Gathering of Nations Powwow
Entertainment on Stage 49: Friday 4/28 – Rocking the Blues Night; Saturday, 4/29 – Reggae Night Friday, April 28 (Expo NM – NM State Fairgrounds): 10:00am Gates open to public – Traders’ Market Vendors open (Creative Arts/Lujan bldgs) & food court- early morning musical performances in Tingley 12:00pm is Grand Entry of Dancers (Tingley Coliseum) & Stage 49 […]
Gathering of Nations Miss Indian World Talent Presentations
Miss Indian World is a Cultural Goodwill Ambassador to all cultures presenting and representing Native American, Indigenous & First Nations Tribal Culture. The Miss Indian World Pageant is the largest & Most Prestigious Cultural Title for Young Native, Indigenous Women (18-25 years old). Its purpose is to give young Native American women an opportunity to showcase […]
Warriors of Afro-Peruvian Music (AfroMundo Festival event)
Two Grammy nominees — Charo Goyonehe, appointed Meritorious Person of Afro Peruvian Culture, and Rosa Guzmán, champion of Peru’s criolla music — fly in from Peru for a legendary concert with Freddy “Huevito” Lobatón, Master of of Afro Peruvian percussive instruments, and Yuri Juárez, Master of Afro-Peruvian folk guitar. Charo Goyonehe and Rosa Guzmán are […]
Migrations: Transmitting Traditions & Knowledge through Dance (AfroMundo)
Come learn of the significance of Afro Brazilian communal dances Samba de Roda & Samba de Caboclo. Bridge cultures, build community, and join in this dance that is a feat of resistance and perseverance and whose steps are a call to unity and strength. At the Valle del Oro National Wildlife Refuge—a gem of a […]
Afro-Latin Culinary Memory, Power, Resistance & Survival (AfroMundo Festival)
For Afro diasporas, food remains one of the most effective means of resistance, of cultural retention, and innovation. The foods of Afro peoples continue to incorporate ingredients of ancestral dishes and to preserve African ways of preparing ingredients native to the Americas. Presenters will discuss the African roots of various dishes and defy stereotypes of […]
From Decimas to Spoken Word: AfroMundo Festival Event
Explores the poetic tradition of decimas in the context of poetry as a means of resistance for Afro peoples. With poet Eleuterio Santiago-Díaz and special guest artists Pauila Melissa Alves, aka Mel Adún, Marcus Gonçalves da Silva, aka Guellwaar Adún, Monice Aguilar, J. Gourdin, and Leandro Pita.
AfroMundo Festival
AfroMundo Festival: Resistance & Creativity Music, dance, films, culinary taste feasts, panel discussions & more! All events are free and open to the general public.
Adult Storytime: Esteban – First North American Black Explorer
Come to the San Pedro Library hear the true story of Esteban (or Estevanico), an enslaved African man, who may have been the first non-native person to visit the southern reaches of the Colorado Plateau in what we now call New Mexico. 5600 Trumbull SE, Albuquerque.
Dia de Los Niños: Bilingual Storyteller Liz Mangual
Dia de los Niños is a celebration of children, families, and reading that emphasizes the importance of literacy for children from all backgrounds. Celebrate with bilingual storytime at the International District Library! Participating children will receive a free book, courtesy of the Friends for the Public Library.
Black Women Trailblazers of New Mexico
