Martha Gonzalez

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...]

LATINOPIA PLÁTICA MARTHA GONZALEZ ON CHICANA/O ARTIVISTAS

Martha Gonzalez is a musician, composer, leader singer of the music group Quetzal. She is also a scholar and the author of Chicana/o Artivistas: Music, Community and Transborder Tactics in East Los … [Read more...]

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...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 04.08.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARTHA GONZALEZ ON THE ROLE OF THE ARTIVISTA, THELMA REYNA ON GLORIA ANZALDÚA'S BORDERLANDS/FRONTERA: THE NEW MESTIZA, RICARDO ROMO ON ART AT THE WITTE AND MCNAY GALLERIES, … [Read more...]

LATINOPIA PLÁTICA MARTHA GONZALEZ ON THE ROLE OF THE ARTIVISTA

In her book Chicano/a Artivistas: Music, Community and Transborder Tactics in East Los Angeles musician, singer and scholar Martha Gonzalez speaks about the role of the artivista, the social activist … [Read more...]

LATINOPIA PLÁTICA MARTHA GONZALEZ ON PARTICIPATORY MUSIC

In her book Chicano/a Artivistas: Music, Community and Transborder Tactics in East Los Angeles, musician, singer and scholar Martha Gonzalez speaks about the need for participatory music as a means of … [Read more...]

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...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.31.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC! MARK GUERRERO WITH "NOBODY TOLD ME," QUETZAL WITH "MIGRA," ANGELA ROA WITH 'WE FACE THE STORM," JULIO MONTERO WITH "LUCHADOR," AND LOS POCHOS WITH "PASO … [Read more...]

LATINOPIA FOOD “JALAPEÑO SODA BREAD” RECIPE

By Tia Tenopia on March 14, 2011

Jalapeño Irish Soda Bread The sweetness of traditional Irish soda bread ingredients—raisins, buttermilk, some sugar—are richly complimented by jalapeño heat. Here’s a soda bread recipe from Ireland brought to the USA from Galway by Mary Patricia Reilly Murray and later transformed with her blessing by her daughter, Bobbi Murray, who added jalapeño chile. A real […]

LATINOPIA EVENT 1966 UFW PEREGRINACIÓN (PILGRIMAGE) MARCH

By Tia Tenopia on March 19, 2013

The effort to organize farm workers under a union contract has been a long and difficult struggle. In 1965, César Chávez and Dolores Huerta created what would become the United Farm Workers Union. From the onset they faced many obstacles, not the least of which was how to get dozens of California grape growers to […]

LATINOPIA MUSIC ANGELA ROA “TOCO DESAFINADO”

By Tia Tenopia on June 22, 2014

Angela Roa is a Chilean singer and lyricist residing in Los Angeles, California. Her songs are about the Latino experience in the United States and in Latin America. Here she performs an original song, “Toco Desafinado” (Out of Tune). She is accompanied by Fernando Losada, Rich Silva and Thiago Winterstein..