“Corridos del San Joaquín”

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10
PROGRAM #10618 11:00 AM PT

Extra Edition: “Corridos del San Joaquín”. 

The winners of the “Corridos del San Joaquín” contest, recognized at a concert in Fresno, join this edition to present their award-winning pieces and talk about their connection to the corrido tradition and the sources of inspiration behind their works.

This program includes excerpts from the Corridos Contest that was held on December 8, 2024 at the Roosevelt High School Auditorium in Fresno, CA, hosted by Genaro Lozano, Radio Bilingüe Folk Music Programmer and Corridos Producer, and Dr. Leticia Soto Flores, Ethnomusicologist and Deputy Director at the Alliance for California Traditional Arts-ACTA; it also includes excerpts from the performances of the five contest winners with accompaniment/performance by the musical groups Las Damas del Valle and La Familia Morales: Gregoria Sánchez from Watsonville, CA (First place); Salvador Mendoza from Bakersfield, CA (Second place); Nelly Paredes from Oakdale, CA (Third place); Félix Arreola from Delhi, CA (Special mention), and Salvador Urista Alvarado from Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, México (Special mention).

Photo: Alliance for California Traditional Arts/Facebook

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