Simón Díaz, a Latin-American Folklore Icon The news saddened the world of folklore. Simón Narciso Díaz Márquez, better known as «Simón Díaz» or «Uncle Simon», died in the early hours of Wednesday, February 19, at the age of 85, after struggling for years against the syndrome of Alzheimer’s disease. It was a sad week, in […]readmore
In this episode of «Paralelo 55,» your host Carlos Muñoz explores the origin, history and music of the charango. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67422160/p55charango.mp3readmore
The Power of Listening After an extensive tour that took him throughout most of the Americas, the renowned CNN reporter, Ismael Cala is in the city of Mexico to promote his book, «El Poder de Escuchar,» which translates to the power of listening. This extraordinary work which is the product of years of experience from […]readmore