Mix(ed)tape

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We are two Afro-Latin PhDs taking an anti-racist approach to center the contribution of Black people and culture across Latin America, the Caribbean and their diasporas through dance and music. Our work aims to: - educate consumers of Afro-Latin and Afro-Caribbean culture on its Black roots - highlight the work of Black artists, dancers, and scholars across the Americas - develop a practice of anti-racism in the Afro-Latin dance scene 🇵🇷 🇨🇴

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S2 Track 2: Afro Cuba 10.03.2021 40:44

Send us Fan Mail We explore Afro-Cuban rhythms: from basic historical events that played an important role in their development and popularity, to the connection between the dances and the religious practices they often derive from, to the ways in which dancers are encouraged to approach this folkloric gems centering blackness and the contributions of Afro-Cubans. Our guests are Afro-Cuban folklor...

Were You Listening? Track 11: Canto das Três Raças 17.02.2021 19:32

Send us Fan Mail In Canto das Três Raças, Clara Nunes, with her deep ties to popular Brazilian music, becomes the perfect interpreter for a song that unveils the sorrow hidden in plain sight in the sounds of Brazil. For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Contact us at: themixedtapepodcast@gmail.com If you like the music we use check our playlists here ....

S2 Track 1: Não deixe o samba morrer / Don't let samba die 03.02.2021 45:08

Send us Fan Mail In the words of our guest Pablo Guerreiro, samba is a connection between heaven, earth and humans, it’s a movement, it’s what transforms, what makes everything. We explore historical events that played an important role in the development of samba, consolidating it as a symbol of Brazilian identity. We also talk to samba dancers Charis Railey and Adriana Blanco about their experi...

S2: Intro 03.02.2021 0:55

Send us Fan Mail We are exited to launch our second season. We’ll be talking about Afro-Latin and African rhythms that we grew up listening to and encounter in our social dancing sphere. If you loved the “Were You Listening?” series, fear nothing, we’ll be accompanying a WYL episode for each rhythm we explore. For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Conta...

Were You Listening? Track 10: Herencia Africana 16.12.2020 22:19

Send us Fan Mail In Herencia Africana Yuri Buenaventura reveals a strong connection with and awareness of the African roots of the culture of the Pacific coast of Colombia, where he was born and grew up. Yuri was requested by our listener Carmen Dence in St. Louis, MO, who is the director of folkloric dance company Grupo Atlántico , where host Andrés used to dance. For more info and resources chec...

Were You Listening? Track 9: El Negro Bembón 09.12.2020 16:41

Send us Fan Mail Ismael (Maelo) Rivera often sung about blackness and racism. In this song, through his captivating storytelling style of soneo, Maelo tells a story as old as time – anti-blackness and the hate crimes associated with it. For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Contact us at: themixedtapepodcast@gmail.com If you like the music we use check...

Were You Listening? Track 8: Salsa & Choke 25.11.2020 16:36

Send us Fan Mail Even though ChocQuibTown is a hip-hop band in “Salsa & Choke” they experiment with a different, more recent rhythm called “salsa choke’’ which was molded in the Pacific coast of Colombia, a majority black region, by mixing elements from all over the continent. For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Contact us at: themixedtapepodcast@...

Were You Listening? Track 7: La Quiero Negra 18.11.2020 15:02

Send us Fan Mail This track's song is "La Quiero Negra" by Joe Arroyo. This hidden gem doesn't focus on the black woman's body. Instead, it presents the black woman as a human being, victim of discrimination, but most importantly, her own beacon of virtue and wisdom. For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Contact us at: themixed...

Were You Listening? Track 6: Bembelequa 11.11.2020 17:10

Send us Fan Mail This track's song is "Bembelequa" by Celia Cruz. It’s easy to be so captivated by Celia’s unique voice, tongue twisting phrases, and the rhythms of the band, that we forget to stop and listen to the story she seeks to tell. Who is Bembelequa? For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Contact us at: themixedtapepodcast@gmail.c...

Single 3: Negrita / Dear (little) black woman 04.11.2020 1:07:43

Send us Fan Mail We explore meanings, connotations and uses of "negrita" and the implications of such uses. Our guests Andrea Bolivar , Briana Harrison and William Garcia-Medina help us navigate the topic. For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Contact us at: themixedtapepodcast@gmail.com If you liked the music we used check our playlists here...

Were You Listening? Track 5: Esto te Pone la Cabeza Mala 28.10.2020 13:55

Send us Fan Mail This track's song is "Esto te pone la cabeza mala" by Juan Formell y los Van Van. If you have danced to Los Van Van music and thought “they really get me” with the fusion and homage to African influence, it's because they really do get you. It's their deliberate approach. For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Co...

Were You Listening? Track 4: Mi Negrita Me Espera 21.10.2020 12:56

Send us Fan Mail This track's song is "Mi negrita me espera" interpreted by Ismael "Maelo" Rivera. Normal details of life are made song through the lens of a black couple. The song highlights a simple but powerful fact: normalcy also belongs to black people. For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Contact us at: themixedtapepodc...

Were You Listening? Track 3: Buenaventura y Caney 14.10.2020 15:03

Send us Fan Mail This track's song is "Buenaventura y caney" interpreted by Grupo Niche, an ode of love to Buenaventura, a majority black Colombian town that has suffered great inequality and injustice for decades. For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Contact us at: themixedtapepodcast@gmail.com If you like the music we use check our pla...

Were You Listening? Track 2: Bemba Colorá 07.10.2020 11:25

Send us Fan Mail We translate and comment the song "Bemba colorá" interpreted by la reina de la salsa, Celia Cruz. This is a classic example of festive salsa music hiding deeper meaning in plain sight. For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Contact us at: themixedtapepodcast@gmail.com If you like the music we use check our playlists here . Host...

Were You Listening? Track 1: Raza 30.09.2020 10:43

Send us Fan Mail We start our "Were you listening?" series with the song "Raza" by Alexander Abreu and Havana D'Primera feat. Osain del Monte For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Contact us at: themixedtapepodcast@gmail.com If you like the music we use check our playlists here . Host/Director of Series: Andrés Hincapié, PhD Pro...

Were You Listening? Intro 29.09.2020 1:12

Send us Fan Mail We introduce our new series "Were you listening?" We'll be translating and annotating songs from our Mix(ed)tape playlist. These songs have been talking about the beauty and perils of being Black in the Americas for a long time. Were we listening??? For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Contact us at: themixedtapepodcast@...

Single 2: Gotitas de color / Little drops of color 23.09.2020 1:08:34

Send us Fan Mail Together with three guests from the dance community we dive into the nuances of colorism within various ethnic identities. We also talk about actionable steps to make our dance space more welcoming. For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Contact us at: themixedtapepodcast@gmail.com If you like the music we use check our playlists here ....

S1 Track 5: Conciencia / Conscience 09.09.2020 1:03:23

Send us Fan Mail We discuss the main insights regarding racism and the dance community from our conversations with social and professional dancers in the Afro-Latin dance scene. For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Contact us at: themixedtapepodcast@gmail.com If you like the music we use check our playlists here . Host/Director of Series: Andrés Hincap...

Single 1: No podrán destruir mi vida / They won't be able to destroy my life 02.09.2020 1:03:33

Send us Fan Mail We talk about coping and empathy when consuming distressing news about police brutality and racism. We also talk about the late Chadwick Boseman and his impact on the culture. We introduce the concept of "Singles." “Singles” will be episodes that might appear out of sequence from what we had originally planned to deliver. They might be centered on a pressing issue or rel...

S1 Track 4: Mi gente / My people 26.08.2020 28:17

Send us Fan Mail We let our listeners take charge of this anti-racist project. Our listeners share their impressions and experiences in dance communities locally and abroad. For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Contact us at: themixedtapepodcast@gmail.com If you like the music we use check our playlists here . Host/Director of Series: Andrés Hincapié,...

S1 Track 3B: La negra tiene tumbao / The black woman has tumbao (Side B) 19.08.2020 1:04:15

Send us Fan Mail We continue our conversion with Lauren Wilmore (Ballroom, NYC) and Kimberly Nicole (Kizomba, NC) regarding how race & racism intersects with professional Afro-Latin and African dance, dance classes, dance team management, and dance businesses. For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Contact us at: themixedtapepodcast@gmail.com If you...

S1 Track 3A: La negra tiene tumbao / The black woman has tumbao (Side A) 12.08.2020 1:00:18

Send us Fan Mail We talk with Lauren Wilmore (Ballroom, NYC) and Kimberly Nicole (Kizomba, NC) about how race & racism intersects with professional Afro-Latin and African dance, dance classes, dance team management, and dance businesses. For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Contact us at: themixedtapepodcast@gmail.com If you like the music we use c...

S1 Track 2: Sin negro no hay guaguancó / Without black there's no guaguancó 05.08.2020 1:10:35

Send us Fan Mail We talk to social dancers Sharita Thomas and Victor Connor about the ways in which racism manifests in the Latin Dance scene during socials, classes, and congresses. For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Contact us at: themixedtapepodcast@gmail.com If you like the music we use check our playlists here . Host/Director of Series: Andrés H...

S1 Track 1: Picoteando por ahí / Pecking around 29.07.2020 1:22:26

Send us Fan Mail We offer context about who we ( Mel and Andrés ) are, what has shaped our racial and ethnic identity and who we are as social dancers and academic researchers. For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Contact us at: themixedtapepodcast@gmail.com If you like the music we use check our playlists here . Host/Director of Series: Andrés Hincapi...

S1 Intro 27.07.2020 1:59

Send us Fan Mail Where it all started... For more info and resources check our website here and our YouTube channel here . Contact us at: themixedtapepodcast@gmail.com If you like the music we use check our playlists here . Host/Director of Series: Andrés Hincapié, PhD Producer: Melissa Villodas, PhD Candidate Graphic Content Creator: Susan Mykalcio