On Peso Pluma's 'Génesis,' the rising star holds fast to the sound of his ancestors Enlarge this image toggle caption Arenovski Arenovski 2023 has been a year of many firsts for Mexican singer Peso Pluma: his first time releasing music on his own label, his first time reimagining a regional genre for worldwide radio play and his first time making …
RAPA NUI, Chile — The hillside of Rano Raraku volcano on Rapa Nui feels like a place that froze in time. Embedded in grass and volcanic rock, almost 400 moai – the monolithic human figures carved centuries ago by this remote Pacific island’s Rapanui people -- remained untouched until recently. “Dancing is an expression and that expression is history.” Pakarati’s …
The man preserving endangered colours Michael Slominski/Alamy Teotitlán del Valle is home to generations of indigenous Zapotec weavers and textile makers For Zapotec artist and weaver Porfirio Gutiérrez, colour is a way to connect with his ancestors' way of life, which has sustained civilisations by living in symbiosis with nature. These colours are derived from nature, meaning that Gutiérrez's charge …
Bolivia's little-known tribal kingdom Jordi Busqué Nestled in the Yungas valley, Mururata is the centre of the Kingdom of the Afro-Bolivians For hundreds of years, the tiny Kingdom of the Afro-Bolivians lay hidden from the outside world. Jordi Busqué Nestled in the Yungas valley, Mururata is the centre of the Kingdom of the Afro-Bolivians In his book Los Afroandinos de …
