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Nuevo Mestizos: Louis Alemayehu at the Black Dog Coffee & Wine Bar
On January 23, the theme of the Lowertown Reading Jam series at the Black Dog Coffee & Wine Bar in Lowertown St. Paul was "Nuevo Mestizos." Here, Louis Alemayehu shares his work.
Also see performances by Emmanuel Ortiz and Leo Lara.
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©2013 Ryan Cutler (video) and Louis Alemayehu (performance)
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