Welcome to 'El Petronio,' the Biggest Celebration of Afro-Colombian Music and Culture.

Group Members: Mariana Peñuela, and Manuela Martínez.

Questions:
1. How does The Petronio festival in Colombia serve as a platform for celebrating and expressing various
aspects of cultural identity, including race? Explain your answer.
- This platform generates a sense of appreciation for their race and legacy. For example, in the
article given they state “We, as Afro-Colombians, have forged the identity of this country; we have
built this country, hand in hand with others. And we deserve the dignity of our culture, not only as
folklore but as a way of life.” With this, the Afro-Colombian people of the Pacific Coast have stayed
resilient and creative, keeping their culture strong and vibrant.

2. In what ways does The Petronio festival contribute to the preservation and promotion of
Afro-Colombian heritage?
- The Petronio festival preserves the Afro-Colombian heritage by promoting their roots either by
art, music, and other. With all the aspects presented by this festival, the Afro-Colombian ethnic
groups can be preserved by a celebration of their life and their culture itself.

3. Discuss the role of music, dance, and art in The Petronio festival. How does these creative expressions
intersect with discussions about race and identity, both in the historical and in the contemporary context?
- The relevant role of music, dance, and art in the festival provide a historic or modern context to
the Afro-Colombian group. For example, they express the violence and poverty they have endured
through music, showcasing this to other people through art. Also, they transmit the
discrimination this group has lived by acknowledging the words we use, the attitude we have
towards the daily life, showing our culture is based in their culture, the Afro-colombian culture.

4. Analyze the impact of The Petronio festival on shaping societal perceptions of race and identity in
Colombia. Due to this cultural event, have there been any noticeable shifts in how race is discussed or
acknowledged in broader Colombian society? Please support your answer with the people interviewed.
- This could be categorized as a very long and non-ending debate, but through the years the culture
has shifted throughout the years. Specially with technological globalization. This festival creates a
sense of acknowledgement to the Afro-Colombian culture. This festival embraces the most
alienated regions from our country by celebrating the beauty behind this rich culture.

5. In what ways do The Petronio festival in Colombia and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's idea of 'The Single
Story' intersect or diverge in their impacts on challenging stereotypes and promoting a more nuanced
understanding of cultural identity and race? Please explain.
- The two stories intercept thanks to the ideology of the challenges behind stereotypes and the
promotion of nuanced understandings of culture and identity. On the other hand, we have the
fact that the three pieces of work diverge in the way they promote their common idea,
Chimamanda, uses a first-hand story to portray this main idea. Meanwhile, the Petronio festival
uses art to portray and showcase the idea of racism and stereotypes.