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LATINOPIA MUSIC QUETZAL “MIGRA”

Quetzal is an East Los Angeles Chican@ band whose music reflects the social, political and cultural struggles of Latinos in the United States and Latin America. Founded in 1994 by Quetzal Flores, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: "Migra", Martha Gonzalez, Quetzal, Quetzal Flores

September 1, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC EASTSIDE HEARTBEATS

Latinopia Music Eastside Heartbeats Opening from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Tom Waldman and David Reyes wrote Land of a Thousand Dances, about Chicano rock and roll  They have gone on to write and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: 0101 Casa Theater, Cannibal and the Headhunters, Eastside Heartbeats, Land of a Thousand Dances, Tom Waldman and David Reyes

May 8, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC CIHUATL SONG “TEZCATLIPOCATL”

Cihuatl Song (Woman's Song) is a collective of Chicana singers based in Los Angeles. They perform here a song from Aztec poetry, "Tezcatlipocatl." The song, sung in Spanish and in the ancient language … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music

July 17, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC IRENE DÍAZ AND FRIENDS

Irene Díaz is a singer/songwriter who has performed at venues like The Roxy, House of Blues Sunset, and Room 5 Lounge. Recently she performed with friends at the "Espacio 1839" art space in Boyle … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: Chicano Music, Irene Diaz, Latina singers, music by Chicanas, new Chicano music sound

February 24, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC LITTLE JOE’S MUSICAL INFLUENCES

Latinopia Music Little Joe Musical Influences from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Little Joe Hernández is one of the most innovative Chicano music composer/performers. Born and raised in Temple, Texas, he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: Chicano music sounds, Little Joe, Little Joe y La Familia

April 24, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC ANGELA ROA “WE FACE THE STORM”

Angela Roa is a Chilean-born lyricist and singer. Her songs reflect the struggle of Latinos in the United States and Latin America. She sings here an original composition, "Se Enfrenta La Tempestad," … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: Angela Roa, Latin American singers, Nueva Cancion en los Estados Unidos, Se Enfrenta La Tempestad, We Face The Storm

April 20, 2014 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC LOS POCHOS “PASO DEL NORTE”

Though Conjunto Music originated in Texas, it is by no means limited to that state. In Los Angeles, California the conjunto group Los Pochos carries on the decades-long tradition. The accordionist of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: Conjunto Music, Elliott Baribault, Los Pochos, Otono Lujan, Paso del Norte

November 2, 2014 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC – LOUIE PEREZ ON GOOD MORNING AZTLÁN

Louie Perez Good Morning Aztlán from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Louie Perez is a musician and lead songwriter of the music group Los Lobos as well as an artist. His new book Good Morning Aztlán is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: Good Morning Aztlan, Louie Pérez

September 28, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC CONJUNTO AZTLÁN “ROSARIO”

Conjunto Aztlán is a San Antonio-based music group with roots in the Chicano civil rights movement of the 1970s. The group is comprised of Juan Tejeda, J.J. Barrera, Clemencia Zapata, José Flores … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music

September 25, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC QUETZAL “TODO LO QUE TENGO”

Latinopia Music Quetzal "Todo Lo Que Tengo" from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Quetzal is the renowned East Los Angeles Chicano(a) music group whose distinctive bilingual music tells the story of people … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: Martha Gonzalez, Quetzal, Quetzal Flores

February 11, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC RUBÉN MARTÍNEZ “IN THE SHADOWS OF BLACK MESA”

Rubén Martínez is a journalist, author and musician whose recent book “Desert America” chronicles, among other things, the high rate of heroin addiction among Hispanos in New Mexico’s rural … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: Desert America, heroin addiction in New Meixco, Rubén Martínez, What's New

July 28, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC CUÑAO “GAITAN”

Cuñao's frontman is Julio Montero. He born in Ecuador and raised in New York city. His music is very much influenced by the Latin American social protest songs of the 1970s. Here he performs his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music

July 8, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC JUAN TEJEDA ON CONJUNTO MUSIC

Juan Tejeda is music director of the San Antonio Conjunto Music Festival held each year and sponsored by the Guadalupe Cultural Center. Now in its 30th year, the festival brings together Conjunto … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music

May 14, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC SIHASIN “HOPE”

Sister and brother musical team, Jeneda and Clayson Benally , are Sihasin. This musical group from the Navajo (Diné) Nation in Northern Arizona combine bass, drums and original lyrics into songs that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: Native American Protest songs, Navajo music, Sihasin

June 30, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC LITTLE JOE ON IMPACT OF CHICANO MUSIC

Little Joe Hernández may be the foremost innovator of Tejano music, taking elements of the conjunto sound of Santiago Jimenez, Narciso Martinez and big band sound of Beto Villa and elaborating an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music

May 14, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC LAS CAFETERAS “EL CASCABEL”

Las Cafeteras is a Los Angeles based musical ensemble whose edgy alternative and political vision informs their performance of traditional son jarocho from Vera Cruz, Mexico. At the opening of the Tia … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: Chicano Music, EL Cascabel, Las Cafeteras, son jarocho

December 5, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC MITOTE “LA BRUMA” (THE MIST)

Latinopia Music Mitote La Bruma from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Mitote (the Gathering) is a Texas-based Jarocho music group that includes Estevan Azcona, Alex Chavez, Santiago Guerra and Mincho Jacob. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music

September 22, 2010 by JT

LATINOPIA MUSIC RUBÉN AND THE JETS

Latinopia Music Ruben And the Jets from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara is a Chicano musician, singer, writer and producer. In 1972, a chance meeting with Frank Zappa of The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: Confessions of a Radical Doo Wop Singer, Ruben and the Jets, Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara

May 13, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC OLMECA & FRIENDS 1

Olmeca is a songwriter and spoken word artist whose lyrics, at times in Spanish and at times in English,  reflect the issues of urban Latino youth. Recently he jammed with other spoken word artists at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: Edgar Modesto, Las Cafeteras, Leon Arrelano, Olmeca

February 17, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC CONFESSIONS OF A RADICAL CHICANO DOO WOP SINGER

Latinopia Music Confessions of a Radical Doo Wop Singer from Latinopia.com on Vimeo.CHICAn Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara is a multi-talented musician, singer, performer, artist, writer and record … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: Chicano singers, Confessions of a Radical Doo Wop Singer, Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara

April 22, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC RUBEN GUEVARA & JOHN DENSMORE “CON SAFOS”

Ruben Guervara is a legendary Chicano rock musician from East Los Angeles who, beside his own music,  collaborated with Frank Zapata in the 1970s, creating the rock group, "Ruben & The Jets."  He … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music

October 16, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

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LATINOPIA WORD – “TRUMP: MAKING AMERICA UNGREAT”

December 8, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

Dr. Alvaro Huerta is a professor of Urban and Regional Planning at California State Polytechnic University at Pomona. In his recent book, Defending Latina/o Migrant Communities in the Xenophobic Era of Trump and Beyond, he challenges hateful myths of the Latinos as rapists and criminals. Alvaro believes Trump has set our country back fifty years. […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 12.08.19 “INSPIRACIÓN”

December 8, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

Se mueve la vida de momento en momento. Hay algunos pocos de exaltación y entusiasmo, cuando todo toma velocidad y empuje, se exacerba la imaginación y se enciende la productividad. Algunos lo llaman “inspiración”, otros le dicen “musa”. Es una epifanía o descubrimientos que nos hace vibrar de entusiasmo. Suelen alternarse con esos tiempos de […]

ROMO DE TEJAS 12.08.19 “WHY THEY LEAVE: CENTRAL AMERICAN ACCOUNT”

December 8, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

Why They Leave: A Central American Account In the last decade more immigrants arrived at the U.S. borders from Mexico and Central America than from any other region of the world. The arrival of immigrants on our southern border has been the subject of numerous print and television stories, and the migration story has been […]

TALES OF TORRES 12.01.19 “THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS”

December 1, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

Thanksgiving Day has come and gone, leaving lots of leftovers – both actual and metaphorical. Above the din of football game crowds emanating from the nonstop television in the next room, there were conversations. Conversations about family chisme (gossip), politics and the very issue of what Thanksgiving is really all about. Leftover conversations continue days […]

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Mónica Teresa Ortíz is a Texas poet representative of a new generation of Latina poets and authors. She is the author of the acclaimed chapbook collection “On a Greyhound Straight from the 915.” She read her poem about the exploitation of undocumented immigrant workers in the United States, “Human Resources,” on September 17, 2010 at […]

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By Tia Tenopia on May 26, 2013

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LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “LOVE IN THE TIME OF ALBINO”

By Tia Tenopia on April 13, 2014

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