Mr. Garcia Conde's tattoos are an homage to his roots in Puerto Rico. The one on the left is a Coqui frog symbol. The frog is native to Puerto Rico and symbolizes anything Puerto Rican. The one on the right is a Taino symbol of the sun. The Puerto…
Postcard with information and images of the ‘Black is Beautiful: A Tribute to Elombe Brath’ exhibit at the Bronx Music Heritage Center curated by Bob Gumbs.
Colorized silhouette art curated by Bob Gumbs for the ‘Black is Beautiful: A Tribute to Elombe Brath’ exhibit at the Bronx Music Heritage Center. Referenced in interview.
Ed Garcia Conde stood at the intersection of 149 Street, Third Avenue, and Melrose Avenue, a couple blocks from where he lives. Garcia Conde said Melrose was a village when it was first founded, and he still calls it such — most people who live in…