El Jardin de la Música y El Espíritu presented by North Philadelphia History Festival: The John Coltrane Edition

Presented by Scribe Video Center, North Philadelphia History Festival (NPHF): The John Coltrane Edition is a multi-site celebration of Black and Puerto Rican cultural history in North Philadelphia.

Anula Shetty and Michael Kuetemeyer of Termite TV are working in collaboration with Iris Brown of the Norris Square Neighborhood Project to install a series of augmented reality artworks at Las Parcelas Garden. Co-created with local residents, these stories explore Bomba and Plena, two deeply spiritual Afro-Puerto Rican musical traditions born from the need to honor ancestors, survive hardship, and resist colonialism. This installation is part of “Places of Power: Las Parcelas,” a community-based, immersive AR/VR project by Termite TV.