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Los Cenzontles pair twinkling, traditional Cuban and Veracruzan legacies on ‘Son Con Son’

Caitlin Donohue - October 22, 2023

Artists Kiki Valera and Mono Blanco came to the Bay Area to explore their birth countries' deep musical connection.

Culture

Los Cenzontles: Best of the Bay 2020 Editors’ Pick

48 Hills - December 23, 2020

A cultural academy—and lively band—that is preserving and passing down essential Mexican traditions of song and dance.

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BEST OF THE BAY 2020 EDITORS’ PICKS

48 Hills - December 1, 2020

We're highlighting some of the tremendous people, places, and things that made the Bay Area shine during one heck of a year

Music

10 artists centering Latinidad in the sound of the Bay today

Richard Villegas - July 28, 2020

For over 50 years, the Bay Area has been a crucial intersection of global music. Everything from psych rock to funk, hip hop, and...

Culture

A song of San Francisco’s origins, via national parks

Caitlin Donohue - April 21, 2020

Coronavirus hasn’t stopped famed Bay Area music education community center Los Cenzontles. To the contrary, as executive director Eugene Rodríguez sees it now is...

San Pablo’s Los Cenzontles ramps up its Mexican rhythms

Caitlin Donohue - March 19, 2019

ALL EARS There are certain well-worn channels through which culture tends to move. Socioeconomically dominant countries export cultural products, regional art forms are picked...

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Los Cenzontles pair twinkling, traditional Cuban and Veracruzan legacies on ‘Son Con Son’

Los Cenzontles: Best of the Bay 2020 Editors’ Pick

BEST OF THE BAY 2020 EDITORS’ PICKS

10 artists centering Latinidad in the sound of the Bay today

A song of San Francisco’s origins, via national parks

San Pablo’s Los Cenzontles ramps up its Mexican rhythms

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