Celebrating Cortijo

Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center presents a two-day series of workshops and talks in celebration of the legacy of Rafael Cortijo, guided/conducted by Ivette Chiclana Miranda, Gloriann, Sacha Antonetty Lebrón, Ahisamar Antonia “Toña” Rosario Romero, and Marissel Hernández Romero. The celebration concludes with El Cumpleaños de Cortijo, a musical tribute to Cortijo’s life and his critically-acclaimed masterpiece “Cortijo y su Máquina del Tiempo” by La Cantera, followed by a Cortijo-inspired Vinyl Dance Party. This project was born from the urgency of rescuing and amplifying the cultural and intellectual production of Black and Afro-descendant people of the Puerto Rico archipelago. Also, as the title reflects, this project arises from our love for the work of Rafael Cortijo Verdejo (1928 – 1982), because we think that the emotional, the intellectual, the spiritual, the creative, go alongside; also, because Don Rafa left inscribed in his repertoire the love he had for his people and especially for his Black people. It is an interdisciplinary project. Or “undisciplinary”, which we like more. We know of the importance and vitality of Cortijo in our music and our culture. Aware that he has been left aside, we understood the obligation to make a project that recovers some of his legacy.

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