Tag Archives: Arts & Culture
Juan Gutiérrez: Master Plenero.
MONDAY, APRIL 27. PROGRAM # 7508 12:00 PM PT Juan Gutiérrez: Master Plenero. A conversation with virtuoso percussionist Juan Gutiérrez, a master of Afro-Puerto Rican folk music and dance who received the 1996 NEA National Heritage Fellowship, the highest award for those who greatly contribute to traditional arts. Gutiérrez co-founded Los Pleneros de la 21, […]
Lorenzo Martínez: Master Folk Violinist.
THURSDAY, APRIL 23. PROGRAM # 7506 12:00 PM PT Lorenzo Martínez: Master Folk Violinist. In 2003, the National Endowment for the Arts recognized the musical contributions of father and son Roberto and Lorenzo Martínez, a family from the heartlands of New Mexico. They received the National Heritage Fellowship, the highest honor in the folk and […]
Remembering Galeano. Also, Farewell to Pioneer of Latino Politics.
MONDAY, APRIL 13. PROGRAM # 7498 12:00 PM PT Remembering Galeano. Uruguayan author and journalist Eduardo Galeano died in Montevideo at the age of 74. His best known work was “Open Veins of Latin America.” As a tribute to Galeano’s memory, this program includes fragments of his interviews. His comments range from the art of […]
Línea Abierta: 20 Years.
MONDAY, MARCH 16. PROGRAM # 7475 12:00 PM PT Línea Abierta: 20 Years. To celebrate the milestone 20th anniversary of Línea Abierta, this edition features segments of selected programs, including interviews with US Presidents. Listeners called in to comment on the talk-show service and editorial content ideas and sugestions. Guests: Recorded segments of President Bill […]
Natalia Toledo. Also, Reproductive Health Crisis.
THURSDAY, MARCH 12. PROGRAM # 7473 12:00 PM PT Natalia Toledo. Mexican poet Natalia Toledo, who writes in Spanish and Zapotec, visits Los Angeles to celebrate International Women’s Day. The only woman to ever win the National Prize for Indigenous Literature in Mexico, Toledo joins other leading indigenous women in a call to migrant women […]
Remembering The Last Jaramillista.
MONDAY, MARCH 9. PROGRAM # 7470 12:00 PM PT Remembering The Last Jaramillista. Félix Serdán, the last surviving member of the agrarian Jaramillista movement, died at 98. He had been named an honorary major by the Ejército Zapatista para la Liberación Nacional. This program features an interview originally aired in 2007, where Serdán reflects on […]
My Grandfather was a Bracero
During this edition of Alza Tu Voz / Speak Out we talked with a group of young adults that about “Mi Abuelito Fue Bracero” [My Grandpa was a Bracero], a project in the Salinas Valley that seeks to collect stories, interviews, and anecdotes of grandparents, parents, and families who came during the times of the […]
Remembering Tijerina.
One of the earliest pioneers of the Chicano movement, Reies López Tijerina passed at the age of 88 in El Paso. Founder of La Alianza Federal de Mercedes, Tijerina spearheaded the cause of land-grant restoration in the 60s. He gained international fame after leading an armed raid on a courthouse in Tierra Amarilla, NM to […]
City of Zombies.
Renowned Mexican poet and author Homero Aridjis comments on his most recent novel, Ciudad de Zombis, which pictures Mexico’s current reality of violence, corruption, impunity, and indifference. A leading champion for the environment and social justice in Latin America, Aridjis is coming to California to speak about the challenges that the power of organized crime […]
Agustín Lira.
Mexican-American singer, composer and playwright Agustín Lira talks about his music and comments on social issues. Lira is co-founder with Luis Valdez of El Teatro Campesino and winner of the lifetime honor of the National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts. This is a repeat edition to mark the celebrations of Martin […]
