Raza World Visions—A Public Affairs & Cultural Arts Radio Show

Raza World Visions radio show pays tribute to the legendary East LA Band Tierra, renowned for its classic Brown Sound hits, oldies improvizations, and eclectic range that includes ballad, disco, oldies, rock, jazz, Pachuco bugaloo, salsa, and Tejano. Special treats include their politically-charged “Barrio Suite,” and also their live Salsa “Vamos Pa’l Monte,” and Tejano polka “Siempre en mi mente” featuring Little Joe Hernandez. This special artist feature is offered in honor of the passing of lead vocalist Steve Salas in February 2020, preceded by his brother and guitarist Rudy Salas in 2020, and includes the full range of their discography, from renowed to little known songs that illustrate the band's genius. 

Raza World Visions radio show features Música mestiza—Crazy loco collaborations with unlikely musical styles & performers! This all-music show is dedicated to new and classic collaborations with the most unlikely musical pairs across genres & styes, genders & populations. The show features The Paranoias Ft. Vel the Wonder, Chicano Batman Ft. Miguel, Los Tigres del Norte Ft. Zach de la Rocha (say what?!), Lil Rob & Mr. Sancho Ft. Spanish Fly, El Chicano Ft. Geree, Los Lobos Ft. Willie G, Las Cafeteras Ft. Scarub with Kimsly & Stephani 'La Mera' Candelaria, Ozomatli Ft. Chali 2NA, Tito Puente Ft. Pete Escovedo & Sheila E, and closing out with Cypress Hill Ft. Pit Bull & Marc Anthony! 

Raza World Visions radio show features Raza Shoe Gaze in a two-part special. Part 1 features the eclectic ethereal sound of Hope Sandoval, formerly of Mazzy Star and now with Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions. Part 2 features Greg Gonzalez of Cigarettes After Sex. Lose yourself in Greg’s androgynous voice and echoing guitar perfected in the stairwell of the University of Texas at El Paso. We’ve uncovered Greg’s first demo tape and sample it along with their singles and two albums—Cigarettes After Sex and Cry. 

Raza World Visions radio show features Raza Shoe Gaze in a two-part special. Part 1 features the eclectic ethereal sound of Hope Sandoval, formerly of Mazzy Star and now with Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions. Lose yourself into her soothing whispering meditative poetics in the sparse musical style that has made her the most unique musician to ever come out of East L.A.—and that’s saying a lot ‘cause East L.A.’s got it goin’ on! Part 2 will feature Greg Gonzalez of Cigarettes After Sex. 

Raza World Visions radio show features Raza working class consciousness across musical genres—Ballad, Country, Tejano, Norteño, Corrido, Hip Hop, Punk, Son Jarocho y más!. Listen, move, and be moved by the rhythms of Raza singing about their world as workers, and what they are doing to bring power to the people! Musicians include Santa Cecilia, Johnny Rodriguez, Little Joe y La Familia, Joan Baez, Chuy Negrete, Luis Valdez y Teatro Campesino, Latin Breed, Immortal Technique, Los Illegals, The Brat, and the greatest song ever written in honor of workers by Las Cafeteras!

Raza World Visions returns to Latin Jazz with a retrospective on the legacy of Chicanx jazz musicians from the westcoast from the 1940s to the present. This show explores the crossover jazz artists such as Danny Flores (aka Chuck Rio)—famous for the 1957 hit “Tequila”—followed by bassist Ralph Raymond Peña, and Anthony Ortega and his Orchestra. The show also includes transitional jazz that synthesizes into the Brown Sound from the 1970s, featuring Azteca, El Chicano, and the retro jazz band from the 1990s—Mestizo LA. And since jazz wouldn’t be jazz without improvisational fusions, we close with Sexto Sol and Chicano Batman. This show has hard to find historical west coast Chicanx jazz music mixed with the latest Chicanx jazz fusions and is not to be missed!

Raza World Visions radio show honors the legacy and contributions of El Rey Vicente Fernandez, who made the journey across el monte on December 12, 2021, El Día De La Virgen de Guadalupe. Que en paz descanse. The show honors Vicente Fernandez’ musical, cultural, and social legacy by playing some of his signature Ranchera ballads alongside precursors and contemporaries, with special attention to feminist and lesbian reclamations of this otherwise heteropatriarchal genre. The show thus features music by José Alfredo Jimenez, Chavela Vargas, Lydia Mendoza, Linda Ronstadt, Alejandro Fernandez, Selena, Natalia Jiemenz con Lila Downs, and Rocío Durcal.

Raza World Visions radio show will feature Nueva Canción and its legacy in Chicanx and Latinx protest music. Nueva Canción emerged in the 1960s with revolutionary movements in Latin America, blending folk forms and instruments with contemporary themes. The music raised consciousness about the need for mass mobilizations against oppression, and continues to resonate. This show features Cuban Silvio Rodriguez, Chilean Isabel Parra, Venezuelan Ali Primera, Salvadoran band Yolocamba Ita, Mexican communist balladeer José de Molina & Los Folkloristas, as well as Chicanx and Latinx musicians Chuy Negrete, Teatro Campesino, Las Cafeteras, Los Cambalache & Puerto Rican Calle 13 with Chileans Inti Illimani & Camila Romero.

Raza World Visions radio show features Raza Country music. Hey, what is Norteña music anyway?! ...pues, country music in Spanish! It’s just a two-step away from Nashville to Floore’s Country Store in San Antone. So tune in to explore Raza country music in all its variety and complexity as we go honky tonkeando barrio style with Little Joe y La Familia, Johnny Rodriguez, Freddie Fender, Joan Baez, Tish Hinojosa, y porsupuesto Los Lobos, along with The Texas Tornados, and even Michael Salgado in English! You’ll be surprised by the origin of The Last Bandoleros, and we’ll also sample nouveau and fusion Raza country from San Antonio to Calgary by Lindi Ortega, Kat and Alex, Valery Ponzio, and Rick Treviño in collaboration with Flaco Jimenez. ¡Híjole, qué locura nos ocurra!

Raza World Visions radio show features AfroLatinx Beats, Rhymes, Rhythms in a show specially curated to close the 2021 International Conference of Caribbean Literature at Morehouse College. Weaving in and out of play lists from past shows, and adding new featured music and spoken word artists, this show includes Third Root with Charles Peters and Marco Cervantes (aka Mexican Step Grandfather/MSG), Krudas Cubensi, Las Cafeteras, El Chicano, Juan de Marcos and the AfroCuban All Stars, Hector Lavoe, Calle 13, and Cypress Hill, with spoken word by Elizabeth Acevedo.