The AfroMundo Festival in Albuquerque, New Mexico celebrates Afro-Latinx music, dance, films, food, and more!
AfroMundo is hosting the second annual AfroMundo Festival in venues across Albuquerque, New Mexico. The festival runs from April 15 – 22, 2023. Spotlighting culture from Afro-Latinx and BIPOC peoples, the festival features music, dance, films, culinary feasts, panel discussions and more.
To top it off, all events are free.
Keep reading for the details on the AfroMundo Festival and plan your weekend festivities!
What is AfroMundo?
AfroMundo is an organization based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded by scholar and author Loida Maritza Pérez, it’s a multigenerational collective of storytellers, historians, artists, cultural specialists and humanities scholars. The mission of the organization is to nurture community and foster civic engagement, solidarity, and wellbeing among Afro-Latinx, Afro-Indigenous, Afro-Asian, and BIPOC peoples. This is accomplished through interactive arts and humanities programs.
Find out more about AfroMundo at their website: https://afromundo.org
AfroMundo Festival 2023
When: Saturday, April 15 — Saturday, April 22, 2023
Where: Various venues in Albuquerque, New Mexico. See individual events below.
What else:
- Hosted by AfroMundo
- All events are free. Registration for individual events is required.
- See the full schedule of events at https://afromundo.org/festival/
Festival Events
Music: Garifuna in Songs
Performance by Central American singer-songwriter Aurelio.
When: Saturday, April 15, 7:30pm
Where: Outpost Performance Space
What else:
- Event is free, tickets are required. Get your tickets here: https://tickets.holdmyticket.com/tickets/410015
- Event details: https://afromundo.org/festival/2023/garifuna.html
Poetry Slam: From Decimas to Spoken Word
Spoken word by several poets.
When: Sunday, April 16, 3pm
Where: 516 Arts Center
What else:
- Event is free, tickets are required. Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-from-decimas-to-spoken-word-tickets-495300947467
- Event details: https://afromundo.org/festival/2023/decimas.html
Movie: Afro-Indigeneity
Film screening of “Garifuna in Peril”
When: Monday, April 17, 7pm
Where: National Hispanic Cultural Center
What else:
- Event is free, tickets are required. Get your tickets here: https://my.nmculture.org/20447/20448
- Event details: https://afromundo.org/festival/2023/afroindigeneity.html
Movie: Folk Medicine Healing & Spirituality
Film screening of short film “Crooked Trees Gon Give Me Wings” PLUS panel discussion
When: Tuesday, April 18, 7pm
Where: National Hispanic Cultural Center
What else:
- Event is free, tickets are required. Get your tickets here: https://my.nmculture.org/20447/20449
- Event details: https://afromundo.org/festival/2023/folkmedicine.html
Food: Afro-Latin Culinary Memory, Power, Resistance & Survival
Cuisine PLUS discussion with chefs Seiça Santana Carriaga of New Mexico, Gullah Geechee Chef Benjamin BJ Dennis from Netflix’s High on the Hog, and Garifuna Francesca Chaney whose vegan restaurant has been featured on GMA, Oprah, and Rachael Ray.
When: Wednesday, April 19, 4-6 and 7:30pm (see below)
Where: Three Sisters Kitchen and National Hispanic Cultural Center (see below)
What else:
- Food pickup: 4-6 PM at Three Sisters Kitchen
- Discussion with chefs: 7:30 PM at National Hispanic Cultural Center
- Event is free, tickets are required. Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/afromundo-presents-resistance-creativity-tickets-606692362187
- Event details: https://afromundo.org/festival/2023/culinary.html
Movie: Inclusive Narratives
Film screening of the short documentary film “Rising Voices” PLUS panel discussion.
When: Thursday, April 20, 7pm
Where: National Hispanic Cultural Center
What else:
- Event is free, tickets are required. Get your tickets here: https://www.nhccnm.org/event/afromundo-festival-resistance-creativity-inclusive-narratives/
- Event details: https://afromundo.org/festival/2023/inclusivenarratives.html
Dance: Migrations — Transmitting Traditions & Knowledge
Learn the Afro Brazilian dances Samba de Roda & Samba de Caboclo in the beautiful outdoors!
When: Friday, April 21, 7pm
Where: Valle del Oro National Wildlife Refuge
What else:
- Event is free, tickets are required. Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/afromundo-presents-resistance-creativity-tickets-606692362187
- Event details: https://afromundo.org/festival/2023/migrations.html
Music: Warriors of Afro-Peruvian Music
Performance by Grammy nominees Charo Goyonehe, appointed Meritorious Person of Afro Peruvian Culture, and Rosa Guzmán, champion of Peru’s criolla music.
When: Saturday, April 22, 7pm
Where: South Broadway Cultural Center
What else:
- Event is free, tickets are required. Get your tickets here: https://tickets.holdmyticket.com/tickets/412474
- Event details: https://afromundo.org/festival/2023/afroperu.html
Check out the full AfroMundo Festival here: https://afromundo.org/festival/
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