Santa Rosa festival celebrates Latino heritage

Santa Rosa festival celebrates Latino heritage

By Will Schmitt | The Press Democrat – PressDemocrat.com – Photo: Beth Schlanker | The Press Democrat. Photo: Antonio Sanchez, 14, and Felipe Navarro practice with a large mariachi ensemble before performing at the Fiesta de Independencia at the Luther...
On The Border With Maybelle Carter And Lydia Mendoza

On The Border With Maybelle Carter And Lydia Mendoza

By Deborah Vargas – NPR.org – Video Capture: YouTube. Imagine, if you will, being a listener to a radio station on the U.S.-Mexico border in 1939. You would likely be listening to XERA, a radio station broadcast from Cuidad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, across...
Father’s Day concert shines light on Mexican, Cuban boleros

Father’s Day concert shines light on Mexican, Cuban boleros

Staff Report – TheDowneyPatriot.com – Photo: Julian Torres. Downey, California — “Boleros De Noche,” a musical and cultural experience that seeks to preserve, uplift, and celebrate Latin American bolero music history in Los Angeles at the Downey...