Latin America

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    iZCALLi

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    iZCALLi makes the kind of music you leave home to: melancholy folk phrases lashed to driving beats that pin the pedal to the floor — that Molotov of nostalgia and exhilaration, the immigrant song. It’s a feeling iZCALLi — named for the Mexican birthplace of member-siblings Miguel (lead guitar/vocals) and…

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    Poetry in times of conquest

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    By Carlos Herrera Montero

    In the previous article, we talked about the poetic work that existed during Pre-Columbian times. The arrival of theSpaniards in 1492 and the beginning of the conquest (XVI century, from circa 1520 to 1570) was the process of exploration, conquering and colonization of… read more →

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    Flowers and songs: Aztec poetry

    Flowers and songs: Aztec poetry thumbnail Nezahualcoyotl (1402-1472) as depicted in the 16th century Codex Ixtlilxochitl. Image from Wikimedia Commons.

    By Carlos Herrera Montero

    We begin a new series of articles about Latin American literature (written originally in Spanish for el Sol del Valle) with a brief exposition of Pre-Columbian poetry. The series will not be a comprehensive study, rather cultural brushstrokes that, hopefully, will… read more →