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conrazon wrote a new post, New Report Out: Solidarity Not Charity, on the site conrazón 1 year, 10 months ago
Last week, we launched the report, “Solidarity Not Charity: Arts & Culture Grantmaking in the Solidarity Economy” which was commissioned by Grantmakers in the Arts and written by yours truly and Caroline Woo […]
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conrazon wrote a new post, Artists Need a New Economy, on the site conrazón 1 year, 10 months ago
I never got to share a workshop from last year with digital creators about the political economy of arts and culture; and why artists need a solidarity economy and the solidarity economy needs artists! I did […]
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conrazon wrote a new post, Artists Dismantling Capitalism, on the site conrazón 1 year, 11 months ago
This weekend! Join a slew of incredible artists, culture bearers and organizers from across the country for the “Artists Dismantling Capitalism” symposium. It’s free!
“The aim of Artists Dismantling Capitalism […]
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conrazon wrote a new post, #NoGoingBack: A COVID-19 Cultural Strategy Activation Guide, on the site conrazón 2 years, 6 months ago
If ever there was a moment for cultural strategy — it’s now. A global pandemic has magnified the flaws of our capitalist system, but, also, the power art and culture to uplift, disrupt and build community. The C […]
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conrazon wrote a new post, La Isla Bonita Festival 5th Anniversary!, on the site conrazón 3 years, 6 months ago
(Please note: The 2019 La Isla Bonita Festival was canceled due to the NYC Mayor’s Declaration of a heatwave in NYC on July 20th. See the full note from the festival organizers, here!)
La Isla Bonita Festival […]
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conrazon wrote a new post, Nani Castle's SIN YORK is Out Now, on the site conrazón 3 years, 11 months ago
“I rule the world when my legs spread apart,” pits Nani Castle on her highly anticipated debut album, SIN YORK, out today. Release party will take place in Brooklyn tomorrow, Friday February 22nd at Baby’s All R […]
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conrazon wrote a new post, INTL BLK's Ziminino, on the site conrazón 3 years, 11 months ago
“Having met in Rio de Janeiro, the three acts connected over trading Youtube clips of UK grime MCs, Chicago footwork dancers in Chicago and Atlanta trap producers. This naturally evolved into a creative […]
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conrazon wrote a new post, 4th Annual La Isla Bonita Festival on Staten Island, on the site conrazón 4 years, 6 months ago
“It’s the first time we were invited to a festival on Staten Island. It’s not a place we would come visit so it was an actual bridging moment here,” said Colombian-born musician Juan Ospina of M.A.K.U*. “What I […]
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conrazon wrote a new post, Video: Sol Life + RPM's Global Local 2018 at SXSW, on the site conrazón 4 years, 9 months ago
Check out the re-cap from GLOBAL LOCAL at SXSW 2018, a showcase platforming indigenous and new world diasporadical artists resisting cultural assimilation at #SXSW, the belly of the corporate music industry beast. […]
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conrazon wrote a new post, Future so(u)l from The Philharmonik!, on the site conrazón 4 years, 11 months ago
The Philharmonik is the stage name of Christian Gates, a 24-year-old future soul and R&B artist in Sacramento. He’s earned a reputation for putting on electrifying live performances at Concerts in the Park, Sol […]
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conrazon wrote a new post, Giving Tuesday: CommonBound, on the site conrazón 5 years, 2 months ago
I learned about the amazing work of New Economy Coalition from a conference I had been hearing about whose name I loved, CommonBound.
It was incredible to learn there was a national movement of people building […]
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conrazon wrote a new post, Mujeres Malas: Bad Women Can Not Be Forgotten, on the site conrazón 5 years, 2 months ago
Congrats to 95 year old bullerengue singer Magin Diaz and the transnational team of collaborators who successfully crowdfunded and released his “El Orisha de la Rosa” album this year. It just won a Latin […]
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conrazon wrote a new post, Despacito will not save us, on the site conrazón 5 years, 5 months ago
Check out this piece I co-wrote with Francisco Perez for Africa Is A Country about Despacito, global Capitalism and where we can go from here to own our spirits!
“What is the point of decrying the many ways […]
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conrazon wrote a new post, "Mi Raza" video from AfroRazones is an ode to Blackness, on the site conrazón 5 years, 5 months ago
“AfroRazones – a space for Afro-Cuban expression, archiving a Cuban manifestation of Black resistance in 2017 – was born last year inside DJ Jigüe’s Guampara Studios.
It was nurtured by a team of Cuban and U.S. […]
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conrazon wrote a new post, Cuba's Daymé Arocena found her religion through music, on the site conrazón 5 years, 7 months ago
I landed this piece in Public Radio International (PRI’s The World) for Cuban songstress Daymé Arocena in advance of her Summer tour in the US. Check it out in full here!
“My link with Santería is more m […]
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conrazon wrote a new post, 'AfroRazones' Dips Into The Living, Breathing Oasis Of Afro-Cuban Identity Through Hip-Hop, on the site conrazón 5 years, 9 months ago
Being a part of the AfroRazones project – as publicist and advisor – has been a transformative experience for me as the daughter of a Cuban-born mother. Last year, while I was handling the publicity for the i […]