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    afro-latino festival Stories

    8 Highlights From an Evening with the Legendary Afro-Peruvian Singer Susana Baca
    Arts + Culture
    19 July 2017

    8 Highlights From an Evening with the Legendary Afro-Peruvian Singer Susana Baca

    Afro-Peruvian singer Susana Baca was the honored guest at this year's Afro-Latino festival in New York. Here's what we learned from her talk.

    DJ Bembona Found her Afro-Latina Identity Through DJing
    Music
    13 July 2017

    DJ Bembona Found her Afro-Latina Identity Through DJing

    We talk to Boricua-Panameña DJ Bembona about finding her identity through DJing.

    Amara La Negra's Rising Career is Rooted in Unapologetic Afro-Latinidad
    Arts + Culture
    12 July 2017

    Amara La Negra's Rising Career is Rooted in Unapologetic Afro-Latinidad

    We catch up with Dominican singer, Amara La Negra, at the 2017 Afro-Latino Festival of New York.

    Los Rakas On Being Black, Proud and Panamanian & Holding Down the Afro-Latino Sound
    Global
    03 October 2016

    Los Rakas On Being Black, Proud and Panamanian & Holding Down the Afro-Latino Sound

    We sit down with Los Rakas, the Oakland-based Panamanian duo who have become one of the brightest Afro-Latino acts around.

    Bulla en el Barrio Brings Afro-Colombian Noise to Brooklyn
    Arts + Culture
    13 July 2016

    Bulla en el Barrio Brings Afro-Colombian Noise to Brooklyn

    Colombian Bullarenge music is a living history of the African diaspora in Latin America.

    In Photos: Afro-Latino Fest NYC Brings Bulla, Love and Healing to Brooklyn
    Photos
    11 July 2016

    In Photos: Afro-Latino Fest NYC Brings Bulla, Love and Healing to Brooklyn

    Check out Okayafrica's photo round up and recap of the fun that was at Afro-Latino Fest NYC in Brooklyn's Restoration Plaza.

    Que Bajo Records Releases 'Angola Ting' EP Perfectly Timed with the Afro-Latino Fest in NYC
    News
    08 July 2016

    Que Bajo Records Releases 'Angola Ting' EP Perfectly Timed with the Afro-Latino Fest in NYC

    NYC global bass pioneers Uproot Andy and Geko Jones retrace Semba’s Trans-Atlantic roots in Cuban rumba.

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