Forbidden Songs of the Earth
One song traces a pathway from oral poet and Mazatec shaman Maria Sabina's tradition to Mazatec rapper Xéti NdáJnio and Medicine woman Zara Monrroy, also a poet, rapper and dancer from the Comcaac Nation.Two stories of indigenous rappers struggling to sing in their mother tongue.
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One song traces a pathway from oral poet and Mazatec shaman Maria Sabina's tradition to Mazatec rapper Xéti NdáJnio and Medicine woman Zara Monrroy, also a poet, rapper and dancer from the Comcaac Nation. Two stories of indigenous rappers struggling to sing in their mother tongue.
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- Release date
- Nov 24, 2023
- Runtime
- 0h 14m
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- Language
- Spanish
- Country
- Mexico
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