his conga drum by heating the head - Miami, Florida. 1990. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/110987>, accessed 18 June 2026.

MLA

Cantrell, Brent, Collector. Member of Haitian Rara band Konbo Guinyn tunes his conga drum by heating the head - Miami, Florida. 1990. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/110987>

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(State Archives of Florida/Cantrell)

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