The Portland Mercado’s two-year anniversary concert El Pueblo Unido spotlights local Latinx musicians and the multiplicity of Latin American music.
Emilly Prado
Emilly Prado is an award-winning journalist, writer, and photographer calling Portland, Oregon home since 2009. When not working or writing, she makes zines, travels as much as possible, and performs as DJ Mami Miami with Noche Libre, the Latinx DJ collective she co-founded in 2017. See more of her work at emillyprado.com.
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Resistance Events for the Week of April 12–18
Resistance events for the week of April 12–18.
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Tender Table Honors Food and Family
Inside the New Pop-up Storytelling Series
Inside the new pop-up storytelling series.
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Resistance Events for the Week of April 5-11
Resistance events for the week of April 5–11.
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Black Violin Strings Together Hip-Hop and Classical
BLACK VIOLIN Chipping away at preconceptions every time they hop onstage. Colin Brennan A summertime golf game between two high-school band teachers decided the musical fate of Wilner “Wil B” Baptiste. Though the teenaged Bahamian immigrant had his heart set on learning the saxophone, his future string instructor beat the brass master at 18 holes. […]
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Black Violin Shatters Stereotypes
The Duo Strings Together Hip-Hop and Classical
Black Violin’s Stereotypes strings together hip-hop and classical.
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Resistance Events for the Week of March 29–April 4
Resistance events for the week of March 29–April 4.
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Portland Brown Berets to Lead Candlelight Vigil for Victims of Guatemalan Shelter Fire
Courtesy YouTube Earlier this month, 40 teenage girls died in a fire set ablaze at Guatemalan shelter, Hogar Seguro Virgen de la Asución, following a riot in response to the institute’s ongoing abuse allegations and poor living conditions. Located on the outskirts of Guatemala City, the uprisings began on the evening of March 7 and […]
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Resistance Events for the Week of March 22–28
Resistance events for the week of March 22–28.
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From Slacktivism to Activism
Resistance Events for the Week of March 15–21
Resistance events for the week of March 15–21.
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Live Review: Helado Negro at the Doug Fir, Wed Mar 8
HELADO NEGRO Christopher Garcia Valle A bill where every act is pure fire is as rare and coveted as a chupacabra sighting, yet Wednesday night’s show at the Doug Fir was exactly that. A beautiful blend of music, dance, and poetry, DJ Daniela Karina (a Mercury music freelancer!), Luz Elena Mendoza of Y La Bamba, […]
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Helado Negro Finds Power Through Autonomy
INMA VARANDELA Casually dropping bombs of wisdom is second nature for Roberto Carlos Lange, better known by the moniker Helado Negro. It’s Valentine’s Day when I call him. I ask how he’s celebrating and Lange responds sagely, “It’s Valentine’s Day every day. You’ve got to love the people in your life, all of the time.” […]