This week's En Casa features musicians from Panama and Costa Rica.
Music of the Americas: Central America
Music of the Americas' Upcoming Concert is Featured by OperaWire
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David Salazar
Jonatan Alvarado and Ariel Abramovich will "explore a rare musical manuscript compiled in Guatemala in the late sixteenth century," said the website.
Mexico: A Story in Three World Cups
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Cyntia Barrera Díaz
Since first hosting the FIFA World Cup in 1970, the country has seen a remarkable transformation. This time, the challenge is security.
A Journey Through the Rhythms of Carnival
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Sebastián Zubieta
From samba to soca and candombe, AQ’s music columnist traces Carnival season’s sounds across the hemisphere.
The Legacies of Brazil’s Bolsa Família
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Ena Alvarado
A new documentary follows the mothers and daughters of Guaribas, Brazil’s pilot city for the famed Bolsa Família cash-transfer program.
Showcasing a Venezuelan Star of Conceptual Art
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Miranda Mazariegos
An exhibition in New York City displays Claudio Perna’s radical 20th-century experiments in mixed media.
‘The Radical Spanish Empire’ Shows the Power of Paperwork
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David Sartorius
A new book explores how 16th-century commoners wielded the legal system against their colonizers to surprising effect.