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In conversation: Cellist Mabe Fratti on embracing imperfections and going to extremes

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4.33.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Alt.Latino host Anamaria Sayre sits down with the experimental, Guatemalan cellist Mabe Fratti to discuss the admiration she's developed for imperfection, finding a musical community in Mexico City and how religion sparked a personal rebellion.

Audio for this episode of 'Alt.Latino' was edited and mixed by Robin Hilton. Our show editor is Hazel Cills and our project manager is Grace Chung. Our production assistant is Sofia Seidel. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins.

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0:00.0

You remember that? What was it? A cartoon where in the world is Carmen San Diego?

0:03.8

Let's see. I've heard this name before, but it was, I think it was a cartoon.

0:08.8

It was animated or something.

0:09.8

Like you had to figure out where this cartoon character was.

0:12.2

It was like a way to teach kids geography.

0:15.2

That's what it feels like to keep up with you these days, Ana.

0:18.9

You were in Mexico City.

0:21.0

Well, you were in Southern California.

0:23.0

Everyone else has been saying that.

0:25.0

Felix, I must say.

0:26.4

And then you were back in Southern California.

0:29.1

I know you have a trip to Columbia planned.

0:31.5

Okay, no, so where are you now?

0:33.0

Let me let me pull my map out and put a pin in where you are now and add to the collection.

0:36.9

Where are you?

0:38.0

So currently I'm at my sister's place in Oakland, which is actually a revisit.

0:44.9

Well, let's just consider her apartment, one of the Latino production remote facilities.

0:50.6

How's that?

0:51.2

You hear that, Lena?

0:52.2

You're an all Latino remote production facility.

0:56.0

Okay. So let's revisit some of those pins.

0:58.0

Let's go back to Mexico City because we're going to present an interview today that you did while you were there.

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