Mexico Now: The Present and Future of Ancestral Practices
Nov 18, 2023 New York, NY, United States
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Loading...Learn how Chef Diana Wangeman preserves ancestral Oaxacan food practices. Following Wangeman will be a performance in the Diker Pavilion by Maya rapper Pat Boy, who uses music to preserve the Mayan language and teach rap to youth in his rural community in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.
SCHEDULE
- 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.: Maize and Traditional Ingredients with Chef Diana Wangeman, Auditorium, Lower Level
Diana Wangeman was born and raised in Oaxaca, Mexico, where she learned the traditional practice of processing corn from her mother, who is the chef and owner of the restaurant Tierra Antigua in Oaxaca. As the owner of the Brooklyn, NY, restaurant Sobre Masa, Wangeman works to raise awareness about ancient forms of maize cultivation and doing business in a responsible way.
- 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.: Maya Hip-Hop with Pat Boy, Diker Pavilion, Level 1
Jesús “Pat Boy” Chablé started his solo career in 2009 mixing genres such as reggae, pop, and reggaeton in the Yucatec Mayan language. His work was recently featured in the Marvel blockbuster film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. He is the co-founder and producer of ADN Maya Producciones, which nurtures young talent across the Yucatan Peninsula. He also produces the Ko’one’ex K’aay Rap Ich Máaya Festival and fosters Rap Ich Máaya T ́aan, a methodology he created for bilingual youth that promotes the Mayan language through rap improvisation and rhyming.
Status: Active
Date: November 18, 2023 -
Location:
National Museum of the American Indian New York
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House One Bowling Green, New York, NY, 10004
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