Mix(ed)tape
We are two Afro-Latin PhDs taking an anti-racist approach to center the contribution of Black people and culture across Latin America, the Caribbean and their diasporas through dance and music.
Our work aims to:
- educate consumers of Afro-Latin and Afro-Caribbean culture on its Black roots
- highlight the work of Black artists, dancers, and scholars across the Americas
- develop a practice of anti-racism in the Afro-Latin dance scene 🇵🇷 🇨🇴
Mix(ed)tape
Single 17: By The Sea - Extended Interview with Mel Semé (ENGLISH)
What's up Mix(ed)tape listeners! Welcome to Single 17: By The Sea, which contains an extended interview with artist Mel Semé.
Mel Semé is a musician, singer, composer, and songwriter who graduated in music from the coveted Universidad de las Artes, in Havana, Cuba. Throughout his career Mel has played in the symphonic orchestras of Havana and Camagüey, he has participated in several teaching and performing projects in Europe, he led the group Black Gandhi, and has participated in groups such as Skyland, Barcelona Percussion Project, Man Ex Maquina, and Gone Gone Beyond. Currently, he’s in New York portraying Ibrahim Ferrer in the Buena Vista Social Club musical on Broadway
This conversation complements Were You Listening? Track 27, devoted to the song Bruca Maniguá.
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Host/Director: Andrés Hincapié, PhD
Producer/Sound Editor: Andrés Hincapié, PhD
Translation: Andrés Hincapié, PhD, Carlos Javier Félix
Voice-over: Gerald Harrison