The Communicator

Abel Tonolec Celin makes rap music in the pre-Columbian Qom language.

20 min

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Identity

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2020

Synopsis

Abel Tonolec Celin was born in an indigenous community of the Qom ethnic group in the province of Chaco, Argentina. His parents used to work in almost slave-like conditions. They moved to the city where Celin became a versatile communicator on indigenous issues. Most remarkably, Abel Tonolec Celin makes rap music in the pre-Columbian Qom language.

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2020

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Indigenous peoples:

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Language:

Spanish, Qom

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Spanish, English, Polish

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