Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/nosotros-fest/ Our Thing Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/nosotros-fest/ 144 144 At Nosotros Fest, Latino Artists Transcend Tokenization & Create a Space That’s All Their Own https://remezcla.com/lists/music/nosotros-fest-2017-recap/ Mon, 31 Jul 2017 22:09:17 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=222966 The second installment of Nosotros Fest, New York City’s radical gathering of music and arts, went down last week in Damrosch Park at New York City’s famed Lincoln Center. The brainchild of Hurray For The Riff Raff frontwoman Alynda Segarra was by all means a success, filling the center’s major outdoor concert space and bringing

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]]> xenia rubinos_itzel Photo by Itzel Alejandra Martinez for Remezcla How the Young Lords Inspired the Political Mission of Hurray For the Riff Raff’s Nosotros Fest https://remezcla.com/features/music/hurray-for-the-riff-raff-young-lords-nosotros-fest/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 16:57:19 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=222667 Alynda Segarra has gone from teenage runaway to acclaimed recording artist, from young radical to one of the most promising Latinx voices in U.S. folk music. Her latest album The Navigator is a largely autobiographical concept album about a young Puerto Rican girl’s journey to reconcile her identity with her place in the world, while

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]]> Hurray for the Riff Raff 2017_music Photo by Sarrah Danziger. Courtesy of ATO Records Catch Helado Negro, Xenia Rubinos, Hurray for the Riff Raff & More For Free at NYC’s Nosotros Fest https://remezcla.com/music/nosotros-fest-lincoln-center/ Tue, 16 May 2017 18:55:07 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=218296 Last November, on the eve of the election of Donald Trump, New York City’s Nosotros Fest brought together Latinx communities of all backgrounds in the spirit of protest. The festival, a night of music, activism, and performance, was helmed by Alynda Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff, who envisioned Nosotros Fest as a platform

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]]> Nosotros Fest Celebrated Latinx Resistance in a Time of Political Pandering https://remezcla.com/features/music/nosotros-festival-recap/ Mon, 07 Nov 2016 23:12:18 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=199161 Presidents won’t save us because they don’t understand us. That statement echoed in the manifestos, songs, and poems performed at the inaugural Nosotros Fest last Friday, an event that showcased artists and activists in the spirit of intersectional empowerment. A stellar lineup graced the stage of New York City’s Bowery Ballroom with the sounds of Latinx celebration and queer pride

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]]> These 6 Young Poets Kicked Off Nosotros Fest at the Iconic Electric Lady Studios https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/nosotros-fest-urban-word-young-poets/ Fri, 04 Nov 2016 20:48:39 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=199012 Last night, artists and community members crowded into a room at Electric Lady Studios to celebrate the power of language and pay homage to our Latinx communities. In anticipation of Nosotros Fest, the intersectional Latinx festival taking place tonight at Bowery Ballroom, the event gathered some of the festivals’ bands alongside spoken word artists to showcase

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]]> microphone 4 Musicians on Their Hopes for the Future of Latinx Social Justice https://remezcla.com/lists/music/nosotros-fest-photo-story/ Wed, 02 Nov 2016 18:02:30 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=198756 Activism in Latinx communities is more accessible and visible than ever, thanks to social media and the Internet. But critical reflection remains paramount; issues like anti-blackness and internalized racism continue to plague our communities. In times like these, art and music can be crucial vehicles for expression and education. That’s why New York City’s Nosotros Fest

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]]> header_nosotros Explore 5 Decades of Protest Music With This Playlist From Hurray for the Riff Raff https://remezcla.com/features/music/nosotros-fest-playlist/ Fri, 14 Oct 2016 22:43:11 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=197084 Music, perhaps more than any other popular art form, has long provided a space for critical reflection, political empowerment, and collective action. And while the tumultuous and iconic decade of the 1960s is filled with countless examples, our generation’s musicians are also lending their voices to the ongoing struggle against oppression. For Latinos in particular,

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]]> Get Woke With NYC’s Nosotros Fest, a Night of Latinx Music, Performance, and Activism https://remezcla.com/features/music/nosotros-festival-profile/ Fri, 30 Sep 2016 22:02:47 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=195955 On Friday, November 4 at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom, the first-ever Nosotros Festival will bring together Latinx communities of all backgrounds in the spirit of protest. The festival is not the first of its kind, but comes at a time when critical hope and activism through art are necessary in our communities. The event will feature live sets from

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]]> hurray-for-the-riff-raff_music_robin-laananen Hurray for the Riff Raff. Photo by Robin Laananen