Sankofa: 25 years of dance that leads to the Afro roots

If there is something clear in Sankofa Danzafro is that they dance, above all, to be heard. Movements turned into political discourse. That has been the premise of Rafael Palacios, the founder and general director of this cultural corporation for the last 25 years. Dance has allowed Palacios to be many things at the same … Read more

MAVI’s auteur rap between neuroscience, literature and Afro

Three years after the promising debut Let The Sun Talk, a mature flow of consciousness of imaginative hip hop heir to the experiments of MF Doom, MAVI finally returns to the fore with a new LP. Laughing So Hard, It Hurts, starting from the title, the path of introspection continues in sixteen snapshots that almost … Read more

“We owe our silent but constant struggle to our African and Afro

By decision of the interviewee, the article contains inclusive language. “At home they told me come, I’m going to fix your ‘coroa’ and it was confusing until I understood what it meant. By the way, the coroa (crown) of my curly hair is so important, the symbolic union to reconnect with our ancestry, our history … Read more

In Miami, Afro

These themes and other deeper ones are part of the research of the Cuban teacher, choreographer and dancer Neri Torres, who has dedicated herself to the promotion of Afro-Cuban culture outside the island. Thanks to her classes, the dance performances of her IFE-ILE company and the festival that she holds annually, she conveys to many … Read more

“El Pacífico no se rinde, carajo”: el grito afro e indígena para la no repetición

Miembros de la CIVP en la armonización del espacio de diálogo. / Gustavo Torrijos Foto: GUSTAVO TORRIJOS En el occidente de Colombia, las comunidades indígenas y afros, que representan la mayoría de la población desde Acandí (en el Urabá) hasta Roberto Payán (en el Pacífico nariñense), han tenido que luchar a pulso por sus derechos. … Read more