Bruno Morgan

The World

Mexico’s Dance of the Devils

Arts, Culture & Media

African music and culture live on in parts of Mexico, in communities where the descendants of African slaves live. But it’s disappearing as older community members die. Myles Estey and Grant Fuller begin our story in the Costa Chica town of Lo de Soto.

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