The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Franz Cumont, Grant Showerman

By Franz Cumont, Grant Showerman

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7). The organizers intended that this ceremony revitalize and celebrate a Puerto Rican-Cuban community in this part of New York City. But the majority of the spectators came especially for the presentation of the painting and did not live in this part of the city. Their reaction to the songs in honour of the orichas demonstrated that they had no idea of what they had been listening to. Only the second part, the performance of son and salsa rhythms, was greeted with applause, some even joined in the singing.

Instead they insulted people … If they wanted to demonstrate unity, Rainbow Coalition or whatever, he would have had a Caribbean person introduce him, he would have a sense of recognition of the community … I mean, Jesse goes to Moscow, he is briefed, right? He knows who he is going to speak to and what to speak about! But with us no one saw the need to brief him at all … It was a real insult. (Kasinitz 1995: 155) Another politician, New York’s Mayor Edward Koch, participated at the carnival in 1985 but with a different strategy.

The workshop focused on the symbolic meaning of dance movements ranging from the orichas to Latin American rhythms such as salsa. The teacher, Marta S. – a professional and very talented Puerto Rican dancer – was able to demonstrate the choreographic interaction between religious movements and profane music style. The interaction 18 A special shop for religious objects used in Caribbean religions. 19 Vega is, of course, not alone in her behaviour towards people of non-African descent. Rex Nettleford is the most prominent scholar openly expressing such an attitude; see for instance Hyatt and Nettleford 1995.

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