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westernartgirlBang Data Rocks an Immigrant Groove Mixed With Latino Standards — and Hip-Hop
Juan Manuel Caipo, one-half of the driving force behind Bay Area-based alternative hip-hop band Bang Data, says he was born in the United States, but grew up in Peru. Deuce Eclipse, the other half, is of Nicaraguan extraction. So it’s fair to say that their music has a certain . . . something . . … Read more
Dia de los Muertos the Way They Do It Back Home
This year’s ¡Vivan los Muertos! celebration at the Autry, on Saturday, will carry what you could call a Oaxacan seal of approval. Rogelio Santibañez Arellanes, cultural promotion director for the state government of Oaxaca, Mexico, was on hand all this week as a consultant to help guide the celebration. “I come to make the offerings … Read more
Michael Heralda: Passing on a Native Philosophy Through Stories
Michael Heralda found his life’s vocation in a dusty book bin in a yard sale 17 years ago. But he is neither author nor bookseller. He is a storyteller and a philosopher for our time, fostering people’s understanding of what is and is not authentic in the modern world. “The key to remember is that … Read more
