The Cactus Song
Can cactuses make music? The answer is definitely yes…
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Theme: Dance
Agrobiodiversity as Jazz Improvisation
Yellow and purple maize, a multitude of assorted beans, sculptural manioc and a plethora of potatoes are a vivid illustration of the biodiversity of foods in the open-air markets of Latin America. Even in the supermarket…
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The Sound of Garbage
English + Español
The recyclers in Cateura, Asunción’s municipal garbage dump, live from the trash and, in many cases, among the trash. The fetid odor carried along by the…
Festival and Massacre
Festivals are privileged spaces to help us understand the meaning of community. They are a special way of presenting historical narratives, bringing…
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A Country of Music and Poetry The View from Paraguay
English + Español
As a Paraguayan singer and composer, I had the privilege of performing once with Mercedes Sosa in Asunción. When I visited her at a later date in Buenos …