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LATINOPIA MUSIC LOS POCHOS “MARGIE”

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 is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music

January 12, 2011 by JT

100 YEARS OF LATINO MUSIC

LATINOPIA MUSIC TIMELINE 100 YEARS OF CHICANO/LATINO MUSIC 1900     Gregorio Cortéz, a Tejano, kills a deputy who attempts to arrest him unjustly and flees for his life. Cortéz is eventually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music, TIMELINES

June 15, 2010 by

LATINOPIA MUSIC LOS FABULOCOS “UNA PURA Y DOS CON SAL”

Delta Groove Music recording artist Los FabuLocos is a Southern California band whose unique sound, "Cali-Mex,"is a fusion of blues, Americana and Chicano soul music. Band members include Jesús … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: Delta Groove Music, James Barrios, Jesus Cuevas, Kid Ramos, Los FabuLocos, Mike Molina, Ruben Guaderama, Una Pura y Dos con Sal, What's New

January 4, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA PLATICA – FROM THE SALAS BROTHERS TO TIERRA

Musician, songwriter and band leader Rudy Salas left an impresisve legacy of music and an original Chicano sound when he passed away on December 29, 2020. On what would have been Rudy's 72nd birthday, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, LATINOPIA PLÁTICA, Music Tagged With: Rudy Salas Death, Rudy Salas passes, Steve Salas, Tierra

January 10, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

STEVE SALAS REMEMBERS RUDY

Musician, songwriter and band leader Rudy Salas passed away on December 29, 2021. In this Latinopia Plática Steve Salas, Rudy's brother, remembers his older brother and the plans they had for a Salas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, LATINOPIA PLÁTICA, Music Tagged With: Rudy Salas Death, Rudy Salas passes, Steve Salas

January 10, 2021 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 PLÁTICA IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MUSIC

The year 2020 was devastating for the creative arts. In this Latinopia Platica musician, singer and songwriter Louie Perez, who is also co-founder of the music group Los Lobos, comments on the impact … [Read more...]

Filed Under: INTERVIEWS, LATINOPIA PLÁTICA, Music Tagged With: Impact of Covid-19 on music, Los Lobos, Louie Pérez

January 3, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC RUDY SALAS ON TIERRA

Latinopia Music Rudy Salas on Tierra from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Rudy and Steve Salas founded the music group Tierra in 1973. They became the chief proponents of the "Chicano sound" in music. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: Chicano Music, Rudy Salas, Steve Salas, the Chicano sound, Tierra

September 1, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA PLÁTICA WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2021 IN MUSIC

The music industry was devastated in 2020 by the Covid-19 virus. Musicians were forced to forego in person performances with large audiences. In this Latinopia Plática, Louie Pérez, musician, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: INTERVIEWS, LATINOPIA PLÁTICA, Literature, Music Tagged With: Covid 19 impact on music, Louie Pérez

January 3, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC TIERRA ON “TOGETHER”

  Latinopia Music Tierra On Together from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Brothers Rudy and Steve Salas co-founded the music group Tierra (Earth) in 1973, Their hit song "Together" rose to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: Rudy Salas, Steve Salas, Tierra, Together

September 10, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC TIERRA AT CARNEGIE HALL

Latinopia Music Tierrra at Carnegie Hall from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Rudy and Steve Salas founded the music group Tierra in 1973. They had a national hit with the song Together in 1982. Spurred by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: latinopia Music, Rudy and Steve Salas, Tierra, Tierra at Carnegie Hall

October 22, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC QUETZAL “VOCES” (VOICES)

Quetzal is a popular East Los Angeles band whose music reflects the struggles of poor people everywhere. . Their original song, "Voces" (Voices) was inspired by the participation of Latinos in a human … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: Chicano Music, Latino music, Martha Gonzalez, Quetxzal Flores, Quetzal

February 9, 2014 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 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 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 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 DAVID GARZA “I-10 CHARM”

David Garza is a songwriter and singer from Austin, Texas. His songs are sparse, emotive and lyrical, his performances soulful and passionate. Latinopia caught up with David at an outdoor bar-b-cue in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music

June 20, 2011 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 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 OLMECA “NO VENGO SOLO” ( I AM NOT ALONE) You Tube

Rapper and spoken word artist Olmeca teams up with Marisoul in this performance of his original No Vengo Solo (I am Not Alone). LATINOPIA MUSIC OLMECA "NO VENGO SOLO" from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music

October 26, 2010 by Tia Tenopia

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 2.27.21 “DIANE MOLINA – THE ART OF THE BORDERLANDS””

February 27, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

Diana Molina: The Art of the Borderlands Diana Molina’s 2020 book, Icons & Symbols of the Borderlands, is a rich compilation of more than 100 contemporary art images and photographs of the U.S.-Mexico border. She notes that the artists, all members of the Juntos Art Association, “explore the region’s animal and plant ecosystem, food and […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 2.20.21 “LESSONS FROM THE GREAT DEPRESSION”

February 20, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

Lessons of the Great Depression: A Latino Perspective By Ricardo Romo, PhD A New York Times front page article on Sunday [Feb. 7, 2021] titled “As Jobs Dry Up, Renters Pack in and Fall Behind” got my attention. When talking about today’s job losses, poverty, homelessness, and hunger, many commentators often cite statistics from the […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 02.14.21

February 14, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

Trumpism: A Death Cult… “The (Republican) party is his. It doesn’t belong to anybody else.” QAnon Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) Whom are you not allowed to criticize? Following the dynamics of the Trump Impeachment – not only the Impeachment itself but also the events that led to it – is at the same time […]

PENSAMIENTOS WITH ALFREDO SANTOS 02.07.21

February 6, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz Newspaper. Primeramente, we would like to call to your attention a number of our stories in this issue. First is the article on page 4 about what the University of California is doing to help farm workers. A lot of people say that farm workers are essential workers, but […]

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By Tia Tenopia on February 9, 2014

Randy Jurado Ertll is a Salvadoran American author and political activist. He and his family fled the civil war in El Salvador by coming to the United States. He grew up in violence-torn South Central Los Angeles in the 1980s but managed to avoid gang life through the intervention of the A Better Chance Scholarship […]

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LATINOPIA MUSIC LOS FABULOCOS “UNA PURA Y DOS CON SAL”

By Tia Tenopia on January 4, 2015

Delta Groove Music recording artist Los FabuLocos is a Southern California band whose unique sound, “Cali-Mex,”is a fusion of blues, Americana and Chicano soul music. Band members include Jesús Cuevas, accordion and vocals; Rubén Guaderama, guitar,bajo sexto, tres and vocals; James Barrios, bass and vocals; Mike Molina, drums and Kid Ramos, guitar( not in this […]

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By Tia Tenopia on October 20, 2013

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