Marggie Ponce: Soy Afro Peruana
Oye Mi Gente!
English - November 12, 2019 03:10 - 55 minutes - 132 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSociety & Culture News Politics afroindegenous afrolatinx blackandbrownlivesmatter blackandbrownunity currentevents diquemedia doitfortheculture hiphopculture indigenious justdoit Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Marggie Ponce Valencia was born in New Jersey. She’s the creative director and founder of Bloom NJ.
Bloom NJ is a media platform spotlighting the artistic culture in New Jersey. Their goal is to inspire young minds to get to know their community and be more involved with the underground music scene around them.
Margie’s parents are Peruvians from Lima! Her mom is from Chacra Rios and her dad from Barrios Altos. Her parents came here together in 1995. Although her dad had already been in the US earlier on in the 80s, he was traveling back and forth to Peru.
Margie grew up in an artistic family of dancers, singers and musicians. They taught her about Criollo culture and Afro-Peruvian history. Her mother at age 6 and grandmother were part of Victoria Santa Cruz’s group “Teatros Y Danzas Negras Del Peru”.
Later at 15 years old, her mother joined Peru Negro, a musical ensemble founded in 1969 to celebrate and preserve Peru’s black culture and musica criolla. She has earned a reputation from then in Peru as an Afro-peruvian dancer
Margie’s father runs a trucking business that was formed by his father in the 80s.