Costa Chica

Efrén Mayren Santos







In November of 2008, the residents of El Ciruelo, Oaxaca, celebrated when Barak Obama was elected President of the Untited States. As Afro-Mexicans they felt pride in knowing that an African American had been elected president of their powerful neighbor to the north. There was even talk of renting a bus to attend the innauguration. That plan dissolved when the difficulty of crossing the border was explained by the local priest.

However, several months later, one resident, Efrén Mayren, received an inivitation to perform at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and Washington DC. He attended with his group and performed this song that he wrote for Barak Obama.



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