Arts & Culture

The New Sound of Son Jarocho (Spanish-Language Article)

Chelis López’s conversation with the women musicians who participated in the Son Jarocho Festival in San Francisco focused on the role of women in son jarocho, and the collaboration between women soneras in Mexico and California. Marco Vinicio González prepared this summary of some of the highlights of the discussion.

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Posted in Arts & Culture, Homepage Feature, Son Jarocho Women |

Cantos de San José Concert

Radio Bilingüe and the Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) present the final concert of the project, with East San José, and Mayfair artists and residents. The program is co-hosted by Chelis López and Russell Rodríguez.

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Posted in Arts & Culture, Songs of Mayfair |

A Tour of the Mayfair

If you walk through the Mexican Heritage Plaza in the Mayfair neighborhood of San Jose, California, you might hear many different sounds, from Aztec drumming to Hawaiian hula dancing and singing, samba, or hip hop, with hymns in Spanish floating out of the church. In this English language feature, Zaidee Stavely takes you on a tour of this historic neighborhood.

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Posted in Arts & Culture, Songs of Mayfair |

Sounds of Mayfair – English-Language Talkshow

The Mayfair neighborhood of East San José was home to legendary farm worker leader Cesar Chavez and has strong Mexican roots, but today you can hear song and dance from all over the world in the plaza, where people have found a common language in music. Zaidee Stavely hosts this hour-long talkshow in English.

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Posted in Arts & Culture, Songs of Mayfair |

(Español) El Día Internacional de la Mujer nace un día trágico para la mujer en EEUU

(Español) La muerte de unas 146 obreras en 1911 dio impulso mundial al recién promulgado Día Internacional de la Mujer.

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Posted in Arts & Culture, Economy, Homepage Feature |

The New Sound of Son Jarocho (Spanish-Language Talkshow)

Women musicians from California and Mexico convened in San Francisco community festival for a unique series of fandango and son jarocho concert activities where the voice and art of women was headlined and honored. This program in Spanish is hosted by Chelis López, and offers conversations and music by son jarocho women.

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Posted in Arts & Culture, Son Jarocho Women, Línea Abierta |

(Español) Homenaje póstumo de Yolanda Cruz a Rufino Domínguez Santos

(Español) A tres meses de su partida, tras perder la batalla contra el cáncer, otra distinguida oaxacaliforniana, la cineasta Yolanda Cruz rinde homenaje a líder de los migrantes mixtecos de Oaxaca con un breve video sobre el trabajo de organización de Rufino Domínguez.

Posted in Arts & Culture, Homepage Feature, Immigration |

Mexican Grandparents Cross the Border to See their Grandchildren

A group of grandparents from remote areas of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca who had gone decades without seeing their children who emigrated to California traveled to Los Angeles for a visit.

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Posted in Arts & Culture, Homepage Feature, Immigration |

(Español) Brava Theater presenta 6to Festival Anual de Son Jarocho, con Jaraneras en San Francisco

(Español) Habrá Fandango Comunitario, una reunión cultural conocida como Fandango Jarocho, ejecutado con mujeres jaraneras, sesión de instrumentos, baile, voces y versos cantados a altas horas de la noche. Traiga sus instrumentos musicales y sus zapatos de baile para el zapateado. La entrada al Fandango es libre de costo.

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(Español) Latinos en EEUU encuentran lazos familiares en donde la esclavitud india prosperó

(Español) “Estamos descubriendo cosas que complican el infierno de nuestra historia, exigiendo rechazar los mitos que nos han enseñado”, dijo Gregorio Gonzáles, de 29 años, un antropólogo y autodenominado Genízaro, quien escribe sobre el legado de la esclavización india.

Posted in Arts & Culture, Homepage Feature |

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