Latino arts, history and culture
Singer/songwriter/percussionist/educator and founding member of the band Quetzal, who have eight albums to their credit. They call themselves an East L.A. Chican@ rock group, whose music is a mix of … [Read more...]
Quetzal is the renowned East Los Angeles Chicano(a) music group whose distinctive bilingual music tells the story of people in struggle. Martha Gonzalez, lead singer of the group, wrote the love song … [Read more...]
This week Mark Guerrero interviews singer/songwriter/percussionist/educator Martha Gonzalez of the band Quetzal, who have eight albums to their credit. They call themselves an East L.A. Chican@ rock … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: FLORYCANTO! MARGARET ELYSIA GARCIA READS CHICANO HORROR STORY#1, RICARDO ROMO ON POST MODERN ART AT SAN ANTONIO'S CENTRO DE ARTES, EL PROFE QUEZADA WITH 113 DICHOS AND MARTHA … [Read more...]
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: 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...]
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...]
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...]
