Afro-Dominican Music and Religious Rituals
CUNY's Graduate School of Journalism

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In Their Own Words
 
Dominicans Use Art to Define Cultural Identity

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Milagros Ricourt, Chair of Latin American Studies
CUNY Lehman College
Professor Ricourt talks about her own musical family

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Percussionist Joán D’Leon-Metz
His family's music comes from a region near Haiti

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Ivan Dominguez, Cultural Director, Alianza Dominicana
Ivan talks about teaching children culture through dance.

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Singer-songwriter Irka Mateo
Irka discusses the urban and rural differences in her country

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Daiana Castillo and Ariel Ferreira, dancers in Conjunto Folklorico
These dancers describe how their art makes them Dominican

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Miosoti Tejeda, Juana Espinal, Alexandra Ramirez, Marlene Alba, Jimberlyn Batista and Kenny Calderon of the Dominican Students Association at CUNY Lehman College
Club members talk about their Dominican identity