Radio Jarocho & Zenen Zeferino
Along with legendary jarana player Zenen Zeferino, son jarocho pioneers Radio Jarocho have a new project, An Exploration of Son Jarocho’s Past and Present.
- Source: Youtube
Asylum Rights Violated
Facing Walls: USA and Mexico’s violation of the rights of asylum seekers, a new report from Amnesty International USA, explores the impact of a raft of new policies and ongoing practices that result in asylum seekers pursuing increasingly more desperate and dangerous means of crossing the U.S. border.
- Source: Youtube
Fact: Mexican Dance Music Culture
Great video essay produced by London based FACT Magazine about the rise of Mexican dance culture in Mexico City and Monterrey. Essential viewing.
Julieta Aranda
Julieta Aranda, the Mexican conceptual artist, has had a celebrated career by producing work that challenges the assumptions and structures of the very cultural landscape she inhabits.
Latin Photos Rise
At “The Photography Show” in New York, two photography galleries from Latin America participated for the first time and took their place alongside the most prestigious photography galleries in the world.
- Source: Youtube
Mexico + Morrissey
Mexrrissey, a band made in Mexico City reinventing Morrissey’s songs with a Mexican flair.
Martin Ramirez on a stamp
Mexican-American artist Martín Ramírez (1895–1963) has been honored by the United States Postal Service. The agency released a set of 5 commemorative “Martin Ramirez” Forever stamps featuring the art of this twentieth century master.
- Source: Youtube
Lucha Mexico
The documentary film LUCHA MEXICO is an intimate look at Lucha Libre and the lives and work of modern Luchadores and their Mexico City world.
Frida’s Fashion in London
“Frida” is Japanese photographer Miyako Ishiuchi’s record of Frida Kahlo’s wardrobe and belongings and the title of a current exhibition of the photographs taking place in London at the Michael Hoppen Gallery.