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Muchacha de las aguas (English)

Text of poem in English

Still from an animation produced by Wilson Borja

Mi Ancestra - animación

This video features Ashanti Dinah reading her poem, "Mi Ancestra", on an animation produced by Wilson Borja

Chronology and infographic of Afro-descendant artists and cultural agents in Bogotá. Animation

As part of the project Imaginación Radical Afro, this animated infographic displays a chronology of the numerous Afro-Colombian artists and cultural creators who have existed since 1773.

Archivo de Artistas, Agentes, Prácticas Artísticas y Culturales Afrocolombianas, Negras, Raizales y Palenqueras

A PDF explaining the project, initiated by the project Imaginación Radical Afro, to create an archive of Afro-Colombian artists and cultural creators.

Chronology and infographic of Afro-descendant artists and cultural agents in Bogotá. Animation

As part of the project Imaginación Radical Afro, this animated infographic displays a chronology of the numerous Afro-Colombian artists and cultural creators who have existed since 1773.

Men chalking slogans in the ruins of the Dollar City shopping centre.

Salve, Salva, Salvia

This video shows a performnace carried out with men and women from the neighbourhood of Siloé in the city of Cali. It documents an intervention in the ruins of the Dollar City shopping centre.

Indio de Turbaná 2

One of a series of six images from the exhibition Black Enough?, which was curated by Ariza.

Indio de Turbaná 1

One of a series of six images from the exhibition Black Enough?, which was curated by Ariza.

Tri-étnico

One of a series of six images from the exhibition Black Enough?, which was curated by Ariza.

Cósmico

One of a series of six images from the exhibition Black Enough?, which was curated by Ariza.

Retrato Familiar

One of a series of six images from the exhibition Black Enough?, which was curated by Ariza.

Portrait painting of a man in official dress.

Un retoque cruel: presidente “negro” de Colombia

Part of the item Black Enough?, which was an exhibition that Ariza curated in 2019. The video was featured in the exhibition.

Descendimientos

12 images that make up the photographic artwork, Descendimientos

Muestra final: laboratorios de creación en casa

Video documentary showcasing dance routines that arose from dance workshops with young people in Medellin, run by Sankofa Danzafro.

Detrás del Sur: Danzas Para Manuel. Prácticas Artísticas Antirracistas

This video was created by Sankofa Danzafro, under the artistic direction of Rafael Palacios Callejas, with script and research by Carlos Correa Angulo. It shows the dance company rehearsing for and talking about a dance performance called Detrás del Sur (Behind the South), which is a homage to the Afro-Colombian writer, Manuel Zapata Olivella.

Muchacha de las aguas

Text of poem (in Spanish and English)

Muchacha de las aguas Gimani

An illustration to accompany the poem of the same name

Poet Pedro Blas Julio Romero on a street in Cartagena, Colombia.

Pedro Blas Julio Romero: entrevista

An interview with the Afro-Colombian poet, Pedro Blas Julio Romero, carried out on a street in Cartagena, Colombia.

Pickotera Mily Iriarte

An interview with the Colombian "pickotera" (DJ/MC), artist and researcher, Mily Iriarte, member of the champeta music group, Las Emperadoras.

Pará en la raya

The video shows the performance in a recording studio in Cartagena, Colombia, of a song by the female champeta group, Las Emperadoras, from Cartagena. The song was especially composed for and supported by the CARLA project.