La Raza Chronicles

Enjoy our favorites from 2015 to bring in the new year!

Tonight's program is a tribute to the late and dearly beloved poet, musician-composer, spiritual leader, healer, feminist, internationalist and activist, Mamacoatl, Silvia Parra. We include her original poems and songs recorded at KPFA, and her historic conversation on the divine feminine with poet laureate Mary Rudge and Nina Serrano in 2010. We also offer an original elegy to her by Rafael Jesus...

On this week's program we include a report from an advocate straight from the Adelante Immigrant Detention Center on current hunger strikes. We feature interviews and music from this year's Encuentro del Canto Popular; Soltron y La Mecanica Popular and the music of John Santos. We also share with you holiday mariachi music and the the poetry of Francisco X Alarcon in honor of the upcoming Ruben Da...

Tonight's program includes a discussion on organizing for women's health around the world, a report on the Beach Flat community garden/Jardin de la Playa in their struggle with the Santa Cruz board walk developers and a commentary on thanksgiving and gratitude by activist and poet Rafael Jesus Gonzalez and an interview with CubaCaribe choreographer Ramon Alaya!

We celebrate the influential and inspiring work of John Santos on his 60th birthday! He tells the story of his life in music and we hear his compositions.

Tonight's program features the music of Bomba Estereo. The show includes a conversation focused on restorative justice inside and out of prison walls, and the newest poem by Jorge Argueta about keeping the culture of Mission district alive in the face of evictions and gentrification, he also discusses his newest children's bilingual book, “ Olita y Manyula, The Big Birthday/ El gran cumpleanos”; a...

On this program, the Workers’ Guide to Health and Safety puts occupational safety and health information into a form that can be used by those most affected by workplace hazards—the workers themselves. From low wages to sexual harassment and ergonomics to chemical exposures at work, this book draws on the experiences of factory workers and their communities around the world to provide actionable t...

Tonight's program features: the newly released music album of Nicaragua's hottest new band LA CUNETA SON MACHIN, “Mondongo” and an interview with the musicians by Vanessa Bohm; Greg Landau talks about about an upcoming December 2015 tour to Cuba to enjoy the Havana Jazz Festival for Bay Area listeners; Nelson Valdez, Cuban­ American historian tells about the Peter Pan children sent alone from Cuba...

Tonight’s program features: the economic crisis in Puerto Rico; A report back on the Tribunal of Conscience about the Human Rights in Mexico with poet, Rafael Jesus Gonzalez; A a message of solidarity to the parents of the 43 disappeared Mexican students in Spanish by Munia Abu Jamal; and an interview with filmmaker Lou Dematteis about “El Other Barrio,” a noir film shot in San Francisco featuring...

Tonight, we put a political foot forward with news and an analysis by Jose Ortiz-Daliot of what’s going in Puerto Rico. We offer news of the upcoming Human Rights International Tribunal focusing on immigration justice and the 43 disappeared Mexican students, as well original poems on the topic by Rafael Jesus Gonzalez. We also give a taste of the upcoming SF Latino Film festival with the director...

On this week's program Nina Serrano interviews author Carolina De Robertis about her latest book "The Gods of Tango", and Julieta Kusnir speaks with musician Nano Stern about his latest release and his upcoming tour. All this and more! Listen and enjoy!

Tonight we hear the thoughts, politics, and songs of San Francisco mayoral candidate, Francisco Herrera speaking about the “Francisco for Mayor” campaign; Sagnicthe Salazar, of the Xican@ Moratorium Coalition discusses the upcoming historic celebration of the Xican@ Moratorium against the Vietnam War and how now, 44 years later, we are fighting a war at home; Tara Dorabji interviews author Juan Al...

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 wi...

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 Vyl...

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 fr...

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 Nin...

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...

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 im...

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 Ma...

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.

On tonight's program we bring you an interview on actions to fight displacement and gentrification in San Francisco's Mission District, and a conversation with DJ and music writer Juan Data who shares some of this new favorite records. We also bring you Noticias sin Fronteras and upcoming events!

On this week's program we will bring you: Noticias Sin Fronteras -an update on a campaign for justice for former political prisoners in Chile -an interview on the Andares multidisciplinary performance creating a public conversation around accountability in El Salvador -live music and interview with Diana Gameros and music from Maria Jose Montijo -We speak with La Pena's new executive director and...

On this week's program we bring you: Noticias Sin Fronteras, a commentary on the Illusion's show at the Mission Cultural Center an update what's happening at La Pena an interview about a film adaption of the children's fable Juan Grillo based on the Nicaraguan Revolution. We will also feature music from Central America #GabyMoreno #CuñetaSonMachin