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Esperanza del Valle
Mexican folklorico dance
Afro-Peruvian music and dance
Old time fiddling and music
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Flavio Alvarez
Garifuna Wanaragua traditions
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Leanne Mounvongkham
Northern Lao weaving and foodways
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Carlos Aldama
Afrocuban batá drumming
Notes about the Community Leadership Project Cohort of the Alliance for California Traditional Arts (2009–2017)
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Ruben Gonzalez
Ruben Gonzalez has created a ranch filled with eclectic art and memorabilia in the Coachella Valley called Ruben’s Ranch. Ruben’s Ranch pays tribute to the Aztec, Maya and Mexican culture. The space includes replicas of archaeological finds such as Chac Mool, Aztec calendar and interpretation of the pyramids of Tenochhtitlan.
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Makeda Kumasi
Dancer, musician, storyteller
Dear Friends, Master musician Bounxeung Synanonh was only fifteen when he first picked up the kaen, a free-reed mouth organ made from varied lengths of bamboo lined with copper. Despite that he was blind, he learned to play from his uncle and other village elders, relying on his ear…