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17 Sep

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All-female band shakes up Colombian mariachi scene

by · September 17, 2012 · 2 Comments

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The iconic hats, the intricately embroidered suits and vibrant, boisterous music; sure it sounds and looks just like traditional mariachi music. But one, all-female band in Bogota, Colombia is shaking up the landscape of this male-dominated profession. Amy Lieberman reports from South America. 

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16 Apr

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African diaspora on display at Langston Hughes African American Film Festival this week

by · April 16, 2012 · 1 Comment

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Featured Event: This year’s Langston Hughes African American Film Festival features films spanning the globe, with narrative and documentary films from Africa to South America and others that address the U.S. immigrant experience. Highlights include tonight’s film Dimanche a Brazzaville, a documentary with “insight into the lives and style of sapeurs, magic-wielding wrestlers, political hip [...]

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