“Diablos” (music video) filmed in Portobelo, Panama (Photo by Oronike Odeleye)

After establishing a Beat Making Lab at La Escuelita Del Ritmo in Portobelo in 2012, where over a dozen youth collaborated with local and international artists on original electronic beats and songs, Professor/emcee Pierce Freelon , producer/DJ Stephen Levitin (aka Apple Juice Kid) and Videographer/Editor Saleem Reshamwala worked with the Portobelo Beat Making Lab students to create with to create this “Diablos” Music Video. The students helped to produce the beat, write the lyrics and help develop the concept for the music video. The song was created at La Escuelita del Ritmo, and inspired by a local festival tradition called El Festival de los Diablos y Congos.

Visit https://digitalportobelo.org/multimedia/ to view the video.