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Today is Afro-Colombian Day! Hoy es el Dia de Afrocolombianidad! This will be a thread related to Black Colombians.
Some of my favorite Afro-Colombian music artists: @chocquibtown, @Mabiland, @PROFETASmusic, @CharlesKingPF, @TribuBaharu, @nidiagongorag, Kombilesa Mi, Joe Arroyo, Tonada Baile Cantado and of course las reinas Petrona Martinez & Totó la Momposina.
Thinking of Emilsen Manyoma today, a Black Colombian woman & human rights activist. She & her husband were assassinated in 2017. May they both rest in peace & power.
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Petrona Martinez was my introduction to Colombian folk music. She is also known as La Reina del Bullerengue and is one of the most important Afro-Colombian singers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnBrxD_XZlI">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
Cimarrón is the first Afro-Colombian film production company and it& #39;s led by Black women. https://www.okayafrica.com/cimarron-is-the-women-led-film-production-company-empowering-afro-colombians-to-tell-their-own-stories/">https://www.okayafrica.com/cimarron-...
Palenque de San Basilio is a Black Colombian town, a community created by African slaves who escaped. Many of these Africans came from the Congo and Angola area. The people of Palenque speak Palenquero, a Spanish based creole which has roots in Kikongo. https://theculturetrip.com/south-america/colombia/articles/a-brief-history-of-san-basilio-de-palenque-cartagena/">https://theculturetrip.com/south-ame...
This is a documentary in Spanish, on the Palenquero language. I showed this to my parents a few years ago and when they heard the man singing at 5:03, they said "Wow, he sounds like us."
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Black Colombians have historically experienced systemic violence and continue to face violence today. This is a documentary in English on the Afro-Colombians of La Toma, in Northern Cauca, Colombia and their relationship with land. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-63CVyf1cQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
This article talks about the violence experienced by Black Colombians, and how Black Colombian women risk their lives to defend their communities. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/01/afro-colombian-women-risking-lives-defend-communities/">https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest...
This video gives me allll the diaspora feels. It& #39;s a video of Palenquero babies drumming with Congolese music playing in the background.
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Colombia has the 2nd largest African descendant population in S. America & 3rd largest in Latin America as a whole. This is part one of a three part series in English on Afro-Colombians. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7ECeS4Pqag">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
In this thread I talk about champeta, a Black Colombian music genre with Congolese roots. https://twitter.com/conamorgloria/status/1224156604158947328?s=20">https://twitter.com/conamorgl...
There’s a Black Colombian novela on Youtube called Quibdó Baila. This is the first episode. For context, Quibdó is the capital city of Chocó, a municipality known for its high Afro-Colombian population. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFn4CoYOaPs&t=1s">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
This is a documentary on Afro-Colombians and their relationships with food and agriculture. It& #39;s in Spanish with English subtitles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm84cuHcyDo">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
An article on Afro-Colombian women writers from @Afrofeminas, which is a really great platform focused on Spanish-speaking Black women. https://afrofeminas.com/2019/04/19/algunas-escritoras-afrocolombianas-que-deberias-conocer-y-leer/">https://afrofeminas.com/2019/04/1...
This video features Tania Duarte Diaz, an Afro-Colombian trans woman who is also an activist and member of @Caribeafirmativ, an org that fights for the rights of LGBTQI+ Colombians. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=23&v=0QNZkN4aG8s&feature=emb_title">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
If you have any interest in traveling to Colombia in the future, check out @AfroLatinoTrav, http://beyondthewallctg.com/ ">https://beyondthewallctg.com/">... & http://experiencerealcartagena.com/about-us/ .">https://experiencerealcartagena.com/about-us/... They are all Black owned businesses & all center Black people in their travel experiences.
This is a recorded webinar from @AAPolicyForum called “Afro-Colombian Women: Resistance at the Intersection of Racism, Sexism and War” https://youtu.be/iT6WVn22e1s ">https://youtu.be/iT6WVn22e...
A three part series on the fight for the rights of Black Colombians.
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The Petronio Alvarez festival or El Petronio is a celebration of Afro-Colombian culture in Cali, Colombia and the largest Afro Latino festival in the world. https://www.panorama2go.com/en/petronio-alvarez-festival-the-warm-breezes-of-santiago-de-cali/">https://www.panorama2go.com/en/petron...
