Caribbean Carnival in Miami | Caribbean Carnival in Miami | Still Image | Dancers Holidays and festivals Arts, Jamaican Food Cooking and dining Jamaican Americans Community culture Community rites Haitian Americans African Americans Food preparation Dance Special events Cooks | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Jamaican Epiphany celebration in Miami | Jamaican Epiphany celebration in Miami | Still Image | Dancers Holidays and festivals Arts, Jamaican Religious rites Catholics Jamaican Americans Community culture Community rites Religion Priests Christianity Food preparation Dance Special events Epiphany | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Jamaican Epiphany celebration in Miami
- Date
- 1990-01-05
- Description
- One proof sheet with 36 black and white images (plus negatives.) Epiphany is a Greek word meaning to make known, and refers to the visit of the Magi to Christ,thereby making him known to the world. It is the climax of the twelve days of Christmas.
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a_s1576_t86-030 | Friday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Reel 9) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Workshops (Adult education) Arts, Jamaican Jamaican Americans Music performance Storytelling Dance Demonstrations Musical groups Music Latin America Salsa (music) Calypso music Singers Dancers Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Friday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Reel 9)
- Date
- 1986-05-23
- Description
- One reel to reel recordings. (Copied onto C86-73.) Ranger-Brown sings, tells Jamaican, and demonstrates traditional dances tor ecorded music. The folklife area in 1986 focused on Miami-Dade, which stemmed from fieldwork work on the 1986 Miami-Dade Folklife Survey, conducted by Lauri Sommers, Tina Bucuvalas, and Nancy Nusz.
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a_s2034_04_cd03-086 | Friday performances at the 2003 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Disc 1) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Oral performance Storytelling African Americans Arts, Jamaican Jamaican Americans Oral narratives Tales Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1576_t86-069 | Reggae Festival for Jamaican Independence | Sound | Fieldwork Jamaican Americans Arts, Jamaican African Americans Singers Music Performing arts Reggae music Music performance Festivals Special events Musicians Bands (Music) Musical groups | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Reggae Festival for Jamaican Independence
- Date
- 1985-08-04
- Description
- One reel to reel tape. (Copied onto C86-111) Recording of various reggae bands at the Independence '85 Jamaica festival. Lots of crowd noise, and poor sound system. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
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a_s1576_t86-070 | The Jamaican Folk Revue at Miami's Unity Center | Sound | Fieldwork Jamaican Americans Arts, Jamaican African Americans Singers Music Performing arts Calypso music Music performance Festivals Special events Poetry Regional dialects Musicians Bands (Music) Musical groups Poets | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
The Jamaican Folk Revue at Miami's Unity Center
- Date
- 1985-07-31
- Description
- One reel to reel tape. (Copied onto C86-112) Recording of "A Cultural Extravaganza" at the Independence '85 Jamaica festival. The recording features poet and dancer Lucille Ranger Brown. The Jamaican Folk Revue was formed in 1972 by Norma Darby in Miami to promote Jamaican music and dance. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
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a_s1576_t86-071 | The Jamaican Folk Revue at the Florida International University campus | Sound | Fieldwork Jamaican Americans Arts, Jamaican African Americans Singers Music Performing arts Calypso music Music performance Festivals Special events Poetry Regional dialects Interviews Musicians Bands (Music) Musical groups Poets | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
The Jamaican Folk Revue at the Florida International University campus
- Date
- 1985-07-29
- Description
- One reel to reel tape. (Copied onto C86-113.) Recording of the Jamaican Folk Revue at the Independence '85 Jamaica festival, feauring poet and dancer Lucille Ranger Brown. The event took place at a cocktail party at the Bay Vista Campus at Florida International University. Also includes interveiws with band members. The Jamaican Folk Revue was formed in 1972 by Norma Darby in Miami to promote Jamaican music and dance. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
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a_s1576_t91-012 | Jamaican storytelling at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) | Sound | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Apprentices Storytelling Arts, Jamaican Jamaican Americans Tales Narratives Oral narratives Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
a_s1576_65_c96-120 | Sunday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Performance Stage) (Tape 2) | Sound | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Oral performance Storytelling Oral narratives Tales Arts, Jamaican Jamaican Americans Personal experience narratives Arts, Irish Fiddle music Fiddling Songs, Irish Music performance Seminole Indians Fiddlers Storytellers Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Sunday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Performance Stage) (Tape 2)
- Date
- 1996-05-26
- Description
- One audio cassette tape. McKenzie served as emcee. Betty Mae Jumper (Hollywood, FL), Seminole storyteller tells the following stories: "Lying Rabbit"; "Bad Angel Story". She also discusses the two different languages of the Seminole tribe: Miccosukee and Creek. She sings: "Jesus Loves Me" in Creek and "Come and Follow Me Up into the Beautiful Mansion…" in Miccosukee. Ed Keeney (New Port Richie, FL), an Irish weaver and fiddler, discusses Irish fiddle music (jigs and reels) and how he began to play music as a child in Ireland and his life afterward in the US. He plays: "Miss McLeod's Reel"; "O'Carolan's Concerto"; a tune plaed in ceili style; Sean McGuire's tune (no name given by Keeney). Lucille Frances Fuller discusses her childhood in Jamaica and differences between children then and today. She also discusses living in Miami. She tells a story about Brother Anansi and Brother Dryhead which demonstrates the importance of community, cooperation, and "niceness".
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a_s1576_t91-002 | The Key West Junkanoos performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) | Sound | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Music performance Drum music Drum performance Arts, Jamaican Jamaican Americans Singing Drums Dancers Musicians Drummers (Musicians) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |