Arts & Culture
Sounds of California. Hour 2
MARCH 1 2016 Sounds of California. Hour 2 The power of music and sound traditions to express migration experiences, cultural resilience and community transformation are explored in this special program. The two-hour program features performances and interviews in English and Spanish from traditional artists who headlined a live event at the Oakland Museum of California. […]
Sounds of California. Hour 1
MARCH 1 2016 Sounds of California. Hour 1. The power of music and sound traditions to express migration experiences, cultural resilience and community transformation are explored in this special program. The two-hour program features performances and interviews in English and Spanish from traditional artists who headlined a live event at the Oakland Museum of California. […]
La Santa Cecilia: Buenaventura.
MONDAY, MARCH 28. PROGRAM # 7748 12:00 PM PT La Santa Cecilia: Buenaventura. Members of the Grammy-winning quartet La Santa Cecilia talk about their latest album titled “Buenaventura.” The group marks the release with celebrations in New York and Los Angeles, their hometown. Combining modern tunes with traditional Mexican and Latin American influences, the young […]
Alma Garza, Leading Tejano Music Radio Announcer and Ambassador, Dies in Fresno
“Alma Garza had a boundless sense of humor and spirit of joy – and she had a contagious love for her homeland, the land where she was born and raised, the Rio Grande Valley.
(Español) En memoria de Berta Cáceres en este Día de la Mujer
(Español) El año pasado Radio Bilingüe tuvo la fortuna de entrevistar a Berta Cáceres, quien estuvo de visita en San Francisco para recibir el Premio Goldman, también conocido como el Nobel Verde.
Sounds of California Bilingual Radio Special Explores Migration through Music
Sounds of California is part of a larger research and community engagement initiative led by a partnership of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, The Alliance for California Traditional Arts, and Radio Bilingüe.
Valeria Luiselli’s Literary Feat. Also, Combatting Immigration Service Scams.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29. PROGRAM # 7728 12:00 PM PT Valeria Luiselli’s Literary Feat. Mexican young writer Valeria Luiselli is a finalist of the National Book Critics Circle Award in the US, becoming the third Latin American to be named a finalist in the history of this prestigious award. She is been recognized for her novel […]
(Español) Un secreto descubierto lo puso en la senda de la poesía: Homero Aridjis, “El Poeta Niño”
(Español) Su destinos siempre marcado por el azar, el niño que era “se quedó detrás de la puerta”, y los sueños cobraronun inminente lugar en lo que sería su futura vocación de poeta, tras una indiscreción familiar.
“The Child Poet.”
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22. PROGRAM # 7723 12:00 PM PT “The Child Poet.” A conversation with Mexican poet Homero Aridjis about his book “The Child Poet.” In his memoir, written when his wife became pregnant and translated into English by his daughter Chloe, Aridjis shares poignant experiences of his childhood growing up in the small town […]
La Cuneta Son Machín.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18. PROGRAM # 7721 12:00 PM PT La Cuneta Son Machín. The Nicaraguan ensemble La Cuneta Son Machín was nominated to the Grammy Awards, the musical industry’s highest honor, for their recent album, “Mondongo.” The band of young musicians fuses traditional chinamera music with folk humor as well as rock, ska, funk, hip-hop […]