Women in Cuban Music – March 2012 Radio Cuba Canta – KPFA FM

Posted onMarch 31, 2012
Women in Cuban Music
Mujeres de la Musica Cubana

International Womens’ Month
March 2012

Olga Guillot

Tonight: Radio Cuba Canta presents its annual broadcast in honor of  International Women’s Month and the women who have contributed to the music of Cuba.

Among the singers we will hear Celeste Mendoza, Paulina Alvarez, Olga Guillot, Halia Mompie, Omara Portuondo, and many more

Hosted by Emilano Echeverria

Omara Portuondo

Produced and hosted by Emiliano Echeverria
Associate producer: Clay “C-Tone” Leander
Community Calendar produced by Ron Flores

Live Broadcast: Saturday – March 31, 2012
9 pm PST – San Francisco Bay Area
12 midnight EST – NY/Miami/San Juan PR/ y la Habana, Cuba
KPFA 94.1 FM – in Northern California
KPFB 89.3 FM – Berkeley
KFCF 88.1 FM – Fresno

Audio Archive (available after live broadcast)

Listen: Radio Cuba Canta– Saturday, March 31, 2012

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more program info:
http://www.kpfa.org/archive/show/48247

Radio Cuba Canta broadcasts monthly on KPFA-FM during Con Sabor, a weekly program featuring the best in Salsa, Latin Jazz and Afro-Caribbean music hosted by executive producer Luis Medina.

27 March 2012 Cronicas De La Raza – KPFA FM

Posted onMarch 28, 2012

Tonight’s program includes:

  • Vanessa Bohm speaks with a local Bay Area community organizer about the fight to get FREE Muni services for youth in San Francisco. Listeners can get information and learn how to lend support!
  • Jacob Simas and David Castillo bring us an interview about the rich history and legacy of Musica Tejana.
  • Julieta Kusnir checks in with local musician Hector Lugo about his band LA MIXTA CRIOLLA, as well as noticias de Puerto Rico.
  • KPFA’s own Luis Media speaks with Simón Mejía from Bomba Estero at South by Southwest.
  • Ticket-give away to Jeremy Goodfeather’s Thurday night concert. . Buena suerte!

Monsenor Oscar Romero  


Live on the air – Tuesdays 7 pm PST:
KPFA 94.1 FMSan Francisco Bay/Northern California
KPFB 89.3 FMBerkeley
KFCF 88.1 FMFresno
Live on the web: www.kpfa.org

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La Raza Chronicles – Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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20 March 2012 Cronicas De La Raza – KPFA FM

Posted onMarch 21, 2012

Tonight’s program Honors women’s Month and includes

  • News: Headlines Sin Fronteras: News headlines from the Americas.
  • “Homey”: Vanessa Bohm interviews members of this lively barrio youth-centered non profit organization in San Francisco.
  • “Womanly Themed Poems by Nina Serrano”: three poems written over a thirty five year period about the female cycles of life: childbirth, menstruation and menopause.”
  • “Arizona Book banning and the Libro-Traficantes: features Tony Diaz who drives banned books to Arizona to distribute and Elizabeth “Betita’ Martinez, Chicana historian whose seminal work “500 Years of Chicana history “ is banned.

Maria Loreto featured in
“Mujer Te Han Crecido las Ideas /
Woman Your Ideas are on the Rise”

La Pena

Live on the air – Tuesdays 7 pm PST:
KPFA 94.1 FMSan Francisco Bay/Northern California
KPFB 89.3 FMBerkeley
KFCF 88.1 FMFresno
Live on the web: www.kpfa.org

Audio Archive (available after live broadcast)

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La Raza Chronicles – Tuesday, March 20, 2012

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20 March 2012 Cronicas De La Raza – KPFA FM

Posted onMarch 20, 2012

Tuesdays at 7:00pm, Cronicas De La Raza comes to you con entrevistas, cultura y musica de la comunidad sin fronteras.

Hosted by Nina Serrano.

Art of the Week
from La Raza Chronicles
LaRazaChronicles.org

Live on the air – Tuesdays 7 pm PST:
KPFA 94.1 FMSan Francisco Bay/Northern California
KPFB 89.3 FMBerkeley
KFCF 88.1 FMFresno
Live on the web: www.kpfa.org

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La Raza Chronicles – Tuesday, March 20, 2012

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13 March 2012 Cronicas De La Raza – KPFA FM

Posted onMarch 13, 2012

Tonight’s program honors International Women’s Month.

We feature:

  • Dolores Huerta: Legendary labor and human rights organizer delivers her commentary.
  • Music: By women of the Americas
  • Max Dashu: Independent feminist scholar discuses women’s history in the Americas and the ancient world.
  • News: Headlines of the Americas
  • Mumia Abu Jamal: From Inside Death Row
  • Free concert ticket giveaways!

  Listen and Enjoy!

Dolores Huerta,1965
Photo from Harvey Richards Media Archive
www.estuarypress.com

Live on the air – Tuesdays 7 pm PST:
KPFA 94.1 FMSan Francisco Bay/Northern California
KPFB 89.3 FMBerkeley
KFCF 88.1 FMFresno
Live on the web: www.kpfa.org

Audio Archive (available after live broadcast)

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La Raza Chronicles – Tuesday, March 13, 2012

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06 March 2012 Cronicas De La Raza – KPFA FM

Posted onMarch 6, 2012

La Raza Chronicles honors Women’s Month. Tonight’s program features two different concert giveaways.

  • MamaKoAtl: her feminist poetry, music and details of her upcoming event at La Pena on Saturday, March 10th. She offers listeners an opportunity to win free tickets to this exciting show.
  • The City College of San Francisco’s Healing for Change discusses their upcoming presentation of Sexual Healing: Touching the Hurt and Releasing the Pain, 8th Annual Self-Healing Workshop for Women Survivors of Violence and Trauma. The day-long event will be held on March 17th
  • Dj Jose Ruiz brings us Music of the Americas’ featuring music by women.
  • We also have a bonus ticket give-away to the popular bilingual Hip Hop artist, Olmeca in concert at La Pena on Friday, March 9 at 8-pm.

Listen and enjoy!

“Frida”
by Miranda Bergman

Live on the air – Tuesdays 7 pm PST:
KPFA 94.1 FMSan Francisco Bay/Northern California
KPFB 89.3 FMBerkeley
KFCF 88.1 FMFresno
Live on the web: www.kpfa.org

Audio Archive (available after live broadcast)

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La Raza Chronicles – Tuesday, March 6, 2012

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