Andrés Ramírez, Ecuadorian filmmaker, rapper and activist, will participate in a brief informal conversation about his history and experience in 21 years of participation in hip hop circuits throughout Latin America. The event will then transition to a rap concert with his work and audiovisual samples of hip hop in several indigenous languages of the Andes. To view the "Presente y combativo" music video, produced by Andrés Ramírez, please visit the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPfJ_PBDwsg
This event is organized and sponsored by the Abya Yala Student Organization. Additional sponsors include: Department of Spanish & Portuguese; Center for Latin American Studies; University Libraries in connection with the K’acha Willaykuna Humanities Collaboration and Knowledge Equity Working Group; Department of Linguistics; Department of French & Italian; Center for Languages, Literatures & Cultures; EMIC Graduate Student Interest Group for Expressive Culture; QuePasa Magazine.