The Passion of Diego Armando Maradona
In that fine tradition of Latin American culture, Diego Armando Maradona was nothing if not a magical realist. Unconcerned with good and evil, he embodied that ancient connection between children and godliness.
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Ivy Mix’s ‘Spirits of Latin America’ Evokes the Ancestors
A common thread unites Ivy Mix's engaging Spirits of Latin America; "the chaotic intermixture between indigenous and European traditions" is still an inextricable facet of life for everyone who inhabits the "New World".
Tanga Create a Full-scale Tropical Explosion on “Guanchaka (Afrosavile)” (premiere)
Timeless and contemporary styles come together in a full-scale tropical explosion, complex, colorful, and above all, a good time.
‘Filhos do Carnaval’ and Rio’s Abandoned Sons
Brazilian miniseries Filhos do Carnaval (Sons of Carnaval) deserves more attention for its portrayal of the bitterness that marks the country's race relations and the beauty that exists alongside it.
Various Artists: Invenciones: La Otra Vanguardia Música en Latinoamérica 1976–1988
Spanish label Munster unearths a wealth of unjustly neglected avant-garde and experimental music from Latin America.