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

Raza World Visions radio show gets back to our roots en las cantinas de Tejas con más conjunto. We start with oldies from el sur—Los Pinguinos del Norte—y también with a little bit form Los Dos Gilbertos y, porsupuesto, la reina del acordión, Eva Ybarra! And we can’t miss the old school sound of pintos como Rubén Narranjo. We pair his original band Los Gamblers with his grandson’s continuation of the family tradition. And we also double it up with the great Los Bros Garcia and the eternal Conjunto Aztlán. We close with the experimental conjunto musicians from Cristina Valdez to Flaco Jimenez’s collaborations with Dwight Yoakum, and the poet of the accordion—Nick Valdez, solo and with Los Nahuatlatos. 

Raza World Visions radio show takes us back again to some Raza country roots with some more classic Freddie Fender, Johnny Rodriguez, y Tish Hinojosa, followed by Tex-Mex-Country fusions by Emilio Navaira as well as his sons’ hit band The Last Bandoleros. Then take a turn into forbidden love—the best of all—by Leah Turner, Lindi Ortega, and Valery Ponzio, who also introduces our Funky Country Favorites along with Bobby Pulido, y tambié Jay Pérez. The only way to end a show like this is, of course, with the Texas Tornados! 

Raza World Visions radio show presents a double barrel blast from the past by paired songs of Raza neo-oldies bands and singers! Classic covers, new compositions, and twisted up remakes turn everything old new again in the hands and voices of Raza. Bands featured include La La Romero, Monica Rocha with Malik Malo and also Cota, Rocky Padilla, Thee Lakesiders, Mariah Avila solo and also with Lighter Shade of Brown, Frankie J with the Bashtones and also with Tish Toledo, and Joey Quinones with the Bashtones and also solo. 

Raza World Visions radio show presents a double barrel blast from the past by paired songs of Raza neo-oldies bands and singers! Classic covers, new compositions, and twisted up remakes turn everything old new again in the hands and voices of Raza. Bands featured include Tish Toledo, Las Cafeteras, Lil Rob and J Roxx, Cota, La La Romero, Bobby Oroza, and songs from Benjamin Bratt’s 2009 feature lowrider film La Misión. 

Raza World Visions radio show features the eclectic cultural fusions and musical virtuosity of classic Tex-Mex polka taconazos by the legends of Tejano Music. Featured artists include Sunny Ozuna, Latin Breed, Little Joe y La Familia, Laura Canales, Pío Treviño, David Lee Garza y Los Musicales with lead singer Marcos Orozco, Mazz, Elida y Avante, Ram Herrera, La Mafia, Delia y Culturas with Dee Burleson, Bobby Pulido, and the greatest conjunto accordion band ever: Los Garcia Bros!

Raza World Visions radio pays homage to Raza brass from the working-class musicians who have defined and distinguished our cultura musical. We explore everything from the classic mariachi trumpets to the banda tubas, with sojourns into the crazy Raza Ska horns of Los Skarnales, Caribeña Salsa from the great Hector Lavoe to the new Los Hacheros, the Brown Sound Boogaloo of Malo and Sapo, the unique and bright Latin Jazz sampling of the Westside Horns throughout a range of their eclectic cameos with Doug Sahm and The Krayolas, to funky fusions by Joey Quinones & the Sinseeers and, of course, Ozomatli, always Ozomatli. 

Raza World Visions radio dedicates this show to anyone who has ever felt the urge to shout vete a la chingada! over one thing or another at work; cultural appropriations by posers and race fakers; never-ending institutional racism, outright oppression, and police brutality; and of course all the drama of love life. We always survive and come out stronger through it all. We’ll play all the songs you can’t hear on regular radio: unexpurgated Raza reggae by Quinto Sol; Bilingual Hip Hop by Nsanity, Kid Frost, Lady Pinks, Serio, and Capone; Nuveau Salsero Plena Hip Hop by Mello Man Ace; Neo Punk Funk by the Paranoias, and the big middle finger bass riffs and power chords of Rage Against the Machine. 

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.