La Raza Chronicles

On this week's program, La Raza Chronicles gets ready for to go back ­to­ school featuring cutting­ edge ideas on public education with Dr. Ida Oberman and parents of the Community School for Creative Education and their Waldorf ­influenced program at the most ethnically and economically diverse school in Oakland's San Antonio district. We'll enjoy the poetry of Harold Terezon, and an interview with filmmaker, Eva Ma.

We also feature the music of Mexican Indie band Torreblanca and Monica Mendoza of The Bigger Picture Project performing her poem on the targeting of soda to Latino children.

Listen and enjoy!

Tonight’s program is all about Latin Music. We will begin with a focus on the current Son Jarocho Festival in San Francisco. Then move to the music of Nicaragua from the revolutionary project of the 1980’s to the cutting edge of today. Our guest, musicologist, and Grammy-nominee, Greg Landau will walk us through.

Tonight’s program features a conversation with the dynamic Nelson Denis, author of "War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America's Colony.” We also offer an interview about the film, “Return” concerning the struggles faced by former prisoners in the reentry process. We add Puerto Rican music to mix. Tune in and enjoy!

Produced by Julieta Kusnir, Vanesa Bohm, Nina Serrano and Vylma V.

Tonight's program begins with Noticias, a summary of international and local news from the Americas. We will also focus on conversations about Cuba: including a discussion on how to travel to Cuba with Valerie Landau; and hear Alicia Jrapko, formerly of the International Committee to Free the Cuban 5, describing the evolution of the group's work since the return of the Cuban political prisoners from the United States to Cuba to supporting Cuban sovereignty and independence.

We also offer an interview about the upcoming dance party of local music groups, “Carne Cruda” and “Hernandez's Hideaway” and will hear their original music. tune in and enjoy!

This week's program is filled with music! We offer you the Peruvian music duo of Alejandro y Maria Laura, recorded live, here at KPFA- and an interview with Argentine singer-songwriter Federico Aubele, both will be performing in the Bay Area this week. As always, we begin with Noticias: a summary of news from the Americas. You'll also hear a commentary about our changing relations with Cuba by Nina Serrano; and a calendar of upcoming community events. Enjoy!

Today's program features: Noticias with “News from the Americas”; a commentary about the Pope Frances; a conversation with the #Accion Latina/ El Tecolote staff about the 45th year anniversary activities of the bilingual community newspaper; and an interview with the Colombian music group, Bomba Estero and their energizing live music, recorded at our KPFA studios. We also premier a song from Bang Data y mucho mas!

Today's program includes Noticias, news from the Americas; and a discussion of narco -vigilantes on both sides of the US/Mexican border and the film “Cartel Land" and "10000 KM". We hear from the first Chicana mystery series writer, Lucha Corpi sharing excerpts from her memoir, “Confessions of a Book Burner.” and a conversation about the Sol collective in Sacramento featuring Latino artists and images.

We'll also offer listeners a chance to win tickets to the Peruvian Indie-pop duo Alejandro y Maria Laura & Edna Vazquez in concert, on Saturday, July 25 at the Mission Cultural Center. We'll announce the moment and the number at the beginning of the show. Be sure to call.

Tonight's program features Noticias/ News from the Americas with Vylma V.; an important discussion led by Julieta Kusnir about the investigation into the sexual abuse of immigrant women in the janitorial industry: a commentary by Nina Serrano on the bilingual San Francisco Mission district newspaper, “El Tecolote” and its 45th anniversary and call for poetry; an interview by Lezak Shallat about Mapuche singer Beatriz Pichi Malén, on the music of the indigenous Mapuche people of Chile and Argentina; an interview conducted by Vylma V on “Companera,” a book by Hillary Klein about the Zapatista women in Mexico; ... And as always, the Latino music you love to hear!

The program features Noticias Sin Fronteras, News from the Americas, a commentrary from Mumia Abu Jamal from Prison Radio, a conversation with Detention Watch Network on what's being done to End Family Detention and we'll hear the poetry of ‪#‎Chicano‬ poets Auturo Mantecon, Charles Mariano and Francisco X. Alarcón & New Book.

On tonight's program you'll hear:

an interview with Cat Brooks from the Anti-Police Terror Project,

the LatinRebels give tips to avoid police harassment,

a commentary on Jorge Dalton's recent visit to La Peña,

hear poetry from Juan Felipe Herrera, the first Latino poet laureate of USA

Argentine Tango Orchestra, Victoria,

and a world premier of Rico Pabon's song, Father's Day.