Cacibajagua a Hit at Drums Along the Hudson

New York (UCTP Taino News) - Members of the Cacibajagua Taino Cultural Society pause after a sucessful presentation at the "Drums Along the Hudson" Native American Festival, which took place on Saturday May 3rd, 2008 in Northern Manhattan's Inwood Hill Park at 218th Street. In the photo from left to right, (upper row) Roberto Mukaro Borrero, Jeannie Karayani McDonald, Mildred Karaira Gandia, Maria Diaz, Vanessa Inarunikia, (lower row) William Ruiz, Nakota Grant-Borrero, Ericc Diaz, and Alex Kuyaya Pastrano. (Photo credit: Miguel Ibanez, Habitat Pro)

Taino Music Sounds at NY Botanical Garden

Bronx, New York (UCTP Taino News) - Members of the Cacibajagua Taino Cultural Society - Roberto Mucaro Borrero, Maria Gil Diaz, and William Ruiz - enjoy the sights after four successful Taino music presentations at the 2007 Fiesta de Flores at The New York Botanical Garden 15-16 September 2007. The celebration of the "People and Plants of Latin America and the Caribbean" was held in conjunction with the NY Botanical Garden's exhibition "Caribbean Gardens: Journey to Paradise."