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People Talking under the CAAAV Banner at the Howard Beach Protest
A group of people are talking under the first CAAAV Banner at a protest at Howard Beach. CAAAV was there in solidarity with black organizers protesting against the police mishandling of the murder of Michael Griffith.
Performance at CAAAV event
Black and white photograph of a woman standing on a stage and speaking into a microphone. Three performers in traditional dress are posed behind her, one of which is playing a drum.
Performance at CAAAV event
Black and white photograph of three performers in traditional dress. Two of the performers kneel on the stage, while the third performer plays a drum behind them.
Performer Holding Microphone and Gong
A woman performer, barefoot in traditional dress, speaks into a microphone on a stand as she holds a small gong suspended on rope and a mallet in her left hand. She wears a white undershirt with three-quarter sleeves under a floor-length colorful…
Performer in a Headdress
Often in archival photographs, there are images where the person or event cannot be identified. While there are elements of the photos that are unidentifiable, there is still a lot of information that can be drawn from these sources. Two particular…
Performers applaud at CAAAV's "The Rhythm is Ours!" fundraiser
Drumming performers applaud on-stage at the sold out CAAAV "The Rhythm is Ours!" fundraiser. The different groups are spread out, and include Soh Daiko (Japanese), Djembe Ensemble (West African), Umuncha (Korean), Kinding Sindaw (Filipina), MAD…
Performers at CAAAV's "The Rhythm is Ours!" fundraiser
This black and white photograph depicts performers on-stage at a sold out CAAAV fundraiser, "The Rhythm is Ours!", at the Public Theater. The benefit featured performances by drumming groups that represented a wide range of New York ethnic…
Performers in a Parade at Night
Five individuals (some in costume) dance, play the drums, and hold objects aloft during a parade. (Possibly performing a Concheros or Chichimecas dance, a pre-Hispanic and pre-Christian Mexican dance ceremony)
Performers Lined up Onstage
Seven performers, three women and two men, are onstage. Five, all wearing white, are lined up at the very back of the stage. Two are forward from the line, a man in white wearing a cloth bag, head bowed, and a woman barefoot wearing a blue patterned…
Performers on a Truck at a Parade
Four musicians sing and play the drums on the flatbed of a truck during a parade. Sign on the truck reads "The People[...] Tribun[e]"