Pueblo de Tambores - Images and sounds from Afro-Colombia

Pueblo de Tambores - Images and sounds from Afro-Colombia
February 20, 2025

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Mar 16, 2025
VENUE: 
WHAKAARI
Free

An audio-visual experience that takes the viewer on a journey along 'rio y mar', river and sea, through the percussive music of artists striving to pass their culture on to the next generation. Open daily until Sunday 16 March.

The exhibition features images and short films made by journalist and media personality Kadambari Raghukumar, who was raised in Goa, India, is a resident of New Zealand, with a long-held love for "el Pacifico del Colombia".

Exhibition Opening:
The evening will feature an artist talk with Kadambari Raghukumar and a special spoken word performance by Beatriz Alborada, an Auckland-based actor, poet, and performer from Tumaco, on Colombia’s Pacific coast.

The evening will also feature an interactive session led by Beatriz Alborada conducted in both English and Spanish, offering a chance to engage with ideas around the communal spirit of the Pacific coast.

Don’t miss this vibrant celebration of sound, storytelling, and heritage.

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