Reviews:    

Latin American and Caribbean  Articles:

Candombe fills the streets of Montevideo during Carnaval.  Not too many people know about this music nor do they know about the existence of Afro-Uruguayans.  Read a film review on "Candombe".

New Brazilian film portrays the artistic underworld of 1930s Rio de Janeiro
by Latin American Press

Underground Revolution: Cuban Hip Hop
by Annelise Wunderlich 

'We Raise Consciousness': Radio Favela Interview
by Americas.org

Affirmative Action in Brazil
by José Pedro S. Martins

Juan de Marcos Gonzalez: Keeping it Classic
Read an exclusive interview with Juan Marcos de Gonzalez, leader and founder of the Afro-Cuban Allstars by MundoAfrolatino.com staff writer, Kozmo Miller....

Bomba Dancing the Drum: is a documentary about the Cepedas who have been in the forefront of the struggle to keep the bomba tradition alive in Puerto Rico...

La Tropical is a documentary about a  nightclub on the outskirts of Havana, Cuba. Read a review about the film.

City of God was a box office hit in Brazil.  Now the story of the favelas comes to the big screen here in the US.  Read a brief Sinopsis of the film 

Afro-Puerto Rican art: Samuel Lind captures the drums and dances of Bomba y Plena in his paintings of the historically black town of Loiza...

In the past few years, Afro-Peruvian music has been gaining international attention with the success of artists like Susana Baca. The Soul of Black Perú CD is filled with some of the masters of Afro-Peruvian music...

Festivals and Events:

May - June 2003 Black International Cinema - Berlin
In association with
Pan AFrican Film Festival
Salvador/Bahia, Brazil
www.fountainhead-tanz-theatre.de
www.black-international-cinema.com

March 19 to April 5, 2003 - Afro-Latino Americas Festival, Tuscon Arizona
Website: www.sovereignarts.org

June 10 - June 1, 2003 - Race and the Latino Experience:
A rare learning opportunity!
9 am to 5 pm
Westfield Friends Meeting House
Cinnaminson, NJ (near Philadelphia)

New tour schedules in 2003 for Eva Allyon, Chucho Valdes, Afro-Cuban Allstars...click here

Bahia Folklorica: Roots of Afro-Brazilian Dance and Music Workshop - Trip to Brazil, Salvador, Bahia organized by Viver Brazil Dance and Music Program.  Summer 2003..visit our events section.

Afro-Mexicans in Mexico and California
by Alva Moore Stevenson
Afro-Mexicans have played an important role in Mexico's history. Read more about their contributions by Professor Alva Moore Stevenson....click here