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Encuentro 36 puts modern twist on tradition of resistance through music

For the past 35 years, Acción Latina’s annual Encuentro del Canto Popular has bridged local and international communities through music. Founded In 1982 by volunteers from El Tecolote, Encuentro was envisioned as a statement of solidarity with the “Nuevo Cancion” movement of 1960s and ‘70s (embodied by the Chilean poet Víctor Jara), which sought to […]