Interaction and resistance: 10 Colombian Artists Under 45

October 14, 2020 in Listas Comments are Disabled

Representation, resistance, and the interaction between man and his environment are recurring themes in contemporary Colombian art. Here is a selection of 10 Colombian artist born after 1975, by curator Luisa Fernanda Lindo. 1.  ADRIANA SALAZAR (1980)  The relationship between subject and object, nature and artifice, as well as the […]

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Afrotrónicos: the new sounds of Afro-Peruvian electronic music

September 27, 2020 in Listas Comments are Disabled

During the second decade of the new millennium, several Peruvian artists embarked on musical projects that articulated Afro-Peruvian culture with the sounds of contemporary electronics. Translocal styles such as grime, dubstep, trap and global bass were freely synthesized by these musicians to weave a rhythmic and sonic curtain. Jaws [quijadas] […]

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Reinventing History and Language: 10 Peruvian Artists Under 45

September 16, 2020 in Listas Comments are Disabled

Archeological expeditions of the past to question the present and reinvent the future, Peruvian contemporary art goes beyond superficial layers. Selection and text by Peruvian art curator Luisa Fernanda Lindo.  1.CLAUDIA MARTINEZ-GARAY (1983) Martinez-Garay‘s work takes existing images to review and question the past. Her work reads the remains that […]

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Nino Augustine: “The urban genre is going to be just a big gumbo of music” [VIDEO]

September 10, 2020 in Hybrid Atlanta Comments are Disabled

This episode of Hybrid Atlanta features Nino Augustine, an Atlanta-based rapper and musician from Panama. Nino talks about his multicultural identity and how being exposed to early Panama reggae and Atlanta hip-hop influenced his music. Created by Paul Alonso, Hybrid Atlanta is a video interview series with local artists and creatives […]

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10 TikTokers Sharing LatinX Cultural Diversity

August 15, 2020 in Listas Comments are Disabled

In 2016, Byte Dance, a Chinese company, created TikTok, but the app became popular in the United States in 2019. A short-form video-sharing app, TikTok allows users to create short music clips, lip-sync, dance, and comedy skits through videos with the use of music and audio clips created by users. […]

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10 Hispanic singers that have released songs about the Pandemic

July 22, 2020 in Listas Comments are Disabled

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, various countries have experienced a national quarantine. Some artists used this time to write songs and encourage their listeners to follow the World Health Organization’s guidelines. The message has been to remain hopeful. This is a list of 10 artists who produced songs about the […]

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