New York City
Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens (Queens), Kings (Brooklyn), Richmond (Staten Island)
Pahim Path Mangalya production by the National Dance Troupe of Sri Lanka on Staten Island in August 2014.
Ritual
Dance
Two concert performances by master kora player Keba Bobo Cissoko from June 1997 and May 1998.
Verbal Arts
Music
Ganjina Qurbonbekova, a Shughni speaker from Khorog in the Pamir region of Tajikistan, now living in New York, sings the Shughni lullaby made famous by singer Nargis Bandishoeva. In ths second video, she discusses this famous Shughni lullaby and the efforts of the Shughni-speaking community in New York to maintain its culture and language.
Verbal Arts
Music
David' Zhu discusses Chun Lian, decorative door panels that are used to promote Chinese traditions through the folk art craft of Chun Lian, a special New Year's decoration using Chinese Calligraphy.
Ritual
Material Culture
Migration
Brooklyn-Dominican singer Irka Mateo performs two folkloric Dominican songs that come from the popular religion celebrations.
Ritual
Music
Tour the Staten Island neighborhood of Port Richmond with young traditional dancer Jesus Almedo
Place
Foodways
Dance
Demonstration of Kwe-Kwe pre-wedding ritual by Winston "Jeggae" Hoppie at Brooklyn Arts Council's The Sweetest Song Festival 2014.