TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24
PROGRAM # 8766 12:00 PM PT
Asi es Nuevo Mexico.
In the towns of northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado people keep alive songs, tales, and a language dating back centuries. These are traditions indigenous to this region, known as Rio Arriba. What makes the traditional music and stories of the Rio Grande del Norte so unique? Folk masters of the Hispano culture from New Mexico share stories and songs learned from their grandparents. This is the first program in the series “Raíces: Songs and Tales of Rio Arriba”.
Guests: Cipriano Vigil, Master Folk Musician and Educator, El Rito, NM; Roberto Mondragón, Master Folk Musician, Educator, Former State Legislator and Lt. Governor of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM; Roberto Martínez, New Mexico State Historian, Santa Fe, NM; Dr. Enrique Lamadrid, Professor Emeritus of Spanish Language, University of New Mexico, Author of “Nuevo México Profundo: Rituals of an Indo-Hispano Land” and other Books, Albuquerque, NM; Lorenzo Martínez, Master Folk Violinist, Los Reyes de Albuquerque, NEA National Heritage Fellow, Albuquerque, NM; Dr. Brenda Romero, Professor and Founder of Ethnomusicology at University of Colorado, Boulder, “Canciones de mis Patrias: Early New Mexican Songs and Ballads” CD, Española, NM; Sheila Martínez, Violin Player, Los Reyes de Albuquerque, NM.
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