The journey of cumbia, a rhythm from the Caribbean coast of Colombia, across the Americas is an interesting example of the power of Caribbean music to transcend national borders and provide inspiration for the emergence of new music styles. During the second half of the 20th century, cumbia was appropriated and hybridized in Argentina, Mexico, [...]
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Today i went to a special event organized by the center for mexican american studies that featured the film screening of Born in East L.A and a talk with director and actor Cheech Marin. Although i didn’t know anything about the career of this artist, the posters that advertised the event called my attention. An [...] The first time i encountered an image of Comala was in the written words of Juan Rulfo’s master piece Pedro Paramo (1955). I was fascinated by the poetical power of this mythical space. Comala was at the same time a town, a state of mind, an underworld, heaven and a total universe. After re-reading Rulfo’s [...] |
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