Boricuationâ„¢ profile picture

Boricuationâ„¢

You never know... You might learn something............

About Me

BoricuationTV!
About Boricuation Boricuation is a combination of the words Boricua & Education.
Boricuation is a Cultural Foundation dedicated to educating the public on Puerto Rican history, culture & social issues affecting the Latino populace. With a focus on our youth, our goal is to make positive change through action, education & art by Puerto Ricans.
Boricuation.com's online mission is to expose all aspects of Puerto Rican history and culture to our youth. Providing an unbiased central onlline source of our rich culture. Through articles, research and contributions from fellow educators, researchers and artisans helps assist in the construction of an impartial informational online resource.
Boricuation Image Spot Photo credits
Boricuation official Photographer

Mamarazzi!
Boricuation GuestBook MapBoricuation Teen Club

Boricuation Teen Club!
For Teens By Teens!
Boricua Roots Crew!
YERBABUENA!
While well-recognized Boricuas like Willie Colón, Marc Anthony and Ricky Martin are known worldwide for their "Latin" flavor, groups like Plena Libre, Los Pleneros de la 21, Viento de Agua, and now YERBABUENA, have been changing the way people listen to traditional Puerto Rican music in New York City and beyond.
YERBABUENA reclaims the Puerto Rican music often branded as "folkloric," refusing to accept its packaging as frozen-in-time museum pieces, only vaguely connected to contemporary culture. Instead, they make gorgeous music that incorporates past and present. YERBABUENA taps right into the core of who Boricuas are as a People.

Boricua Roots Music

Boricua Roots Music is a musical movement in which Boricua musicians have combined and re-combined elements of traditional and/or folkloric music as contemporary musical expressions. This style of modern music, which reaches back to the roots of Boricua (Puerto Rican) tradition has come to be called "roots music" or "música de raíz" in Spanish. The movement is also often referred to simply as "roots" or "raíces" in Spanish.

YERBABUENA RELEASES 1st CD


New York City's Hottest Boricua Roots Music Crew: Tato Torres & YERBABUENA released their first independent production "BORICUA ROOTS MUSIC" on October 14th, 2006.
The album titled "Boricua Roots Music" is available now on-line!!!

WHERE TO BUY THE CD????

At the moment, you can buy the CD directly from YERBABUENA at any of our future appearances (check out our calendar ).
The album titled "Boricua Roots Music" is available now on-line!!!

buy it on-line


CURRENTLY AVAILABLE @ The following lovcations in NYC:
El Barrio Music Center1870 Lexington Ave. (bet. 115 & 116 Sts.),
El Barrio, NYC
Casa Amadeo Record Shop786 Prospect Ave.,
The Bronx, NYC

My Interests


Boricuation Poll
Boricuation Links About
Sign Guestbook
View Guestbook
Blog Archives
Subscribe to Blog
BlogSpot
MySpace
Photos
Videos
Backgrounds
Toolbar
Organizations
Boricua Links
P.R. Political Status
Framework of P.R
P.R. Literature
Taino Culture

I'd like to meet:

AGUILAR
REINA
TAINO
SPIRITOur Deepest Fear
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Marianne Williamson

Music:

Capicu Cultural Network

Capicu Poetry Website
Capicu Poetry on MySpace

Radio Capicu

SofritoForYourSoul.com

Espacio Latino

The Puerto Rican Freedom Album

The Freedom Album The Project The Welfare Poets, Boricuation and other concerned organizations and individuals have come together to collaborate on a fund raising project to directly aid the current Puerto Rican Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War, incarcerated for fighting for the independence and self-determination of Puerto Rico. The Freedom Album will be a musical CD/compilation dedicated to the welfare of our political prisoners. We have united under the name The Puerto Rican Freedom Project Committee. Additionally, we also want this album to assist past Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War who have been freed and are now attempting to survive in a system where many channels have been closed to them, and even possibly aid future Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War.

The Puerto Rican Freedom Project Committee has begun mailing Puerto Rican artists of all genres across the U.S., on the island and elsewhere to let them know about the project and to initiate the process of song submission. Our desire is to get a wide range of Puerto Rican artists from the local grass-rooted bands to those who are mainstream and have the eye of the world press. Submissions will be taken until March 1st of 2008 and should be sent initially in MP3 format to [email protected]. Our goal is to have the compilation completed by the end of Summer 2008. We are also in the process of contacting other Puerto Rican organizations and cultural institutions to assist in sponsoring and implementing the proposed project.

Goals of the Project
- We hope this album serves to raise the necessary funds as outlined above. - We hope this album serves as a base to educate the public about our compañeros existence and individual cases. - We want to offer the public an additional way to directly assist the effort to aid and free the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War. - In addition to selling this album on line through various websites and locally throughout the states and island in Puerto Rican communities, we hope this album is picked up and distributed on an international level, expanding its overall reach. - Finally, we also hope to unify the Puerto Rican community on many levels by bringing Puerto Rican artists and organizations from Puerto Rico, NYC, Chicago, California, Philadelphia, New Jersey and all over the Puerto Rican Diaspora together in an effort of supporting those who have sacrificed everything for the love of our island's freedom.

Background
The fight for Puerto Rico's Independence goes as far back as indigenous resistance to Spanish occupation. For well over 500 years, countless and nameless individuals have fought for our islands sovereignty. Some have paid the ultimate price with their lives. Others have been held captive, arrested against their will, by a court that held no jurisdiction over their cases and trampled on their international right to fight for the liberation of their homeland, our homeland, Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican people have been able to free many of our Political Prisoners. We did so because we created unity amongst ourselves and because we welcomed the solidarity of all our allies. This Freedom Album is another example of our creativity in building solidarity and unity amongst ourselves.

This album will educate, agitate and help further build our movement to free our compañeros behind the walls. Our compañeros are Oscar Lopez Rivera, Carlos Alberto Torres, Haydee Beltran Torres and Jose Perez Gonzalez.

For more information
About the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War and the album, go to
FreeOurPoliticalPrisoners on MySpace and PRFreedomProject.org

The Welfare Poets or The Wefare Poets on MySpace
Boricuation or Boricuation on MySpace
PLANNING MEETTINGS
A CALL TO CONCERNED ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS

Calling all Boricua Organizations and individuals regarding a Fund Raising CD to aid our Puerto Rican Political Prisoners!! Please join us in our planning meeting to develop this project. We need artists of all types to help build this CD!!

Hunter College East Building
The Center for Puerto Rican Studies
14th floor room 1441.

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!! PLEASE EMAIL US AND LET US KNOW IF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING!!

[email protected]

Heroes:

Taino Spirit!
Fast becoming world reknowned Aguilar's work blends nature with spirituality. Part Puerto Rican (Taino) and Cherokee, Aguilar's art identifies with his indigenous roots. His works feature beautiful dreamy spiritual scenes of nature blended with references to his Taino, Spanish and Cherokee heritages. Aguilar's artworks were recently on display from May to September of 2007, at the United Nations Gallery here in New York City, along with the work of Reina Miranda (Aguilar's wife) and will be featured in their traveling gallery throughout the world, in many countries including Paris France. The artist's artwork will also be featured agaom in the United Nations Gallery this year 2008.
Aguilar's art is available for art gallery exhibits, corporate and small business, medical institutions and, museums.
For more information on Taino Spirit:
Taino Spirit Website
Aguilar on MySpace
Reina on MySpace
Taino Spirit Online Store

My Blog

Heavy equipment moved to Sacred Land in El Yunque Puerto Rico

Mining companies from the U.S. are introducing heavy equipment to El Yunque Rain Forest in Puerto Rico to presumably start digging out the natural resources like gold from our country. All this t...
Posted by Boricuation" on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:07:00 PST

Events! Save these dates!

...
Posted by Boricuation" on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:17:00 PST

Spanish/English Translated - Responsibilities with Conscience

Responsibilities with Conscience The human race has not wanted to reach a state of balance and equilibrium. Have you ever asked? Why? And How, olodumare (or God as you want to call it) puts us on th...
Posted by Boricuation" on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:49:00 PST

Fundraising Event for The Puerto Rican Freedom Album

The Freedom Album The Project The Welfare Poets, Boricuation and other concerned organizations and individuals have come together to collaborate on a fund raising project to directly aid the curren...
Posted by Boricuation" on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:51:00 PST

About Boricuations status message...

Quote: Almost anything you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it. Mohandas Gandhi.Looking back at yesterday, looking back at today, what sense do we have of progress in our...
Posted by Boricuation" on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:24:00 PST

See the Help! Change TV video

..tr>..tr>                                        ...
Posted by Boricuation" on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:46:00 PST

Myspace.com Blogs - Check me out at the Myths & Realities show on June 5th - MAMA MIA MySpace B

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.... ...
Posted by Boricuation" on Fri, 30 May 2008 08:32:00 PST

Dem candidates adopt boisterous Puerto Rican style

Here is a sampling of news coverage on the upcoming June 1st Democratic Primary in Puerto Rico. ---Angelo Falcón Today on the presidential campaign trail Dem candidates adopt boisterous Puerto Ric...
Posted by Boricuation" on Wed, 28 May 2008 07:30:00 PST

SEIU Urged: End Attacks Against Puerto Rico Teachers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:        &nbs p;         &nbs p;         &nbs p;&nbs...
Posted by Boricuation" on Wed, 28 May 2008 04:39:00 PST

Domestic Insurgents - Not Protesters - Seized Control of Iolani Palace

..On Bloodless Coups, Hawaiian Publicity Stunts, And What They Mean For The Rest Of UsBy Daniel P. de Gracia, II, On April 30, some 70 unarmed Hawaiian Kingdom Government personnel seized con...
Posted by Boricuation" on Tue, 27 May 2008 05:42:00 PST