Looking for indigenous Taino Music?

Check out Roberto Mukaro Borrero's "Dance of the Mountain People: Indigenous Taino Music", the Anniversary Edition!!!

Mukaro is the founder of Kasibahagua and first recorded this music in 1994. The tracks are remastered and you can purchase the new CD at CD Baby... Buy a copy - you will not be disappointed!!!

Taino to Present Cultural Program at Pequot Museum

UCTP Taino News – Members of the Cacibajagua Taino Cultural Society will present a Taino cultural program at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center on Wednesday, July 23, 2008. The program takes place from 1-2pm and is open to the public. The group will present Taino music and dance as well as discuss the meaning of the various songs and how the Taino instruments are played and made. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Mashantucket Pequot Museum offers engaging experiences for all ages, from life-size walk-through dioramas that transport visitors into the past, to changing exhibits and live performances of contemporary arts and cultures. For more information on the Taino presentation check out the Museum’s website at http://www.pequotmuseum.org/.

UCTPTN 05.20.2008

Archive: Cacibajagua joins UCTP in 1998

The Cacibajagua Taino Cultural Society joins other Taino leaders in supporting
and ratifyingthe founding Declaration of the
United Confederation of Taino People at New York's City Hall
on March 27th 1998. The historic event established
United Confederation of Taino People Day in New York City.

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Archive: Cacibajagua Members in India

Excerpt from "The Voice of the Taino People: Gathering of Elders of the Ancient Traditions in India," Volume 6, Issue 1, January – March 2003, pg. 1:

MUMBAI, INDIA – From 4-9 February 2003, more than 180 delegates from about 40 countries representing various ancient religions and traditions of the world attended the First International Conference and Gathering of the Elders of Ancient Traditions and Cultures...

Among the various dignitaries who addressed the conference was an impressive delegation of Indigenous Leaders from the throughout the Americas (including the Caribbean). This dynamic contingent included representatives of the Maya, Navajo, Cherokee, Squamish, Carib and Taíno Nations. The Caribbean delegates included Chief Ricardo Bharat Hernandez of the Santa Rosa Carib Community, as well as Sylvia Karayaturey Rosario and Roberto Múkaro Borrero who were representing the United Confederation of Taíno People (UCTP) and the Cacibajagua Cultural Society...

Archive: In Memory of Anacaona: Taíno Indian Stories and Songs

Date: 31 January, 2004 • Location: American Museum of Natural History, NY

In recognition of the 200th anniversary of Haitian independence, in this program children will hear Taíno Indian songs and stories presented by Sylvia Karayaturey Rosario and Roger Atihuibancex Hernandez, members of the Cacibajagua Taino Cultural Society. The Taíno are the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean islands. The name Haiti comes from the Taíno language and means "land of high mountains." For info contact AMNH at 212-769-5315.

Archive: Cacibajagua at the Reading Public Museum, 1998

Roberto Mucaro Borrero and Cacibajagua at the Reading Public Museum,
Penn., July 11-12, 1998

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Archive: Cacibajagua at El Museo del Barrio, 1994

Cacibajagua celebrates El Museo del Barrio's 25th Anniversary,
May 14, 1994

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Archive: Cacibajagua at Amazon Week 5, 1994

Roberto Mucaro Borrero and Al Bold Eagle Santos at the United Nations,
Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium, May 2 1994

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Archive: Cacibajagua at the American Museum of Natural History in 1993

Taino dancer at the American Museum of Natural History in 1993

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