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Jonathan Hernandez

Created By

Jonathan Hernandez

This artwork is a vibrant homage to the Tambora, the rhythmic heart of Caribbean music, reimagined through the profound lens of Taíno culture. The drum's surface, usually of taut animal hide, here becomes a canvas for ancient whispers. Delicately etched or painted, one discerns the stylized forms of cemi – the ancestral spirits and deities – perhaps subtly integrated into swirling patterns that echo the sea and sky. Sacred cohoba rituals, central to Taíno spiritual life, might be depicted through geometric motifs or the introspective gaze of a revered cacique. Every line and hue on this tambora speaks not just of sound, but of the very pulse of the land, the voice of the ancestors, and the enduring spirit of a people deeply connected to their insular world. It's a visual rhythm, a silent melody, inviting us to hear the ancestral music that still resonates in the soul of the Caribbean..