Tag Archives: Arts & Culture
Carlos y Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy: Fifty Years.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 PROGRAM # 8582 12:00 PM PT Carlos y Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy: Fifty Years. Recognized ambassadors of Nicaraguan folklore, the brothers Carlos and Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy tour the US celebrating 50 years in music. Carlos and his younger brother Luis Enrique, both singers and composers, were key figures in the New […]
Tejano Conjunto Studies Pioneer.
MONDAY, MARCH 25 PROGRAM # 8570 12:00 PM PT Tejano Conjunto Studies Pioneer. Dr. Manuel Peña, a recognized pioneer of Tejano music studies, died at 76. In remembrance, we repeat our last interview with Dr. Peña in 2008 about his then new book and memoir “Where the Ox does not Plow: A Mexican American Ballad.” […]
Buika.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18 PROGRAM # 8545 12:00 PM PT Buika. This is a conversation with Spanish singer Concha Buika, known as “the queen of Flamenco fusion.” Buika, a singer, poet and composer of Equatoguinean roots, has toured the world performing flamenco music concerts that combine influences of jazz, pop, soul and African rhythms. She is […]
Lighting the New Fire.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14 PROGRAM # 8543 12:00 PM PT Lighting the New Fire. With a ceremony of the Lighting of the New Fire, P’urhepecha migrants living in the US Northwest celebrated the beginning of the New Year in the tradition of this ancient people from Western Mexico. Hundreds came together to enjoy pirecua music and […]
Keeping Quechua Language and Song Alive.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31 PROGRAM # 8533 12:00 PM PT Keeping Quechua Language and Song Alive. The founder of the Quechua Initiative in New York talks about her efforts to keep her Quechua language alive in the New York City area, the home to the largest Inca-descendant community in the US. The Quechua language is considered […]
Mariachi: Humanity’s Cultural Heritage.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 1 PROGRAM # 8511 12:00 PM PT Mariachi: Humanity’s Cultural Heritage. On occasion of the anniversary of UNESCO’s recognition of mariachi (the string, song and trumpet musical ensemble) as humanity’s cultural heritage, an expert reflects on the meaning of this recognition. He also talks about his books on the history of this emblematic […]
Juan de Marcos.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25 PROGRAM # 8506 12:00 PM PT Juan de Marcos. Legendary Cuban musician Juan de Marcos visited California with his iconic band Afro-Cuban All Stars. In this interview, he comments on his recent album “Absolutely Live II – Viva México,” recorded in Mexico’s Cervantino Festival. He also shares stories about his work with […]
Drumming in Corrections
Abdullatif Bell Tounkara, a master musician and teacher, is leading a group of men behind bars in a drum circle. Radio Bilingue’s Tena Rubio reports from Avenal.
Singing in Corrections
At 79, the Mexican-American singer Carmencristina Moreno is taking center stage inside a makeshift classroom — performing and teaching in front of an unlikely crowd — Men serving time at Avenal State Prison. Radio Bilingue’s Tena Rubio has more.
Mariachi: Humanity’s Cultural Heritage.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 PROGRAM # 8487 12:00 PM PT Mariachi: Humanity’s Cultural Heritage. On occasion of the anniversary of UNESCO’s recognition of mariachi (the string, song and trumpet musical ensemble) as humanity’s cultural heritage, an expert reflects on the meaning of this recognition. He also talks about his books on the history of this emblematic […]
