Artist Info: Beatriz Pichi Malen

Heiress of a long history, Beatriz Pichi Malen has dedicated her life to searching for and transmitting traditional Mapuche songs. Born in Los Toldos, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, she is the great-great granddaughter –on her mother’s sid – of Cacique Coliqueo, a famous 19th-century Mapuche longko (chief).

Beatriz has given talks, seminars, workshops and concerts throughout Argentina and abroad. She has also recounted her knowledge of the Mapuche culture for cinema and video. [read more...]