It’s hard to find out any news about Guatemala in the offerings of the mainstream media these days, but if you did it would become apparent that the forces at work to prevent true democracy from taking hold in the country are ongoing.  From U.S. sponsored military coups, to the Israeli Likud party’s support of oppressive security measures, the Guatemalan people are paying the price of foreign and homegrown repression.

Tito Medina, Guatemalan composer/musician/activist, joins the Thursday edition of the 8 O’Clock Buzz to talk about current events in Guatemala, and to discuss his upcoming show at the Arts & Literature Lab the Saturday, November 11, at 7:00 pm.  Tito and local musicians, including the Buzz’s own Tony Castañeda, will perform Tito’s original music which incorporates Mayan, Garifuna, and Mestizo influences with Latin rhythms.

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