BLACK COLOMBIA/ COLOMBIAFRICA
Afrocolombian Census Video
Video de Censo Afrocolombiano-2005
PALENQUE DE SAN BASILIO
The African Maroon Community in Caribbean Colombia
"The First free town of the Americas", founded by 97 enslaved Africans who escaped from Cartagena and demanded independence from Spain in 1603/1604.
AFROCOLOMBIAN MAROON PALENGE SERIES
Palenque: CNN special
Palenque: Un Canto
(1992 documentary on Colombian Maroons)
May 21st is "Dia De La AfroColombianidad"
it is the annual Commemoration of the day slavery was abolished in Colombia.
2007 marked 156 years of our "Liberation".
Benkos Bioho
African Leader, AfroColombian Hero, Maroon King, Founder of Palenke de San Basilio
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CHAMPETA (COLOMBIAN SOUKOUSS)
A Short History: 40 years ago, sailors coming from Africa arrived in the Colombian Caribbean city Cartagena, bringing with them albums like the music of Prince Nico Mbarga (Cameroon-Nigeria), the Oriental Brothers (Nigeria), Tabu Ley Rochereau & Mbilia Bell from Congo, and a long list of the "Highlife Master Messagers". Thanks to these anonymous travelers, and to the vitality of my AfroColombian brothers who have made African music the rhythm of their hearts, in less than 10 years Colombia has become the "Soukouss Republic of America". Today, these African stars provide major inspiration for thousands of youth who dream of forming their own groups to play Soukouss, Highlife & Afro-beat in the streets of Colombia. The irrefutable fathers of this music are the black maroons from the San Basilio village of Palenque, near Cartagena. Viviano Torres with his group Anne Swing, Justo Valdes & Son Palenque, the group Kussima with Hernan Hernandez without them, this musical movement would not exist today.
TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF CHOCO
AfroColombian Dances
CURRULAO & BAMBUCO
(Tumaco)
Desde el corazon del magico Pacifico colombiano, en medio del manglar, se siente el ritmo del grupo de danzas Ecos del Pacifico y del Festival del Currulao que se realiza a finales de cada ano en Tumaco.El Festival vivencia la cultura negra de la mangleria, que fundida como bambuco viejo... currulao "agua", se convierte en un ola que a quienes envuelve con este brebaje ancestral, los hace complices para quedar entundados o embrujados eternamente.
From the heart of the magic Colombian Pacific coast, you hear
the rhythms of the group "Ecos Del Pacifico" and of the Currulao
festival held every December in Tumaco.
MAPALE
(Cartagena)
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Green Gold part I
www.greengold-oroverde.org
The Certified Green Gold program in Choco; Colombia is the first project of its kind in the world, which looks to reverse the devastating processes done to these unique ecosystems, caused by out of control large scale mining of one of the most bio-diverse eco-regions of the world. Currently the initiative is being implemented in 12 Afro-Colombian communities, within the municipalities of Condoto and others;, the project seeks the active participation of the population, who are represented by the community councils, to ensure the successful development of the area.Green Gold demands compliance with socially and environmentally responsible practices, by imposing a rigorous certification process on all mining methods, this then puts an added value on the metals produced, whether they be raw materials for jewellery making, environmental souvenirs, or as ready made jewellery.
Sabor Salao
"Sabor Salao" es un documental donde se habla de la tradicion del bullerengue; en que se basa, como se ha transmitido de generacion en generacion, las caracteristicas de esta expresion musical, los antecedentes historicos, la proyeccion que esta teniendo el bullerengue a nivel nacional e internacional, entre otros temas.
"Sabor Salao" is a documentary on the musical expression Bullerengue, an afrocolombian music of the atlantic coast. Afrocolombians of Cartagena tell the story of this musical genre in the documentary, along with Palenqueros (inhabitants and descendants of the maroon village San Basilio).
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