Research: Meyby Ugueto-Ponce Photos: Franklin Perozo The Celebrations that arise around the Catholic image of San Juan Bautista, happen ​​in Venezuela during the month of June. In Curiepe, an Afro-Venezuelan community in the subregion of Barlovento Miranda state, located in the northern central coast of Venezuela. It is not only celebrated on June 24 as […]

By: Marcela Rosero and Movimiento Afrolatino Seattle The word “Cumbia” comes from the Guinea Valley of West Africa. Cumbia was born in Santa Cruz de Mompox, Cartagena – Bolivar – north of the Atlantic coast in Colombia, near the Magdalena river. between El Pocabuy and Soledad in the “Peñon Rojo”. The word “Cumbia” comes from […]

The tamborito is the King dance and musical genre in the isthmus of Panama and is conventionally recognized as the most important expression of Panamanian folklore. Tamborito is a derivative of mestizo dance and folk music, and the melody has its roots in the 17th century. This genre of folk music is a hybrid blend […]