“Imaginaries” by Quetzal from the Smithsonian Folkways album “Imaginaries”
Inspired by traditional son jarocho music of Veracruz, Mexico, and spiked with urban rhythms, rock and R&B, East LA Chicano group Quetzal will release ‘Imaginaries’, its 5th album and 1st for Smithsonian Folkways, on Feb. 28, 2012. Quetzal, called “provocative, heartfelt and strikingly original” by the LA Times and founded by guitarist Quetzal Flores, rose from the ashes of uprisings in LA in 1992 as a vehicle for social commentary and activism. More information about the album release can be found here: http://www.folkways.si.edu/about_us/news_press.aspx#12.14.11_quetzal “When we become critical of the discourses that teach an outlook of community assessment through a lens […]
CYCLES OF CHANGE
Director / Editor: Dan Kwong Executive Producer: Nobuko Miyamoto Producer: Great Leap, Inc. CYCLES OF CHANGE features a hot new song by Nobuko and stellar L.A. rock band QUETZAL, encouraging you to hop on a bicycle for a change and leave the car at home. This funny video with a serious message stars Nobuko as our heroine on two wheels and Martha Gonzalez (Quetzal lead singer) as the busy urban professional mom who learns the virtues and joys of bike riding. CYCLES is the third music video in Great Leap’s Eco-Vid series. Copyright September 2012.
Planta de Los Pies
TEDxSeattle – Martha Gonzalez
Fandango Without Borders – Martha Gonzalez will speak about another technology for building cross cultural community through her with with the Fandango Without Borders. The Seattle Fandango Project is dedicated to building relationships through participatory music. Its supporters include the American Music Partnership of Seattle (AMPSa collaboration between EMP, KEXP, and the University of Washington), the UW School of Music, UW Department of Women Studies, UW School of Social Work, UW Dance Program, UW Diversity Research Institute, Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, El Centro de La Raza, Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, and The Vera Project. About TEDx, x = […]
