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Your heart and flourishes in Solola

Tz'olojya Oxlaju Tz'i, October 3, 2010
By: Victorino Tejaxún Photo: Oscar A. Yac, Sara Mingoría and Victorino Tejaxún

With Rebel Poetry Luis Carlos Pineda, Rosa Chavez Morales Magda voice, various artists celebrated the festival of life "YOUR HEART FLOWERS" in memory of Lisa Guarcax, playwright, dancer, musicologist and researcher of pre-Hispanic art, kidnapped on August 25 and found his body the next day with severe signs of torture near the village of Los Encuentros, Solola department.

Convened in the early hours of Sunday 3 October, the troupe Playful Cash in the main streets of the provincial capital, the population was concentrated in the vicinity of Central Park where artists from different departments of Guatemala posthumous homage to the artist Kaqchikel killed.

the chorus of "Lisandro have not died, your heart blooms " Rosalina Tuyuc of the National Coordination of Widows of Guatemala CONAVIGUA, Current Mux with Sara Rabin Ahau conducted the program in which the various artists made known their indignation, while seeking justice for authorities to investigate this crime seriously and will not be another death.

The anger expressed from the various expressions of art combines the beauty and tenderness expressed by various people, "taught in school" , If it was good why they killed him? " said a child to contemplate one of the posters with the face of Lysander.

To the cheers and applause the voices of Hip-Hop and Tz'utujil kaqchikel Yepocapa from Chimaltenango and Santa Maria Visitacion Solola, p ú PUBLIC danced and raised his arms in approval, while being Witnesses also the proposals of Rock K'iche group led by Kabawil from Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán Solola, Tujaal Rock Sakapulas of The K'iche and Aj Bat'z Poaquil Chimaltenango San Jose with his proposal Kaqchikel language.

In addition to the involvement of Lars Klevstran , Norwegian singer-songwriter who traveled from his country to share the stage with the Guatemalan art as Lisa and I share in Sotz'il International Indigenous Festival Riddu Riddu , held in northern Norway during the month of July.

The diversity of art was expressed equally to jump on stage from San Ildefonso Ixtahuacán The Ravens Band, marimba Ajp'u Ukutzijal St. Lucia Utatlán Solola, Ranferí Aguilar with the group "Rain Maker" Neco (La Tona) and group Chamal, who traveled from Guatemala City.

gathered artists, with Mr. Ambassador Lars Vaagen of the Royal Norwegian Embassy, \u200b\u200bthey handed over a petition to the Mayor of Solola, Pedro Saloj, for the municipality to join the demand for justice and the corresponding steps in the institutions and authorities responsible to investigate and apply the same, so that further inquiries and will be displayed in clarifying the murder of Leonardo González Lisandro Guarcax.

For its part, Saloj released a municipal agreement signed last August 15, 2010, in which the Council made public in full recognition and Lisandro Guarcax Sotz'il Cultural Center for their work, experience and contribution to national art and indigenous culture Kaqchikel.

More information:
http://www.gruposotzil.org
http://tucorazonflorece.blogspot.com/