Especial de Los Saicos
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Programa dedicado a la memoria del baterista de Los Saicos Pancho Guevara. Camille Taiara, entrevista a Pancho Guevara y Edwin Flores de la legendaria banda peruana Los Saicos.
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Indie Landscapes – June 13, 2015
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Tune in and get in the zone with music from thee magnetic group Francisco The Man, Barsuk Records band Trails And Ways out of Oakland, CA. The lovely four piece Cristobal And The Sea, new side project of Nathan Williams titled Spirit Club. Paper Bag Records artist The Acorn, Jons from Victoria, BC. Dream pop … Continued
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Jodi Mullen creates prints from original linoleum blocks of Emmy Lou Packard for KPFA’s Summer Arts Fair
Exhibiting artist Jodi Mullen, of Yeah! Yeah! Pony Prince, is currently at work creating prints from the original linoleum blocks of artist, muralist, and activist, Emmy Lou Packard (1914–1998). This work will be on display at the Precita Eyes Muralists booth! Packard was a close friend and colleague of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera and … Continued
Music of the World honors the life of Ornette Coleman
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This morning’s show begins today with a tribute to Ornette Coleman, one of the greats of American jazz, who has passed away today at the age of 85. Then we feature a live performance and interview in the KPFA studio with Soji who, with his Afrobeat Band opens the People’s Park stage at the 12th … Continued
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Last Sunday, Mexico held municipal and legislative elections. We’ll talk with journalist Anabelle Hernandez about how an unlikely candidate won the governorship of the northern state of Nuevo Leon, Mexican politics, and the state of the US-Mexico drug war. We’ll also take a look at the 11th annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival which … Continued
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PRECITA EYES IN CONJUNCTION WITH BLOCK PRINT ARTIST, JODI MULLEN Presenting the art of EMMY LOU PACKARD
This exhibition of reprinted artwork from the original linoleum blocks and printing press of Emmy Lou Packard (1914–1998) will be on display at the Precita Eyes Muralists booth at the KPFA Summer Arts Fair. Packard was a close friend and colleague of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, and a well-known artist in her own right. She … Continued
Steve Fraser is a labor historian and author several books including Wall Street and Labor Will Rule, which won the Philip Taft Award for the best book in labor history. He also is the co-editor of The Rise and Fall of the New Deal Order. His latest book is The Age of Acquiescence: The Life … Continued