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Colombia: the Barranquilla Carnival Troupes Are Bursting With Colour

138 groups of dancers and musicians turned the parade into a true celebration of magic and color. On Monday, the Gran Parada de Comparsas (Grand Parade of Troupes), the third of the major parades held during the Barranquilla Carnival, took place at the Cumbiodromo on Via 40 as a “colorful, overflowing torrent of joy” that […]

Oscar Goes to Brazilian Film About Forced Disappearance

‘I’m Still Here’ is based on the true story of a mother who has to raise her family alone after the disappearance of her husband. On Sunday, Brazilians won the first Oscar in their history and celebrated it as if it were the winning goal in a World Cup final. RELATED:First Day of Carnival Highlights […]

First Day of Carnival Highlights African Heritage in Brazil

Artistic associations used their parades to denounce racism, inequality, and the discrimination faced by Black communities. On Sunday, the first day of Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival, samba schools highlighted Africa’s heritage in Brazil, a country where 55% of the population is of African descent. RELATED: Brazil Announces Development of Its First Dengue Vaccine The artistic […]

Nigeria’s NCMM to Oversee Return of Benin Bronzes

Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) will take charge of retrieving and preserving the Benin Bronzes, with the approval of the Oba of Benin, the rightful owner of the artefacts. The bronzes, looted by British soldiers in 1897 from the former Kingdom of Benin, remain largely in European museums. A 2023 decree by […]

Banksy’s Street Protest and Warhol’s Pop Art Are Exhibited in Rome

The Wegil’s exhibition creates a dialogue that highlights both the differences and similarities between them. Two artists opposed by the messages conveyed in their art, yet connected by their iconic style that created a unique brand in the global imagination: this is how an exhibition in Rome compares the legacy of pop art pioneer Andy […]

Book Censorship is Advancing Steadily in the U.S. And Western Countries

So far, over 4,000 titles have been removed from public and school libraries across the United States. In Western countries, literary censorship is making firm strides in 2024. The rise of far-right parties, ideological polarization, and anti-LGBTQ+ policies are targeting children’s books, revised works with inclusive perspectives, and masterpieces by authors such as Federico García […]

Documentary on Israeli Occupation Crimes is Up for an Oscar

‘No Other Land’ was co-directed by Palestinian Basel Adra and Israeli Yuval Abraham. Five years of recording Israeli aggression and occupation in a Palestinian community in the occupied West Bank form the foundation of a multi-award-winning documentary that is now looking to the Oscars. Its creators hope international recognition can help push for change in […]

Garcia Marquez’s ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ Hits the Screens

The Colombian Nobel Prize winner’s most famous novel has been translated into 46 languages. On Wednesday, “One Hundred Years of Solitude”, the highly anticipated series based on the masterpiece by Colombian Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, premieres on Netflix. For the first time, this production brings the magical universe of Macondo to screens worldwide. RELATED: […]

Colombia: International Festival of Living Arts Kicks off in Bogotá

The source added that the Guest of Honor National Region will be the Colombian Pacific, from where creators will arrive with ancestral stories, songs, dances, plays and contemporary dance. On Friday, the International Festival of Living Arts FIAV is set to begin today in Bogotá with the presence of more than 400 artists of various […]

S. Africa: Sites of the anti-apartheid history make UNESCO Heritage List

The system of institutionalized racial segregation was established in South Africa after the Second World War. It was finally eradicated in the early 1990s

FILBO2024: Culture, Love for the Planet and Literature

On the morning of last Wednesday, the 36th edition of the International Book Fair of Bogota (Filbo 2024) began in the Colombian capital, Bogota. RELATED: Lula and Petro Discuss Bilateral and Regional Issues in Bogota In this edition, Brazil is the country honored under the motto ‘Read nature’, in a call to protect the Amazon […]

Cuban Design Students Open Art Exposition Supporting Palestine

Students and professors of the Instituto Superior de Diseños (ISDI), inaugurated an exhibition of posters related to Palestine, its culture, identity and the genocide by Israel to which they are subjected. RELATED: Israeli Aviation Continues to Wreak Havoc on Civilians in Gaza The works mix the colors of the Palestinian flag with lines that intersect […]

Chucho Valdes Back in Charge Celebrating the 50th of Irakere

The virtuoso Cuban pianist Chucho Valdez will restart tour celebrating the 50 years of Irakere and with his Royal Quartet and at the end of March until the end of July. RELATED: The Drum Festival Kicks Off in Havana He will be accompanied by Horacio “El Negro” Hernández (drums), José A. Gola (bass) and Roberto […]

Juana Bacallao: Cuban Music Legend and Show-Woman Dies

The artist and legend of Cuban popular music Amelia Martínez Salazar, known nationally and internationally as Juana Bacallao, died this Saturday in Havana, according to a note from the Minster of Culture of the island. RELATED: Cuban Musician Cesar “Pupi” Pedroso Passes Away Juana was unforgettable by her time in the capital cabarets Sans Sousi, […]