FIESTA DE PUEBLO IN RHODE ISLAND

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FIESTA DE PUEBLO

1995-2005

FOLKLORE AND BANDS

The richness of Puerto Rico continues to evolve, grow and influence past present and future traditions. The reason you may ask is that of our great effort in heightening musical forms and folkloric practices throughout our Puerto Rican community. Our objectives continues to provide a strong sense of cultural awareness among other communities inhabited in Rhode Island. Our celebration "FIESTA DE PUEBLO", demonstrates an appreciation and understanding of our Hispanic Cultural Heritage. Without events such as this, traditions can be lost and future generations cannot understand how folkloric songs and cultural rhythms provide a sense of pride, value, honor and respect.

We celebrate out Fiesta with colorful, children and family parade, music and the participation of Puerto Rican community of Providence, Central Falls and Woonsocket. We involve our Latino talents of Rhode Island and invite people from New England, New York and Puerto Rico. Fiesta de Pueblo provides educational, teaching and learning process of our roots and leadership in our younger people. The Puerto Rican Institute for Arts and Advocacy, Inc., PRIAA support our younger people offering the opportunity to be with us in the management and coordination of this traditional Fiesta, in which the younger are the artists. In 2005 the Board of Director of PRIAA decided to continue the "FIESTA DE PUEBLO", in School and after School program under the Carribean Arts Program of PRIAA, to continue our legacy around Rhode Island, Springfield, Connecticut and other State in USA.

The Puerto Rican Institute for Arts and Advocacy, Inc., works with the Arts state and Regional agencies, city agencies, university, PTA school, museum, gallery and existing organizations bringing the best of the Caribbean arts and tradition of Puerto Rico to the state of Rhode Island. PRIAA brought authentic folklore from Puerto Rico with a significant number of artists directly flown from the island. The Puerto Rican Institute for Arts and Advocacy, Inc., contribution with the City of Providence and Rhode Island had brought to Providence, economic, great diversity and respect for the Puerto Rico Culture.

"Fiesta de Pueblo" was Founder and coordinated by Olga Silva, Director of the Puerto Rican Blackstone Valley committee, and Lydia Perez, Founder/CEO of PRIAA, respectively, "Fiesta de Pueblo" was sponsored by Puerto Rican Institute for Arts and Advocacy Inc. . (PRIAA) for ten years consecutively.

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Folklore:

The International Puerto Rican children group “La Rondalla de Puerto Rico”, Water front Park, Downtown, Providence
The National group of “Los Pleneros de la 21”, Water front Park, Downtown, Providence.

Production by PRIAA
Sponsored by Arts Culture and Tourism Department, City of Providence

The International Jibaro group, MAPEYE, CCRI, Providence and Central Falls High School

Production by PRIAA

Sponsored by Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and

Department of Tourism of Puerto Rico

Luis Almestica and "Los Pleneros del Coco", URI Providence
William Cepeda and AfroBoricua, Fiesta de Pueblo, Central Falls
Roberto Cepeda and Joseito Rivera,Fiesta de Pueblo, Central Falls

Grupo Yujiké con música Folkorica de Puerto Rico, Fiesta de Pueblo, Central Falls

Jorge Arce Grupo Humano, Fiesta de Pueblo, Central Falls

Freddy Moreno an his Plena Band, Fiesta de Pueblo, Central Falls

Jose Gonzalez y Banda Criolla , Fiesta de Pueblo, Central Falls and Providence Marriot Hotel, with SERENATA

Production by PRIAA

Sponsored by Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA)

Jorge Arce Grupo Humano, Fiesta de Pueblo,Central Falls and Columbus Knight Club, Providence

Production by PRIAA

Sponsored by New England for the Arts (NEFA)

SALSA

Van Lester and Sazón Orchestra, Fiesta de Pueblo, Central Falls

Production by PRIAA