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Sunday October 9th, 2022
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Ofrendas 2022: A Celebration of Life
The Latino Cultural Arts Center dedicates the Fall to Día de los Muertos and Mental Wellness as they kickoff Ofrendas 2022. The aim is to create intergenerational and intercultural opportunities to learn about different traditions associated with Día de los Muertos while destigmatizing access to mental health.
Ofrendas is an open invitation to co-create with local artists, artisans, educators, and mental health professionals inspired by the losses we have faced. Join us October 9th, from 12-3pm, at Levitt Pavilion Denver for the Celebration of Life event which includes family friendly activities for all with various wellness resources and activities. DJ Selecta C will emcee and showcase Afro-beats with a flair of reggae music. The lineup this year includes a Denver Parks and Rec Zumba class at 12:30pm and a performance by Cipriano. Headlining the inaugural festival this year is Los Mocochetes.
Special Thanks to the Ofrendas 2022 Sponsors: Levitt Pavilion Denver, 5280 Magazine, Flor Sells Denver, US Bank, El Semanario and Caring for Denver
Los Mocochetes
Los Mocochetes is a Xicanx/Funk band from the ancestral, occupied and unceded lands of the Tsis tsis'tas¹, Hinono'eiteen², Ka'igwu³, Weenuchiu⁴, Anasazi⁵, Newe⁶, Diné⁷, Ndee⁸, Inday⁸, and Dine'é⁸ (commonly referred to as Cheyenne¹, Arapahoe², Kiowa³, Ute⁴, Pueblo⁵, Shoshone⁶, Navajo⁷, Apache⁸) and other peoples now known as Denver, CO with deep roots from the Mora Valley in northern Nuevo Mexico and to the south from Juarez, MX.
The word Mocochete is a term coined by the group to mean “mocosos con machetes”. In life, most mocosos (snot-nosed “brats”) develop physically to the point where they are strong enough to wield a tool or weapon, such as a machete. How you use that tool has lasting consequences and defines the mark you leave on the world with great potential for both creation and destruction. This duality exists in all of us.
Los Mocochetes have devoted their lives to using their machetes for good. Every performance draws on the elements, the directions, the ancestors and the great mystery. Each song is a prayer meant to move your feet, stir your spirit, and to remind you of the incredible power you have to heal yourself and the 7 generations forward and back.
Los Mocochetes create revolutionary music you can dance to, with heartfelt intention to move us all forward, together, as one. Aho. Mitákuye Oyás'iŋ. Ōmeteōtl. Aṣẹ.