{"id":1545,"date":"2025-10-28T18:34:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conexionesculturales.com\/en\/?p=1545"},"modified":"2025-10-28T18:39:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:39:36","slug":"sound-bridges-between-africa-and-latin-america-uniting-continents-through-music-and-network-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conexionesculturales.com\/en\/sound-bridges-between-africa-and-latin-america-uniting-continents-through-music-and-network-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Sound Bridges between Africa and Latin America: Uniting Continents through Music and Network Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1545\" class=\"elementor elementor-1545\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87a2ed6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87a2ed6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdae699\" data-id=\"bdae699\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8351dc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8351dc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 25-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The networks <strong>Cultural Connections Latin America<\/strong> (CCLA) and <strong>Arts Connect Africa<\/strong> (ACA) have opened a new bridge of dialogue between the two continents, giving rise to an unprecedented collaboration between <strong>Last Jer\u00f3nimo<\/strong> (Mexico) and <strong>Divine Mahara<\/strong> (Zimbabwe\u2013South Africa).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The encounter took place during the <strong>2025 edition of WOMAD South Africa<\/strong>, held in Cape Town from <strong>September 25 to 29<\/strong>, where both musicians offered an artistic exchange that <strong>celebrated the musical and historical ties between Africa and Latin America<\/strong>, embodying the spirit of <strong>South\u2013South cultural cooperation<\/strong> that both networks strive to promote.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-af41244 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af41244\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e347dfc\" data-id=\"e347dfc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8695dfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8695dfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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This joint effort demonstrates how <strong>network-based collaboration can make international artistic exchanges more sustainable and inclusive<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During his stay in Cape Town, <strong>Last Jer\u00f3nimo<\/strong> participated in a range of cultural activities, including a music workshop with teenagers at the <strong>Kronendal Music Academy<\/strong>, three concerts, a recording session, and several musical collaborations throughout the four-day festival.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e063138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e063138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Divine Mahara<\/strong> took part in rehearsals, recording sessions, and joint performances in which both artists fused the shared roots of their traditions\u2014the Afro-Latin folk of Jer\u00f3nimo and Mahara\u2019s Afropop \u2014creating a sound language that symbolizes the <strong>living connection between Africa and Latin America<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through this project, CCLA and ACA reaffirm their belief that <strong>cultural networks are powerful tools for building sustainable, equitable, and diverse musical ecosystems<\/strong>. The Sound Bridges between Africa and Latin America initiative not only brings artists together but also <strong>strengthens cooperation across the Global South<\/strong>, celebrating the power of music as a common language and a vehicle for transformation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This collaboration continues the shared mission of both networks to connect continents through <strong>horizontal dialogue and equitable exchange<\/strong>. It stands as a seed of collaboration, one that seeks to keep growing, nurturing future encounters and deepening the bonds between the artistic communities of <strong>Africa and Latin America<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The networks Cultural Connections Latin America (CCLA) and Arts Connect Africa (ACA) have opened a new bridge of dialogue between the two continents, giving rise to an unprecedented collaboration between Last Jer\u00f3nimo (Mexico) and Divine Mahara (Zimbabwe\u2013South Africa). 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