Leader of Wisconsin Latino News
Hello and welcome Ángela! Tell me about yourself. Where were you born and how many years have you been in Madison? Why Madison? Well, I’m from Ibagué, a city in Colombia that’s pretty small but with high population density. It’s got about 500,000 inhabitants and is about a 4 hour drive from Bogotá. I grew […]
About seven years ago what arrived in Wisconsin was everything that the community was waiting for. A band that conserves the melodies from the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, with a very North American touch, the language. Music is life, it crosses borders, its capable of transporting any person to the most recondite place […]
Traditional popular culture means being part of a community that fosters values, customs, traditions and historical memory. They are transmitted from generation to generation and are converted in this manner into patrimony. This mode of transmission is very important for the formation, development and preservation of the identity of a people. The conservation of this […]
“It’s important to transmit these values through our music, especially in these times, where many people live with low morale and fear.” Manuel Vellón and Roberto Rengel, founders of Grupo Candela. Welcome! Finally, an interview for this marvelous Latin music group. Manuel and Roberto, thank you! Tell me about Grupo Candela. Who makes up the […]
Ricardo Morales is a self-taught painter from Guatemala who lives between there and Madison. Jan B. Juárez, in a very well-written article published in La Hora, affirms, with reason, that “Despite being attached thematically and, at times, anecdotally to Guatemala, Ricardo Morales’ images have, regardless, a universal dimension that allows them to be understood in […]
“Everybody has their own beliefs, but, to me, the only eternal entity is energy. It can’t be created or destroyed, only shaped and transformed. I want others to understand how it changes and transforms through my art” – Carlos Eduardo Gacharná Hello and Welcome Carlos! Thank you for doing this interview. Tell me a little […]
“In 1994, at the age of 16, I immigrated to Wisconsin to pursue educational opportunities. I confronted some great obstacles: come to terms with my sexuality, learn to speak English, and to integrate into a new culture. I soon found myself self-exiled for being gay and also avoided by the community with which I shared […]
