Rhythms of Zapata

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Every major social movement has its music, its anthems, its songs. Music tells the story of a people, their dreams, their hopes, their vision for a different world. But what happens when the music crosses borders to embrace new cultures?

In the U.S., people of color have been turning more and more to the Zapatismo as a source of hope and as proof that, as the Zapatistas say, a different world is possible.

Rhythms of Zapata is a half-hour documentary on the Chicano-Zapatista movement of East Los Angeles, where a number of Chicano artists inspired by the Zapatistas have been using music to raise awareness in their own communities and to struggle for a better world.

Featuring:

Luv the Messenger – Rapper and youth activist
Marisol – Performance artist and activist, member of Chusma, In Lak Ech, Self-Help Graphics, Chicano Records and Films
Nico – Poet and youth activist – member of Poets del Norte
Xela – Rapper and youth activist – member of Cihuatl-Ce
Olmeca – Hip-hop artist and activist
Joel García – Graphic artist and activist
Tolteka – Hip-hop artist and activist
Roberto Flores – Researcher and Zapatista activist
Elisa Mejía – Activist, member of Radio Insurgencia Femenina (KPFK, Los Angeles), member of Center for Popular Action
Colectivo Error - Musicians and activists
Sherman Austin – Hip-hop artist and activist against police violence
Cynthia, Priscila, Crystal – fans at concert
Dan Nemser – Student at UC Berkeley and Zapatista activist
Joaquín Cienfuegos – Member of Cop Watch Los Angeles and Revolutionary Autonomous Communities
Manuel Macías – Supporter of Cop Watch Los Angeles
Josefina Macías - Member of Cop Watch Los Angeles and Revolutionary Autonomous Communities
Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos