TOP TEN LATINO ALBUMS OF ALL TIME

TOP TEN LATINO ALBUMS OF ALL TIME ______________________________________________________________________________ As with other Latinopia lists, the criteria used was: is the work of art still valid, … [Read more...]

COMING SOON TO LATINOPIA MUSIC

RUBEN GUEVARA AND JOHN DINSMORE. East Los Angeles rocker Ruben Guervara arrives with an original song, Con Safos" accompanied by John Dinsmore, drummer for the rock group The Doors. Also watch for a … [Read more...]

THE RAMPART RECORDS STORY

THE RAMPART RECORDS STORY. During the 1960s, Eddie Davis, founder and owner of Rampart records, produced what became known as the Westcoast Eastside sound which included such groups as The Premiers … [Read more...]

SOME THOUGHTS ON LATINO MUSIC

Latinopia wondered what exactly is "Latino music?" And how do you distinguish it from other musical styles? It asked Texas-based Ethnomusicalogist Estevan Azcona about his views on what constitutes … [Read more...]

TALES OF TORRES 3.09.14 “LATINO BLACKS IN BASEBALL”

March 9, 2014 By Luis R. Torres 24936Leave a Comment2014-03-10+05%3A24%3A21Luis+R.+Torres

LATIN BLACKS IN BASEBALL BEFORE JACKIE ROBINSON. The start of the Major League Baseball season is just around the corner and that seems like a good time to look back at some of the very early contributions to the game made by Latin ballplayers. Not to take anything away from the monumental social and cultural […]

ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES 3.09.14 “MY LAZO!”

March 9, 2014 By JT 24940Leave a Comment2014-03-10+05%3A40%3A37JT

I was walking behind Lazaro when Mr Neza stopped reached out and grabbed him by the arm. As Lazaro turned to him I saw something that stopped me in my tracks. Lazaro’s face was completely white, like all the blood had drained form his face. Then it hit me–he had reverted back to his zombie […]

ANGELA’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK “DOWNTOWN L.A.”

March 9, 2014 By angela ortiz 24938Leave a Comment2014-03-10+05%3A33%3A07angela+ortiz

DTLA I enjoy the juxtaposition of the new and old architecture of the buildings in downtown Los Angeles. Continuing from my Instagram series (http://instagram.com/amosart).

WHO YOU TALKIN’ TO FANNY? 2.27.14 “LUIS ALFARO”

February 27, 2014 By Fanny Garcia 24914Leave a Comment2014-02-27+20%3A02%3A29Fanny+Garcia

AN INTERVIEW WITH PLAYWRIGHT LUIS ALFARO ABOUT ST. JUDE, A PLAY FIRST LIVED ON FACEBOOK. BY FANNY GARCIA Luis Alfaro is a performance artist, writer, theater director, social justice activist, and professor at the School of Dramatic Arts at the University of Southern California. I first met him when he directed a workshop production of […]

LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA “THE YOUNG WILL WRITE”

By Tia Tenopia on March 9, 2014

Rolando Hinojosa is a celebrated Chicano author with more than a dozen novels and short story collections including the highly acclaimed The Valley, winner of the Casa De Las Americas international literary prize. On March 13, 2014 Rolando Hinojosa was honored with the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award given by the National Book Critics Circle. […]

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