Friday, February 20, 2015

Guatemalan rappers promote Mayan language, stories to youth

In this Feb. 9, 2015 photo, hip-hop musicians Yefrey Pacheco, left, Rene Dionisio a.k.a. Tz´utu Baktun Kan, center, and Juan Martinez a.k.a. "Dr. Native" perform a Mayan ritual at the base of the San Pedro Volcano in San Pedro Atitlan, Guatemala. The band, Balam Ajpu, which means Jaguar Warrior or Warrior of Light, raps in the ancient Mayan Tz'utujil language. "Since the time of the (Spanish) invasion, the (Mayan) worldview was persecuted, even almost snuffed out, but now it's returning to life, relying on music and sustaining itself in art," said Dionisio. "Our commitment as artists is to rescue the ancient art.” (AP Photo/Sonia Perez) GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A group of Guatemalan musicians is on a mission to breathe life into a pre-Columbian language and heritage through a thoroughly modern genre: hip-hop.








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