La Raza Chronicles

08/27/2024

On tonight's LRC we celebrate our co-producer Nina Serrano, author on her 90th birthday. We feature Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts produced interview with muralist Patricia Rodriguez. An interview with Mission muralist Lucía González Ippolito and a fundraiser for Lovers Lane. New music by Orquesta Akokán and Thee Heart Tones. PLUS a ticket giveaway to go see Okan at SFJAZZ. On KPFA Radio 94.1FM 7-8PM and online at KPFA.org

06/26/2024

On tonight's LRC we feature interviews with Bay Area's own Ritmos Tropicosmos. We'll be chatting about their new album as well their collaboration with Berkeley Repertory Theatre and their new play Mother Road. Plus an interview with El Tímpano and their journalistic work with the Latine and Mayan community. On KPFA Radio 94.1 FM 7-8PM and online at KPFA org.

05/28/2024

On tonight's LRC we'll be interviewing Eugene Rodriguez founder and director of Los Cenzontles and Los Cenzontles Academy. We'll be going through their new album Covers 3. Plus new music and calendar of events. On KPFA Radio 94.1FM 7-8PM and online at KPFA.org

04/23/2024

On tonight's LRC we'll feature interviews with Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts and their building update. We'll showcase the SF International Arts Festival and Precita Eyes Muralists . An interview with director Sebastian Diaz Aguirre and his film A Thousand Pines. As well as Cuban poet Nancy Morejon. On KPFA Radio 94.1FM 7-8PM and online at Kpfa.org

02/13/2024

Exciting grant opportunity!

The City of San Leandro and the Arts, Culture and Library Commission are administering a civic grants program to support San Leandro-based nonprofit organizations and individual creators, artists or culture bearers living in San Leandro.

02/01/2024

Listen to our program on addressing traffic violence and remembering Standing Rock

01/24/2024

Did you miss last night's show on Hip Hop in Argentina?? Link in comments

01/09/2024

Tonight's show focuses on asylum policy with an interview with Prof Carlos Martinez from UCSC and a walk through of music by Silvio Rodríguez by award winning music producer Greg Landau.

12/27/2023

On tonight's LRC we bring you a year in review with our favorite albums of 2023 that kept us going throughout the year. With albums by Gaby Moreno, Omara Portuondo, Novalima, Y La Bamba, Son Rompe Pera, La Doña, Alex Anwandter, Anita Tijoux. Live on KPFA Radio 94.1FM 7-8 PM and online at KPFA.org.

10/31/2023

On tonight's La Raza Chronicles Dia de los Mu***os/Halloween show we have interviews with Bay Area's own La Doña about her music and upcoming headlining show at the Fillmore. Plus interviews with MCCLA, San Francisco Symphony, and SOMArts, their Dia de los Mu***os events and exhibits. Live on KPFA Radio 94.1FM 7-8PM and online at KPFA.org.

10/10/2023

On tonight's LRC we bring you an interview with the filmmakers of Water for Life a film about human rights and water/environmental rights struggles in El Salvador and Honduras. We also interview the curators of a new exhibit at the Oakland Museum of California called Por el Pueblo, about the living art legend Malaquias Montoya.
And a conversation with the director of the SF Latino Film festival Cine+Mas SF / San Francisco Latino Film Festival
Plus new music. On KPFA Radio 94.1FM 7-8PM and online KPFA.org.

09/12/2023

On tonight's La Raza Chronicles we bring a report honoring the 50th anniversary of the coup in Chile. We also bring you an interview with film director Rodrigo Reyes on his new film Sanson y Yo premiering on PBS this week. Plus new music by Nano Stern and a calendar of upcoming events. On KPFA Radio 94.1FM 7-8PM and online at kpfa.org

08/29/2023

On tonight's show Julieta interviews muralist Juana Alicia around her current exhibit. Brenda interviews Goyri from Psyched Radio San Francisco on their upcoming events, and Nina shares with us her adventures in China and her time on the Trans Siberian railroad. Plus new music. On KPFA Radio 94.1FM 7-8PM and online.

08/22/2023

On tonight's La Raza Chronicles, Cronicas de La Raza Brenda interviews Fabian aka Sounds of Paradise on the Latinos con Soul Festival happening this week and about the latest Latinx run record shop Discodelic, Discos viajantes de otras dimensiones. Nina interviews Rafael Jesus Gonzalez, first poet laureate of Berkeley. They will discuss his poetry and the nuclear bombs that were dropped on Japan over 70 years ago. Plus new music by Novalima and Alex Anwandter . On KPFA Radio 94.1FM 7-8PM.

06/15/2023

Check out last week's show on KPFA's archive or wherever you get your podcasts! https://kpfa.org/player/?audio=402578 we talk about the Iran Contra Affair, Lou Dematteis work, and Esotérica Tropical music!

04/26/2023

Last night's program featured the poetry of Nina Serrano, author, an interview and music from Diana Gameros, music from Pedro Pastrama y mas! Listen on KPFA's website here! https://kpfa.org/player?audio=399757

03/29/2023

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