Kanaval: Three Centuries of Haitian History Told Through a …
WEBOct 10, 2022 · Kanaval, directed by Leah Gordon and Eddie Hutton Mills, certainly fulfils that brief. In a little over an hour, the film takes us through over three centuries of Haitian history, from colonisation, slavery and revolution to the present-day plight of people living in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
Latin American Music - Sounds and Colours
WEBPrezident Markon’s New Singles Round-Up (Flavia Coelho, Manu Chao, Cheo, Nosostros, Joaquin and the Glowliners and many more) By Mark Sampson 07 June, 2024. Your in-depth guide to Latin American music offering articles, …
Sounds and Colours | Music, Culture and Creativity from Latin …
WEBSounds and Colours began its life in 2010. Back then it was a simple blog looking at underground culture in South America. Since then it has become one of the world's #1 sources for information on culture from Latin America and the Caribbean, printing specialist books, starting a record label and maintaining this website, with collaborators ...
What Makes Latin America’s Culture Unique - Sounds and Colours
WEBSep 3, 2020 · Dance is not just a means of entertainment here, but it is Latin Americans’ identity and shows social harmony. Mambo, tango, salsa, and rumba are the development of Latin American culture. 6. People Are Very Polite. Now some of you may see this as not a new thing, but you will see the difference when we explain it.
The Rise of the Guarania: A Musical Style That is Paraguay’s Own
WEBMar 14, 2011 · It was first introduced by musician José Asunción Flores (1904-1972) as a way of expressing the character of the Paraguayan people. As Flores once explained, “The Guarania is from my people, written for and by my people.”. Born in a poor neighbourhood of the capital Asunción, Flores was first introduced to music through his father who ...
Indigo Songs That Speak To Our Truths | Sounds and Colours
WEBFeb 22, 2022 · Indigo is sung from the perspective of a man on his deathbed. “Alright, I’m giving up the fight” he croons. Indigo is the last colour before black, the transition to the total darkness of death. The song originated from an instrumental that Gabriel first performed in 1977, called “A Song Without Words”. There is a heavy synthesizer ...
Best Compilations of 2021 - Sounds and Colours
WEBJan 20, 2022 · Color De Tropico Vol 2 – Compiled by El Drágon Criollo & El PalmasEl Palmas (Venezuela) A second volume of neglected treasures from the Venezuelan vaults. As with the first volume the aim here was to represent a real mix of sounds, hence there was covers of Desmond Decker and Fela Kuti alongside gritty …
Dueto Dos Rosas Are Defying The Mainstream With Their …
WEBJun 3, 2022 · California-based Dueto Dos Rosas are composed of Indigenous Mexican-American sisters Emily and Sheyla Rosas. They began uploading videos to YouTube in 2014 of their traditional-style performances of rancheras and corridos, and by 2017 some of their videos were receiving millions of views.Beginning in 2019 the sisters started releasing their tracks on streaming music platforms.
Sounds and Colours 10 Years
WEBSounds and Colours is a website, print publication and record label dedicated to the music, culture and creativity of Latin America and the Caribbean. Created to celebrate our first 10 years of existence, this 116-page book features a look back at the last 10 years of Latin American music, film and literature, a special focus on the protest ...
‘Lorena, Light-Footed Woman’: Netflix doc looks at Mexican ...
WEBJun 9, 2022 · This short documentary directed by Juan Carlos Rulfo and executive produced by Gael Garcia Bernal, beautifully tells the story of Lorena Ramírez, a Mexican long-distance runner of Tarahumara origin (also called Rarámuri) who surprised her compatriots (and the world) by winning the Guachochi ultramarathon in 2017 by running in her handmade skirt and sandals.
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