Cándido Camero, Latin Jazz Pioneer, Turns 99

Cándido Camero, Latin Jazz Pioneer, Turns 99

By Felix Contreras – NPR.org – Photo: Tom Pich | National Endowment for the Arts. Photo: Cuban percussionist Cándido Camero turned 99 years young this month. Cándido Camero, who turned 99 years old on April 22, was there in the room as Cuban and Puerto...
Mexican Muralists Vital Influence On American Art

Mexican Muralists Vital Influence On American Art

By Barbara Calderón – News.ArtNet.com – Mural: Construction Worker By Marion Greenwood. Mural: (study for Blueprint for Living, a Federal Art Project mural, Red Hook Community Building, Brooklyn, New York) (1940). Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar...
Hispanic Heritage Is Celebrated In Albany, New York

Hispanic Heritage Is Celebrated In Albany, New York

By Dave Lucas – WAMC.org – Image Not Credited. “The 30 days between September 15th and October 15th are celebrated as Hispanic Heritage because many of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean were freed from Spanish rule during that...
Selena Forever: The Late Mexican Pop Star Gives Hope To Latinos

Selena Forever: The Late Mexican Pop Star Gives Hope To Latinos

By Julyssa Lopez – TheGuardian.com – Image: Selena drawing.jpg – Wikimedia Commons – commons.wikimedia.org. On a sticky Sunday in August, more than 5,000 people are standing through sporadic torrents of rain to attend a free outdoor concert in...