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In Mexico, Men Make Up More Than 75% of the Lineup for These Music Festivals

Jenzia Burgos — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:57:12 +0000

Festival season is just kicking off, especially south of the States where the weather is kinder this time of year. But as crowds get pumped for performances at Mexico’s upcoming Bahidorá Festival or Panama’s El Bloke Fest, another festival group is reminding us of an important issue in this industry: gender inequality. Ruidosa Fest, the

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An Inclusive New Law for Argentine Music Festivals May Change The Scene for Women Forever

Juana Giaimo — Tue, 28 May 2019 20:19:55 +0000

Feminist collective Ruidosa’s recently published investigation about the lack of women’s representation in Latin American music festivals detailed numbers so alarming, it caused Argentinian musicians to team up to propose a law asking music festivals to have a minimum of 30% female artists in their lineups. “La Ley de Cupo Femenino,” (based on the law

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Ruidosa Festival Announces 2019 Edition Featuring Kelela, The Marías and More

Isabelia Herrera — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:59:39 +0000

Over the last few years, the minds behind Ruidosa Festival have been leading the charge when it comes to empowering women in Latin America’s music industry. The Francisca Valenzuela-founded collective has transformed into a renowned concert and discussion series that has opened its doors to women and gender non-conforming communities across the region, creating reports

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This Report Analyzed the Best (and Worst) of Women’s Representation at Latin American Music Festivals

Julyssa Lopez — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 16:05:29 +0000

Over the last few years, the Chilean feminist collective Ruidosa has been taking a look at how often women make the bill at major Latin American music festivals. The powerhouse organization crunched the numbers for 2018 and, as much of a bummer as it is, the message couldn’t be clearer: women still aren’t getting booked

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11 Latin American Music Festivals You Should Hit This Spring

Richard Villegas — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:14:03 +0000

Music festivals are popping up all around us like heads on a hydra. From massive events like Coachella and Vive Latino, to smaller more focused enterprises like NRMAL and Viva!, the proliferation of these artistic gatherings is allowing bookers to zero in on emerging scenes around the globe. Music festivals are helping develop and expand

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This Report Analyzed Female Representation at Latin Music Awards and the Stats Are Depressing

Julyssa Lopez — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:45:18 +0000

The conversation around women’s representation in music continued to surge this year after the embarrassingly male-dominated 2018 Grammys. Now, Ruidosa — the feminist platform and festival organizer — has published a critical study that shines a light on how seriously gender inequality is affecting women in the Latin music industry. Ruidosa shared the results of

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Ruidosa’s Mexico City Edition Pushed the Feminist Music Festival Experience Forward

Caitlin Donohue — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 20:55:44 +0000

You couldn’t get through the Mexico City edition of Francisca Valenzuela’s Ruidosa Fest this weekend without someone bringing up the de rigueur question of the festival: why do you make noise? Answers varied, but at the festival’s Friday night panel on the personal politics of Latin American cumbia, rap, and punk artists, Mexico City-based musician and

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Francisca Valenzuela’s Feminist Music Festival Heads to Mexico City and Goes Intersectional

Caitlin Donohue — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 15:28:01 +0000

Now more than ever, the mandate is clear: feminist festivals in 2016 have to be intersectional. On one level, it’s about survival — the exclusionary history of women’s events has threatened to render them irrelevant. On another, it’s about providing the most powerful live experience possible. Chilean pop artist Francisca Valenzuela is well aware of

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Francisca Valenzuela Is Launching a Feminist Music Festival and the Lineup Is Crazy Good

Beverly Bryan — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 23:54:33 +0000

There’s only one thing that would be better than seeing Francisca Valenzuela, Camila Moreno, and Javiera Mena live on stage: being in the room if they all got together to talk music. At Chile’s inaugural Ruidosa Fest, both of those things will happen in the course of one day. Organized by Valenzuela in collaboration with

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