• Ana Luisa González Pinzón

Stories by Ana Luisa González Pinzón

Picós Sound Systems: A Nostalgic African Sound in Colombia
Music

Picós Sound Systems: A Nostalgic African Sound in Colombia

Barranquilla has become a catalyst of African rhythms in the Colombian and Caribbean coast.

Interview: ÌFÉ Blends Music & Religion to Honor Those Who Have Died During the Pandemic
Music

Interview: ÌFÉ Blends Music & Religion to Honor Those Who Have Died During the Pandemic

Producer and percussionist Otura Mun talks about his latest EP, The Living Dead, and how he traces the influences of West Africa in his new work.

Interview: OKAN Are Telling the Struggles of Afro-Cuban Women
Music

Interview: OKAN Are Telling the Struggles of Afro-Cuban Women

We speak to OKAN, an Afro-Cuban Latin jazz ensemble based in Canada, about their latest record Espiral.

Un Fotoperiodista Afrocolombiano Documenta La Crisis del Coronavirus en Chocó
News

Un Fotoperiodista Afrocolombiano Documenta La Crisis del Coronavirus en Chocó

El fotógrafo Jeison Riascos captura no solo las historias dramáticas de la pandemia sino también la solidaridad de los habitantes del Chocó.

Photos: An Afro-Colombian Photojournalist Documents the Coronavirus Crisis in Chocó
Arts + Culture

Photos: An Afro-Colombian Photojournalist Documents the Coronavirus Crisis in Chocó

Photographer Jeison Riascos is capturing not just dramatic stories from the pandemic but also the solidarity shown by residents of his hometown, Quibdó.

Afro-Colombian, Black, Raizal, and Palenquero civil-rights activists holding signs protesting the Colombian census' erasure of Afro-descendants.
News

These Colombian Civil Rights Activists Are Fighting to Make Sure Afro-Colombians are Counted in the Census

When 30 percent of Colombia's Black citizens disappeared from the data overnight, a group of Afro-Colombian activists demanded an explanation.

7 Afro-Colombian Bands From Palenque de San Basilio You Should Check Out
Music

7 Afro-Colombian Bands From Palenque de San Basilio You Should Check Out

Palenque de San Basilio is considered the first free African slave town in the Americas. We compile a list of seven iconic and new Afro-Colombian bands from Palenque that shouldn't fly under your radar.

Cimarrón Is the Women-Led Film Production Company Empowering Afro-Colombians to Tell Their Own Stories
Film + TV

Cimarrón Is the Women-Led Film Production Company Empowering Afro-Colombians to Tell Their Own Stories

The "first Afro-Colombian film production company," is teaching filmmaking in Colombia's black communities in order to combat the lack of representation.

This Black Hairstyle Collective Is Embracing the Beauty of Natural Hair in Colombia
Fashion + Beauty

This Black Hairstyle Collective Is Embracing the Beauty of Natural Hair in Colombia

Chontudas wants to strengthen natural hair knowledge among young black girls in Colombia.