| a_s1576_06_c81-053 | Carlos Salazarte and Carlos Oliva interview | Sound | Field recordings
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Emigration and immigration
Music business
Family history
Oral histories
Interviews
Latinos
Life histories | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Carlos Salazarte and Carlos Oliva interview
- Date
- 1981-08-17
- Description
- Salazarte and Oliva talk about their family histories and how they came to immigrate to the U.S. and Miami; their experiences as musicians and Latin music promoters; Little Havana; and Latin American celebrations and customs. Oliva discusses his experience with his band, Los Sobrinos del Juez (The Judge's Nephews), and his musical directorship of the Miami Sound Machine. Copied from T81-82 & T81-83.
- Collection
| Cayo Hueso Comparsa Dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival | Cayo Hueso Comparsa Dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Body movement
Latinos
Dance
Performing arts
Comparsa tradition
Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Cayo Hueso Comparsa Dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival
- Date
- 1991-05-26
- Description
- Eleven color slides. The dance troupe (comparsas) was founded by Emelia Fernandez in Key West. Danny Acosta led the band that accompanied the dances. The Cuban dance has African roots, and is usually performed in long conga lines. Dancers dress in elaborate, ruffled outfits. The tradition began in Key West in 1938. Emelia herself arrived in Florida in 1959. She and her daughter Irene revived the dance tradition in the early 1990s.
- Collection
| Cayo Hueso Comparsa Dancers in Key West | Cayo Hueso Comparsa Dancers in Key West | Still Image | Fieldwork
Dance
Clothing and dress
Costumes
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Comparsa tradition
Children
Body movement
Streets
Community culture
Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Cayo Hueso Comparsa Dancers in Key West
- Date
- 1991-03
- Description
- Five color slides. The dance troupe (comparsas) was founded by Emelia Fernandez in Key West. Danny Acosta led the band that accompanied the dances. The Cuban dance has African roots, and is usually performed in long conga lines. Dancers dress in elaborate, ruffled outfits. The tradition began in Key West in 1938. Emelia herself arrived in Florida in 1959. She and her daughter revived the dance tradition in the early 1990s. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
- Collection
| a_s1576_t91-015a | Cayo Hueso Comparsa performance at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival Main Stage | Sound | Folk festivals
Florida Folk Festival
Music -- Performance
Folk dancing, Cuban
Conga (Dance)
Congas
Cuban Americans
Puerto Ricans | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
| Cayo Hueso Comparsas Dancers and Band at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival | Cayo Hueso Comparsas Dancers and Band at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Performers
Performing arts
Body movement
Dance music
Cuban Americans
Folk dance
Costumes
Comparsa tradition
Arts, Cuban
Dancers
Musical groups
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Cayo Hueso Comparsas Dancers and Band at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival
- Date
- 1991-05
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Images of the Cayo Hueso Comparsas dancers and band performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival. The dance troupe (comparsas) was founded by Emelia Fernandez in Key West. Danny Acosta led the band that accompanied the dances. The Cuban dance has African roots, and is usually performed in long conga lines. Dancers dress in elaborate, ruffled outfits. The tradition began in Key West in 1938. Emelia arrived in Florida in 1959.
- Collection
| Celebration of Ermita de la Caridad | Celebration of Ermita de la Caridad | Still Image | Religion
Religious rites
Christianity
Catholics
Community culture
Calendar rites
Rites and ceremonies
Latinos
Cuban Americans
Priests | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Celebration of Ermita de la Caridad
- Date
- 1985-09-07
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Celebration of the Ermita (La Virgin) de la Caridad, held at the Miami Stadium. Images are hard to see- they were taken a distance away. The Metro-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.
- Collection
| Cigar roller Domingo Rojas in St. Augustine | Cigar roller Domingo Rojas in St. Augustine | Still Image | Fieldwork
Cuban Americans
Latinos
Cigar making
Cigars
Tobacco
Occupational groups
Cigar makers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Comparsa dancer Irene Fernandez at the Queen Cafe | Comparsa dancer Irene Fernandez at the Queen Cafe | Still Image | Fieldwork
Dance
Clothing and dress
Costumes
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Architecture
Signs (commercial)
Nightclubs
Community enterprise
Community culture
Comparsa tradition
Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Comparsa dancer Irene Fernandez at the Queen Cafe
- Date
- 1991-03
- Description
- Eight color slides. Fernandez was a comparsa dancer, a skill she learned from her mother Emelia Fernandez, under whom she apprencticed. She also worked as a registered nurse. More information on Fernandez (mother and daughter) can be found in S 1644, box 10, fodler 13. Murphy was her apprentice in 1990-1991. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, who was later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
- Collection
| Comparsa dancers Irene and Emelia Fernandez with their apprentices in Key West | Comparsa dancers Irene and Emelia Fernandez with their apprentices in Key West | Still Image | Fieldwork
Apprentices
Teaching of folklore
Body movement
Clothing and dress
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Comparsa tradition
Dance
Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Comparsa dancers Irene and Emelia Fernandez with their apprentices in Key West
- Date
- 1991-07
- Description
- Twenty-eight color slides. Irene and Emelia served as master artists of the comparsas dance for several apprentices. The comparsas tradition was revived by Emelia Fernandez in Key West. Danny Acosta led the band that accompanied the dances. The Cuban dance has African roots, and is usually performed in long conga lines. Dancers dress in elaborate, ruffled outfits. The tradition began in Key West in 1938. Emelia herself arrived in Florida in 1959. She and her daughter revived the dance tradition in the early 1990s. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
- Collection
| Comparsa dancers Irene and Emelia Fernandez with their apprentices in Key West | Comparsa dancers Irene and Emelia Fernandez with their apprentices in Key West | Still Image | Fieldwork
Apprentices
Teaching of folklore
Body movement
Clothing and dress
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Comparsa tradition
Dance
Latinos
Festivals
Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Comparsa dancers Irene and Emelia Fernandez with their apprentices in Key West
- Date
- 1990
- Description
- Eight color prints, ten black and white prints, two proof sheets with 38 color images. Irene and Emelia served as master artists of the comparsas dance for several apprentices. The comparsas tradition was revived by Emelia Fernandez in Key West. Danny Acosta led the band that accompanied the dances. The Cuban dance has African roots and is usually performed in long conga lines. Dancers dress in elaborate, ruffled outfits. The tradition began in Key West in 1938. Emelia herself arrived in Florida in 1959. She and her daughter revived the dance tradition in the early 1990s. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
- Collection
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