This selection of recent releases features desert-inspired guitars from Ecuador, folk wisdom from Chile and tongue-in-cheek Brazilian wordplay.
Arts & Culture
AQ’s Spring Playlist: A “Most Unconstitutional” New Album Roundup
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Sebastián Zubieta
The Intergenerational Heartbreak of Bolivia’s Urbanization
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Ena Alvarado
Alejandro Loayza Grisi’s “Utama” looks at the human side of environmental crisis in the Bolivian highlands.
Fernanda Melchor’s Gritty Dispatches from Veracruz
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Daniel Rey
In a darkly humorous collection of stories and “crónicas,” the Mexican writer channels life in this chaotic port city.
Who Gets to Map Latin America’s Natural World?
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Rachel Remick
A Peruvian artist’s ghostly landscapes raise questions about objectivity and authority in documenting the region’s environment.
The Complex Legacy of Brazilian Explorer Cândido Rondon
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Amanda Audi
The general was an early advocate for Indigenous people—but reality has fallen brutally short of his ideals.
Music of the Americas: Nicaragua En Casa and Longleash Onstage in New York
We dedicate this En Casa to musicians from Nicaragua, selected by guitarist Katty Mayorga, and the piano trio Longleash plays live in New York.
La música de Las Hermanas Abraham trasciende fronteras y llega a Estados Unidos
El Sol de Mendoza destaca "Abrázame cantando", una canción que Las Hermanas Abraham grabaron para la serie En Casa de Americas Society.