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“Un Millón de Amigos” (video)

Here’s a video of “Un Millón de Amigos”, performed (and drawn) by my Coffee Camp students at La Hermandad:

Our students at La Chispa library (Matagalpa) try their hands at autobio comics:

Here are some more verses to Roberto Carlos’s beloved song, as sung/drawn/realized by my students at Ocalca Coffee Camp …

Here’s another project we’ve been working on at La Hermandad Coffee Camp …

Here is the final verse to Guerra’s famous corrido …

Brigade member Kjol Johnson contributes this sketch …

Here, my students would like to give you a basic overview of the various stages of coffee production on their semi-organic plantation …

Some of the young artists we worked with during a recent visit to La Chispa library in Matagalpa:

Artwork inspired by the lyrics of “Nicaragua Mia”, as drawn by students & brigadistas…

More comics for translation… and to facilitate the process, I’ve transcribed some of the handwriting:

Here are some unfinished pages of student artwork, available now for translation:

This music+comics project provided an exciting way for kids & adults to get to know each other despite their different languages and cultures.