Tag: Mexican music
Raza, Accordions, and Rock!
Raza, Accordions, & Rock is monthly show hosted on the Dublab website and to spotlight the many untold stories hidden within the grooves of the Strachwitz Frontera Collection.
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The Arhoolie Foundation Year-End Letter
Looking back at this last year, the Arhoolie Foundation continues the work of promoting and preserving roots-based American music. From Mississippi to Louisiana, Florida, Mexico, and...
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Rumbo a California Documents the Rise of Mexican Music in California
El Cerrito, CA (9/15/22) – The Arhoolie Foundation presents Rumbo a California: Making Mexican Music in the Golden State, a bilingual digital exhibition that explores the history...
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The Chris Strachwitz Archive – Chris’ 90th Birthday Celebration
Chris’ 90th Birthday Celebration We are celebrating the birthday of Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz as he turns 90 on July 1, 2021! For over 60...
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Frontera Collection ¡En Vivo!
Hear classic recordings and hidden gems from the Frontera Collection on this new YouTube radio show. Tune into the show on YouTube, and check this page to find playlists, selected images, recording dates, and resource links.
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Los Pingüinos del Norte
I believe when I first heard Mexican music on the radio, there was a little station in Santa Paula, which is very close south of Santa Barbara. And in the afternoons, I would sneak back into my room sometimes.
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Guillermo Hernandez Corrido Film
Watch the entire 56 minute film “El Mundo del Corrido de Guillermo Hernandez,” about the late UCLA professor Guillermo Hernandez and his love for Mexican American...
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Lalo Guerrero Interview 1989
Lalo Guerrero was without a doubt the most prolific musician-composer that Mexican America has ever produced. In his long and illustrious career, which spanned from the 1930s to the 2000s, Guerrero visited almost every musical genre circulating in the Hispanic Southwest.
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