Preserving the Quechua language through song

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Quechua is an endangered language in Latin America and one that singer-songwriter Araceli Poma wants to preserve. It’s the language of her grandparents in Peru. And Poma is half of the Afro Andean Funk duo. The other half is Matt Geraghty. They both speak to host Marco Werman about their debut album “The Sacred Leaf.”

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