Monday, November 5th, 2018

Center for Identity and Inclusion Conference Room, 5710 S. Woodlawn Ave.

12pm-1:20pm

Conversation with the director and dancer of Gurumbé: Afro-Andalusian Memories  (Miguel Ángel Rosales and Yinka Esi Graves) about the film and its subject matter. Facilitated by Professor Larissa Brewer-García.

The film explores the subtle but certain interconnections between the music of Senegal, Portugal, Spain, and Mexico. Rosales’s footage of his travels through these countries sheds new light on the often ignored influence that Afro-descendants had on Flamenco, a style of music central to Spanish national identity. The film prominently features Yinka Esi Graves, an acclaimed flamenco dancer of African descent.

A light lunch will be served.