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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.
https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/dont-touch-my-crown/failure-decapitation-and-power-black-womens-resistance
https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/dont-touch-my-crown/failure-decapitation-and-power-black-womens-resistance
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.
Cimarrón is the first Afro-Colombian film production company and it'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/
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/
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."
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.
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/
This video gives me allll the diaspora feels. It's a video of Palenquero babies drumming with Congolese music playing in the background.
Source: https://www.instagram.com/afroneto4/
(I recommend following him on IG)
Source: https://www.instagram.com/afroneto4/
(I recommend following him on IG)
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.
In this thread I talk about champeta, a Black Colombian music genre with Congolese roots. https://twitter.com/conamorgloria/status/1224156604158947328?s=20
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.
This is a documentary on Afro-Colombians and their relationships with food and agriculture. It's in Spanish with English subtitles.
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/
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
If you have any interest in traveling to Colombia in the future, check out @AfroLatinoTrav, http://beyondthewallctg.com/ & http://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”
A three part series on the fight for the rights of Black Colombians.
Part 1: https://www.theroot.com/fighting-for-black-lives-in-colombia-the-people-do-no-1796521757?rev=1498847583816#_ga=2.91671386.1386044390.1498491025-2022470132.1490644403
Part 2: http://www.theroot.com/fighting-for-black-lives-in-colombia-the-violent-push-1796521844?rev=1498847690750#_ga=2.126848205.1386044390.1498491025-2022470132.1490644403
Part 3: https://www.theroot.com/fighting-for-black-lives-in-colombia-at-war-s-end-the-1796521962
Part 1: https://www.theroot.com/fighting-for-black-lives-in-colombia-the-people-do-no-1796521757?rev=1498847583816#_ga=2.91671386.1386044390.1498491025-2022470132.1490644403
Part 2: http://www.theroot.com/fighting-for-black-lives-in-colombia-the-violent-push-1796521844?rev=1498847690750#_ga=2.126848205.1386044390.1498491025-2022470132.1490644403
Part 3: https://www.theroot.com/fighting-for-black-lives-in-colombia-at-war-s-end-the-1796521962
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/
