Artist Residents at the NCL-Live Music with Rosa Bordallo

Saturday, October 18th, sunset performance

About the Artist:

Rosa Bordallo is a Chamorro/Chamoru singer-songwriter from the island of Guam. Her musical compositions are often reflections upon grief, trauma, and resiliency. An indigenous Pacific Islander, she left her homeland of Guam in the early 2000s to study film in New York, aka Lenapehoking, where she has pieced together a life of working, child-rearing, music-making, zine-making, performance and activism. She has recorded several albums and EP’s as a solo artist under the moniker Manett, and as a member of the rock band, cholo. Her music can be found on Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp, and her sophomore solo album, Isidro, was released in January 2025. For her artist residency at the NCL, she explored the pre-Industrial history of the site, its impact on the natural environment and the Lenape tribes who first peopled it, and the ongoing traversals of humans, plants, and animals that make the landscape so special and fascinating. The residency was used to create a series of cassette tapes and a playlistthat contain original music and spoken word, that are accessible exclusively to the NCL and its visitors. (Spotify | Instagram)

BGI also recorded a presentation on the artist's process. Hear about Rosa's process of creation with her art and during her residency at the NCL! Watch the presentation here.

Artist photo credit: Allen Ying

Location

Naval Cemetery Landscape. Enter at 63 Williamsburg St West between Kent and Flushing Avenues.

Transit: We are located on the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway and offer bike parking on site!

There is no parking lot for cars on site but street parking is nearbly on Kent Avenue or Williamsburg Street West near Steuben Park.

If putting in directions in a GPS app / taking Uber or Lyft - we recommend inputting the GPS Pin of Kent Ave + Hooper Street and being dropped off there. While on Kent, make a right on Williamsburg West Street via foot. Google Maps does not take you to the entrance to the NCL if you add the NCL's address as your location. We're working to address this issue and appreciate your patience.

Public Transit

B57/B62Bus to Flushing Av/Classon Av (2 min walk)

B48 Bus to Wallabout St/Wythe Av (5 min walk)

J/M/Z Train to Marcy Ave (11 min walk)

G train to Flushing Ave (13 min walk) or Classon Ave (10 min walk)

About The Naval Cemetery Landscape:

Before or after this event, speak to our gardeners and learn about the Naval Cemetery Landscape (NCL) and the Greenway and what goes into maintaining their beauty and accessibility for everyone! The Naval Cemetery Landscape is fully operated, made open as a public space and able to provide free public programs like this solely by Brooklyn Greenway Initiative through the generosity of our supporters. This event is funded by Nature Sacred! Ask our gardeners about what makes the landscape a sacred space.

Host or Publisher Brooklyn Greenway Initiative