Today in our show, we will talk about Suriname, the smallest country in South America. 

Suriname, once was known as Dutch Guiana. It enjoys a relatively high standard of living but also faces serious political and economic challenges.

Since their independence from the Netherlands in 1975 Suriname faces serious challenges, among them a civil war. 

Suriname is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the Americas.

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French Guiana is a beautiful country located in South America. The capital city is Cayenne. French-Guiana is an overseas department and region of France. French-Guiana shares borderland with Brazil and Suriname.

Since 1981, when Belize became independent, French-Guiana has been the only territory of the mainland Americas that is still part of a European Colony. Before the European colonization, the territory was inhabited by Native Americans, most speaking the Arawak language. The people identified as Lokono.

In this episode we talk about Afro-Brazilians. We share music, history and a voice of protest. Afro-Brazilians are African descends of Angola, Mozambique and Sub Sahara Africa. In this show, we uncover that part of history.

In this episode, I talk with my good friend Sisa Bueno (New York) who shares with us her personal experience in Bolivia and how her project could be one of the most important one. We talk about the Bolivian Protests, La Guerra del Gas, and the Bolivian Constitution. Also, this is the first time that we find out how Afro-Bolivians made to the constitution and became recognized as one of Bolivian's nation.

In this episode we talked about African-Bolivians or Afro-Bolivians. Afro-Bolivians are recognized as one of the constituent ethnic groups of Bolivia. They are the only African-Descends in the Americans that have a living king who traces his descent back to a line of monarchs that governed in Africa.

In this episode we talk about Afro-Peruvians. We share music, history and a voice of protest. The slave owners preferred slaves from the area stretching from Nigeria to eastern Ghana. In this show, we uncover that part of history.

In this episode we talk about Afro-Chileans. We share music, history and a voice of protest. Afro-Chileans have been historically excluded and this episode we honor those solders and their African ancestry. In addition, we talk about the more recently Afro-Chilean Alliance which has emerged as a voice of Afro-Chilean.

In this episode, we talk about the Afro descendant community in Paraguay. We talk about the Kambua Kokue community. We share their music, culture, and history. More at www.afrosaya.com

In this episode we talk about Afro-Uruguayos. We share music, history and a voice of protest. Afro-Uruguayos have been historically excluded and this time we uncover that. We talk about Candombe, Murga and the African drums and sound in Latin America. Visit us on afrosaya.com

In this episode we talk about Afro-Argentinos. We share music, history and a voice of protest. Afro-Argentinos have been historically excluded and this time we uncover that. We talk about Tango, Milonga and how the African roots are manifested in Argentina. Join us in this journey! Don't forget to share it and leave us some reviews! Visit us at afrosaya.com