Carnaval de Oruro: Dancing with the Devil in Bolivia’s Carnival
网页2011年2月28日 · One of the main events of Oruro’s carnival is the Diablada, otherwise known as the “dance of the devils.”. The English author Christopher Isherwood travelled to Oruro in 1947/48, describing the Diablada as: … a symbolic dance representing the victory of Good over Evil, the angels over the devils. The devils wear pink tights, red-and ...
Sounds and Colours | Music, Culture and Creativity from Latin …
网页Sounds and Colours began its life in 2010. Back then it was a simple blog looking at underground culture in South America. Since then it has become one of the world's #1 sources for information on culture from Latin America and the Caribbean, printing specialist books, starting a record label and maintaining this website, with collaborators ...
Latin Events in London - Sounds and Colours
网页2011年11月23日 · By Charis McGowan 31 July, 2023. First set up in 2011, Pisco Disco is one of London’s longest-running South American parties. Set up by Igor Siveroni, aka producer Southern Exposure, at a time where Latin events - not to say Peruvian events - were few and far between, Pisco Disco has become a staple of London nightlife; with editions every ...
The Story Inside the Rhythm: Cumbia | Sounds and Colours
网页2012年2月12日 · It’s hard to tell exactly when cumbia developed as a musical genre and dance. Although its history goes back many centuries on the Colombia’s Caribbean coast, some scholars would argue that the term “cumbia” wasn’t actually used to describe any form of music or dance until the 1800s. The name “cumbia,” however, comes from the word ...
Pescado Rabioso - Artaud (1973) | Sounds and Colours
网页2019年3月29日 · Artaud, the third release of Argentine blues-rock act Pescado Rabioso in 1973, not only signalled a refreshing change away from the bellicose tones of their early work, to a more delicate and spatial sound, but is widely recognized as the outstanding album in rock argentino and beyond. In truth, though credited as …
‘Argentina, 1985’: a Thrilling Retelling of Argentina’s Historic Post ...
网页2022年11月1日 · Argentina, 1985 (dir. Santiago Mitre, 2022) recreates the most significant court case in Argentine history – the Trial of the Juntas – which aimed to bring Argentina’s military dictatorship to justice following the country’s return to democracy in 1983.Argentina’s dictatorship was one of the bloodiest of the 20th century, during which it is estimated that 30,000 people were murdered ...
Latin American Music - Sounds and Colours
网页Your in-depth guide to Latin American music offering articles, reviews, news, mixes, playlists and interviews.
The Rise of the Guarania: A Musical Style That is Paraguay’s Own
网页2011年3月14日 · It was first introduced by musician José Asunción Flores (1904-1972) as a way of expressing the character of the Paraguayan people. As Flores once explained, “The Guarania is from my people, written for and by my people.”. Born in a poor neighbourhood of the capital Asunción, Flores was first introduced to music through his father who ...
Francisco Palomares and His Caballitos | Sounds and Colours
网页2020年3月19日 · Francisco Palomares, “Caballito”. A bright colorful Mexican traditional piñata on the foreground of a 17 th century European landscape titled “Caballito” (oil on canvas, 54” x 62”) became his point of departure. The point when he broke from a classical style of painting. The piñata series became his exclamation mark.
Latin American LGBTQ+ Cinema: Notable Films to Watch
网页2020年7月17日 · Finally, in terms of genre-bending films, the lesbian romance cum horror story, Good Manners (2017, on MUBI), by Marco Dutra and Juliana Rojas, is a delightful take on forbidden desire. In the film, the passion between the bored social climber, Ana (Marjorie Estiano) and her live-in nanny, Clara (Isabél Zuaa), is tragically overshadowed by Ana’s previous one-night-stand with a wolf.