FAVORITE CARNIVAL MOMENTS

As you know, I'm from Santa Marta, so my favorite carnival moment was when I went home. In Santa Marta we celebrate carnival too, but the celebration is not as big as Barranquilla's celebration. In my carnival vacations I had the opportunity to spend time with my family and friends. It was amazing for me because in Barranquilla I'm living on a pension, so at that time I could go home and enjoy the delicious food that my family prepares and share some experiences with my old friends. I enjoyed the carnival, but also I spent time studying for my tests and taking a rest. 

Tinariwen

Tinariwen

 www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5P0oO8nphMY 

QUESTIONS

1. What do we learn about Tuareg culture from this video? 

2. Keeping in mind what you learned from this interview, how does seeing the visuals within the video and knowing the meaning of the lyrics give us a deeper understanding of Tuareg culture?

ANSWERS

1. I think Tuareg is a culture which is nomad and have a lot of rituals and traditions. In the video, we can see that they have a pacific life, full of peace and tranquility. They are in contact with the nature, so they should take all the resources that the nature gives them to survive. In the video, they talk about a pain that is burdened, so we can think they are a marginalized group in the society.  

2. The video and the lyrics are so related because in the lyrics they are expressing how they are feeling about the life, and the video show us the peaceful life that they have. It's like a way to show us that even they have a lot of problems as other groups, they still being together and conserving their traditions and rituals. 

BARRANQUILLA-2013 CULTURAL CAPITAL

http://www.elheraldo.co/tendencias/barranquilla-elegida-capital-de-la-cultura-2013-70019 

QUESTIONS

1. Why was Barranquilla chosen? 

2. Will Barranquilla receive any of the economic benefits Liverpool hoped to from being named a cultural capital?

ANSWERS

1. Barranquilla was chosen the 2013 cultural capital because of the international projection, the positivism and the cultural cohesion that the city has. A few months ago, Barranquilla's mayoralty had been thinking about the idea to become Barranquilla the cultural capital of America this year (this year the city is celebrating the bicentennial) and they started working on that project by connecting the International Bureau of Cultural Capital. 

2. I think Barranquilla is going to receive a lot of benefits for being the capital culture, for example, it will be promoted by some channels like Antena 3 from Spain and Discovery Networks. This one will be an advantage for Barranquilla because it will be known in the whole world, and also it is going to get the attention of everybody, so a lot of people will want to come and that is going to increase the tourism in the city.