Music
The Garcia Center for the Arts offers a diverse number of classes which are designed to be affordable, making the joy of creating and experimenting in a supportive community environment accessible. Our classes include ceramics, printmaking, figure drawing, painting, textiles, music, gardening and soon, glassblowing! Many…
May 22, 2024
Foodways, Music, Visual/Craft/Material Arts
Inland Empire
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Terry Nguyễn
Terry Nguyen, known as “tsugaruterry,” is a musician and educator specializing in minyo (folk) and traditional music of Japan as performed on the Tsugaru shamisen and taiko drums. Terry began playing the Tsugaru shamisen in 2006. Initially self-taught, in 2010 she started her training with instructor Mitsuru Sasaki of the…
May 22, 2024
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Folklife/Other, Music
Inland Empire
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Sonido del Colibrí
Sonido del Colibrí is made up of two Colombian women- Nisha Joshi and Nataly (Naty) Castaño, who on their own and together have been seeking to uplift Afro-Indigenous traditional music practitioners of Colombia’s Caribbean region on their journey to keep their music traditions alive. Living Cultures Grant 2023…
May 22, 2024
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Dance, Music
Greater Los Angeles
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Ronaldo Lage Ignacio
Ronaldo Lage Ignacio is a capoeira teacher in Santa Monica, CA. Living Cultures Grant 2023 Capoeira Classes for Low-income Children and Families Funding will support Capoeira classes for low-income children and families.
May 22, 2024
Artist
Dance, Folklife/Other, Music
Greater Los Angeles
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Son Del Sereno
Son del Sereno is a son jarocho collective using the cultural practice of fandango to build community. They are based at the Eastside Cafe in Los Angeles. Living Cultures Grant 2023 “Sembrando Amapolas: Music, Culture & Community of Son Jarocho in California”…
May 6, 2024
Collective
Music, Oral Traditions/Language
Greater Los Angeles
Mariachi Plaza Festival Foundation is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit whose specific purpose is to support the community by promotion of education, public awareness, preservation of the Mariachi art form, and programs geared towards cultural enrichment of the public. Annually held in November, their festivals include the ‘Mariachi Plaza Festival’ and the…
April 29, 2024
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Dance, Music, Theater
Greater Los Angeles
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Makeda Kumasi
Dancer, musician, storyteller
April 29, 2024
Artist
Dance, Music, Oral Traditions/Language
Inland Empire