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    25 August 2012

    25 August 2012 - Radio Cuba Canta
    con Emiliano Echeverria - KPFA FM

    Esta noche / TONIGHT: Radio Cuba Canta presents special tributes to Arsenio Rodriguez and Benny More, two geniuses of Cuban music.




    Also featuring: Habana d'primera, Jose Curbelo, Tito Rodriguez, Marcelino Guerra, Ernesto Grenet, Conjunto Modelo y mucho mas!

    Community calendar 30 minutes into program.



    Produced and hosted by Emiliano Echeverria
    Associate Producer: Clay "C-Tone" Leander
    Community Music Calendar produced by Ron Flores


    Live Broadcast: Saturday - August 25, 2012
      9 pm PST - San Francisco Bay Area
    12 midnight EST - NY/Miami/San Juan PR/ y la Habana, Cuba


    KPFA 94.1 FM - in Northern California
    KPFB 89.3 FM - Berkeley
    KFCF 88.1 FM - Fresno


    Audio Archive (available after live broadcast)


    Listen:   Radio Cuba Canta- Saturday, August 25, 2012

    Mp3 Playback (iTunes, WinAmp, Windows Media): Radio Cuba Canta- Saturday, August 25, 2012 KPFA FM live on the web at: www.kpfa.org more program info: http://www.kpfa.org/archive/show/48247 Radio Cuba Canta broadcasts monthly on KPFA-FM during Con Sabor, a weekly program featuring the best in Salsa, Latin Jazz and Afro-Caribbean music hosted by executive producer Luis Medina.

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    15 February 2011

    Cronicas De La Raza
    15 February 2011 - KPFA FM


    Tonight's program explores the historic phenomenon of Fidel Castro, Esq., former president of Cuba and leader of the successful 1959 Cuban revolution that turned Latin American history around. We discuss and play excerpts form Saul Landau's 1968 classic film, "Fidel." We bring you Cuban music and news, views and commentary by Saul Landau who just returned from the island. Julieta Kusnir anchors the mix.

    We offer you the opportunity to own your dvd copy of "Fidel" to share with friends and family while supporting the station. Gracias, Enjoy!



    Live on the air - Tuesdays 7 pm PST:
    KPFA 94.1 FM - San Francisco Bay/Northern California
    KPFB 89.3 FM - Berkeley
    KFCF 88.1 FM - Fresno
    Live on the web: www.kpfa.org

    Audio Archive (available after live broadcast)

    Listen NOW:
    La Raza Chronicles - Tuesday, February 15, 2011









    Mp3 Playback (iTunes, WinAmp, Windows Media):
    La Raza Chronicles- Tuesday, February 15, 2011



    Hear previous broadcasts:
    http://www.LaRazaChronicles.org

    More info:
    http://www.kpfa.org/archive/show/37

    08 February 2011

    Tonite: 08 February 2011 -
    Cuba Canta con Emiliano Echeverria - KPFA FM


    Tonight: Cuba Canta substitutes for Avoctja and Raquel Aguirre on Musical Colors on KPFA-FM.


    We will start off the show with a potpurri of Danzones recorded from 1916 to 1959. We will then interview members of Orquesta "La Moderna Tradicion" our local Charanga, as well as playing some of their music. Following that we will play some music from Cuba's big bands [Jazz Bands] and Conjuntos. We will complete the program with music from Cuba's new generation with some Timba, Reggaeton, and Hip-hop cubano. Tuesday February 8th, 8 PM Pacific Time: SF Bay Area, LA, Seattle, West Coast; 11 PM Eastern Time: NYC, DC, Philly, East Coast, Miami, Havana, Cuba. Tell your friends.

    Produced and hosted by Emiliano Echeverria

    Heard on KPFA FM in the SF Bay Area and on the Web at www.kpfa.org

    Live Broadcast: Tuesday - February 8, 2011
    9 pm PST - San Francisco Bay Area
    12 midnight EST - NY/Miami/San Juan PR/ y la Habana, Cuba
    KPFA 94.1 FM - in Northern California
    KPFB 89.3 FM - Berkeley
    KFCF 88.1 FM - Fresno

    Audio Archive (available after live broadcast)

    Listen:
    Radio Cuba Canta- Tuesday - February 8, 2011



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    Radio Cuba Canta- Tuesday - February 8, 2011


    KPFA FM live on the web at: www.kpfa.org

    Cronicas De La Raza
    08 February 2011 - KPFA FM


    Tonight, Jazmin Morelos interviews Diane Appelbaum from MEDICC Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (www.medicc.org), an Oakland, CA based non-profit, works to enhance health cooperation among the U.S., Cuba and the global community.
    Rosi Reyes interviews John Santos about A Tardeada/Fundraiser for Filosofia Caribena Sunday, February 13 at EastSide Cultural Center in Oakland Featuring brief performances by The John Santos Sextet, Rico Pabon and Ramon Ramos Alayo, as well as panel discussion.
    Julieta Kusnir interviews Nancy Hernandez project Manager- Clean Water Mural Series for the Estria Foundation about WATER WRITES Mural Paint Party in Oakland! a community mural painting a 3000 sq ft mural in uptown Oakland dedicated to WATER!

    Produced by Julieta Kusnir, Marcelino Echeverria, Vanessa Bohm and CTone Leandr on the website.



    Live on the air - Tuesdays 7 pm PST:
    KPFA 94.1 FM - San Francisco Bay/Northern California
    KPFB 89.3 FM - Berkeley
    KFCF 88.1 FM - Fresno
    Live on the web: www.kpfa.org

    Audio Archive (available after live broadcast)

    Listen NOW:
    La Raza Chronicles - Tuesday, February 8, 2011









    Mp3 Playback (iTunes, WinAmp, Windows Media):
    La Raza Chronicles- Tuesday, February 8, 2011



    Hear previous broadcasts:
    http://www.LaRazaChronicles.org

    More info:
    http://www.kpfa.org/archive/show/37

    02 February 2011

    Radio Cuba Canta -
    Archive of Recent Broadcasts


    LISTEN to previous broadcasts & specials of Radio Cuba Canta with Cuban music historian
    Emiliano Echeverria from his collection of rare and vintage Cuban music recordings:



     
    Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, January 29, 2011
    Radio Cuba Canta begins 2011 with recordings that Emiliano brought back from Cuba on his recent trip.

    Listen NOW:
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    Radio Cuba Canta- Saturday, January 29, 2011





     
    Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, December 25, 2010
    Annual Broadcast Tribute and Interview with Arsenio Rodriguez.

    Listen NOW:
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    Radio Cuba Canta- Saturday, December 25, 2010




    Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, November 27, 2010
    Featuring the music of Bellisario Lopez, Arcano y su Maravillas con los hermanos Orestes y Israel Lopez Cachao, Septeto Los Naranjos, Pachito Alonso y su Kirikiri, Irakere, y mucho mas.

    Listen NOW:
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    Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, November 27, 2010




    Radio Cuba Canta - November 5 & 6, 2010
    Bocas RadioActivas: Interview with Paul Flores and DJ Leydis about Hip Hop and Spoken Word in Cuba and Latin America. Featuring LOS RAKAS (Panama/Oakland), BOCAFLOJA (Mexico D.F.), DOBLE FILO (Cuba), and Brandon Santiago (San Francisco).

    Listen NOW:
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    November 5 & 6, 2010




    Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, October 30, 2010
    Tribute to sonero Abelardo Barroso and Cuban Hip Hop featuring Doble Filo

    Listen NOW:
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    Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, October 30, 2010




    Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, October 9, 2010
    Featuring some the great conjuntos from Arsenio Rodriguez to La Sonora Matancera, Nelo Sosa, Humberto Cane & more.

    Listen NOW:
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    Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, October 9, 2010




    Radio Cuba Canta - September 2010
    Tribute to great Cuban bassist and composer, Israel Lopez Cachao

    Listen NOW:
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    Radio Cuba Canta- September 2010




    Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, July 24, 2010
    Broadcast Tribute to Orquesta Aragon

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    Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, July 24, 2010




    Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, March 28, 2009
    Mujeres de la musica cubana / Women of Cuban Music

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    Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, March 28, 2009




    Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, June 26, 2010
    Memorial Tribute to Francisco Aguabella

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    Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, June 26, 2010




    Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, April 24, 2010
    Broadcast Tribute to Graciela Perez: 1915-2010

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    Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, April 24, 2010




    Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, May 30, 2009
    Tribute to Ricardo Abreu - aka Papin of Los Papines

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    Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, May 30, 2009





    Produced and hosted by Emiliano Echeverria
    Associate producer & broadcast operator: Clay "C'Ton" Leander
    Community Calendar produced by Ron Flores


    Radio Cuba Canta broadcasts LIVE on last Saturday each month:
      9 pm PST - San Francisco Bay Area
    12 midnight EST - NY/Miami/San Juan PR/ y la Habana, Cuba
    KPFA 94.1 FM - in Northern California
    KPFB 89.3 FM - Berkeley
    KFCF 88.1 FM - Fresno

    KPFA FM live on the web at:
    www.kpfa.org

    01 February 2011

    Cronicas De La Raza
    01 February 2011 - KPFA FM

    This week we feature Noticias sin Fronteras; an interview with Kevin Cuff, Program Director of the East Bay Academy of Young Scientists; a conversation with John Leaños on his project Frontera! Animated Histories of the Southwest Borderlands; and our second installment of Voices of Peralta. Listen and enjoy!

    Produced by Julieta Kusnir, Marcelino Echeverria, Vanessa Bohm and C-Tone Leander on the website.

    Live on the air - Tuesdays 7 pm PST:
    KPFA 94.1 FM - San Francisco Bay/Northern California
    KPFB 89.3 FM - Berkeley
    KFCF 88.1 FM - Fresno
    Live on the web: www.kpfa.org

    Audio Archive (available after live broadcast)

    Listen NOW:
    La Raza Chronicles - Tuesday, February 1, 2011









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    La Raza Chronicles- Tuesday, February 1, 2011



    "La Virgin de Abundancia watches over Arizona"
    via Artists Against AZ 1070
    (click to enlarge)


    Hear previous broadcasts:
    http://www.LaRazaChronicles.org

    More info:
    http://www.kpfa.org/archive/show/37

    29 January 2011

    29 January 2011 - KPFA FM
    Radio Cuba Canta con Emiliano Echeverria


    Radio Cuba Canta begins 2011 with recordings that Emiliano brought back from Cuba on his recent trip.


    We'll start the program with recordings mostly from the era of the 1920s, then we'll have the Community Music Calender of Ron Flores 30 minutes into the program. Following the calender will be an hour of newly found classics from the 1940s and 50s. We will then round out the show with a half hour of music of the young Cuba of today.

    That will all be on Radio Cuba Canta, This Saturday, January 29 from 9 PM Pacific Time (SF, LA, West Coast, or 12 MIDNIGHT Eastern Time, NYC, MIA, La Havana, Cuba) on KPFA 94,1-FM - San Francisco & Northern California. On the web at www.radiocubacanta.net

    Some of the earlier recordings you will are the original recordings of these numbers. So Join us!

    Heard on KPFA FM in the SF Bay Area and on the Web at www.kpfa.org.


    Produced and hosted by Emiliano Echeverria
    Associate producer & broadcast operator: Clay "C-Tone" Leander
    Community Calendar produced by Ron Flores

    Audio Archive

    Listen:   Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, January 29, 2011


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    Radio Cuba Canta- Saturday, January 29, 2011



    Original Broadcast:  Saturday - January 29, 2011
    KPFA 94.1 FM - in Northern California
    KPFB 89.3 FM - Berkeley
    KFCF 88.1 FM - Fresno

    KPFA FM live on the web at: www.kpfa.org

    more program info:
    http://www.kpfa.org/archive/show/48247


    Radio Cuba Canta broadcasts monthly on KPFA-FM during Con Sabor, a weekly program featuring the best in Salsa, Latin Jazz and Afro-Caribbean music hosted by executive producer Luis Medina.

    18 January 2011

    Cronicas De La Raza
    18 January 2011 - KPFA FM


    Tonight La Raza Chronicles mourns the passing of John Ross, journalist, author and poet who has faithfully kept us informed about Mexico. We bring you News Headlines from the Americas; a comentary on Wikileaks by Saul Landau including the new information on Honduras; a conversation with Ellen Wu of the Pan Ethnic Health Network about the effects California budget cuts on low income communities; early California history with "Voices From the Peralta Hacienda"; the wonderful music of Jorge Drexler with a chance to win free tickets to his upcoming January 26th concert and a calendar of upcoming events. Listen and enjoy!

    Produced by Vanessa Bohm, Julieta Kusnir, Ventura "Mr Chuch" Longoria, Carmen Andrea Rivera, Clay "C-Tone" Leander, Emiliano Echeverria and Nina Serrano.

    Live on the air - Tuesdays 7 pm PST:
    KPFA 94.1 FM - San Francisco Bay/Northern California
    KPFB 89.3 FM - Berkeley
    KFCF 88.1 FM - Fresno
    Live on the web: www.kpfa.org

    Audio Archive (available after live broadcast)

    Listen NOW:
    La Raza Chronicles - Tuesday, January 18, 2011









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    La Raza Chronicles- Tuesday, January 18, 2011



    "John Ross,  ¡Presente!"


    Hear previous broadcasts:
    http://www.LaRazaChronicles.org

    More info:
    http://www.kpfa.org/archive/show/37

    11 January 2011

    Cronicas De La Raza
    11 January 2011 - KPFA FM


    This week's program includes News Headlines from the Americas, The latest action policy from Arnoldo Garcia and Laura Rivas of the National Network on Immigration and Human Rights; a conversation with poets, Francisco Alarcon and Jorge Argueta about El Salvador's first Children's Poetry Festival; the Voices from the Peralta Hacienda on early California history and the Borchata music of the Dominican Republic with Joan Soriano and a calendar of upcoming events. Listen and Enjoy!

    Produced by Vanessa Bohm, Julieta Kusnir, Ventura "Mr Chuch" Longoria, Carmen Andrea Rivera, Emiliano Echeverria, Clay "C-Tone" Leander, and Nina Serrano.

    Live on the air - Tuesdays 7 pm PST:
    KPFA 94.1 FM - San Francisco Bay/Northern California
    KPFB 89.3 FM - Berkeley
    KFCF 88.1 FM - Fresno
    Live on the web: www.kpfa.org

    Audio Archive (available after live broadcast)

    Listen NOW:
    La Raza Chronicles - Tuesday, January 11, 2011









    Mp3 Playback (iTunes, WinAmp, Windows Media):
    La Raza Chronicles- Tuesday, January 11, 2011



    Photo by Xaul Reyes
     



    Hear previous broadcasts:
    http://www.LaRazaChronicles.org

    More info:
    http://www.kpfa.org/archive/show/37

    04 January 2011

    Cronicas De La Raza
    04 January 2011 - KPFA FM


    Welcome to our first program of the new year. We have packed it full for you with News from the Americas; music from Santa Domingo by Joan Soriano; Marcelino Echeverria’s commentary on Mother Earth; Ariana Virgil discussing Sgt. Camilo Mejia’s stand against the Iraqi war; Mr Chuch’s walk through the Streets of Aztlan, the solstice poems of Francisco Alarcon and Jorge Argueta; and an important announcement for health care access for artists in San Francisco. All in a tide of wonderful music. So Enjoy! ¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

    Produced by Julieta Kusnir, Ventura "Mr Chuch" Longoria, Vanessa Bohm, Emiliano Echeverria, Clay "C-Tone" Leandr & Carmen Andrea Rivera, and Nina Serrano.

    Live on the air - Tuesdays 7 pm PST:
    KPFA 94.1 FM - San Francisco Bay/Northern California
    KPFB 89.3 FM - Berkeley
    KFCF 88.1 FM - Fresno
    Live on the web: www.kpfa.org

    Audio Archive (available after live broadcast)

    Listen NOW:
    La Raza Chronicles - Tuesday, January 4, 2011









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    La Raza Chronicles- Tuesday, January 4, 2011



    Phone portrait of Richard Talavera
    Herbert Siquenza



    Hear previous broadcasts:
    http://www.LaRazaChronicles.org

    More info:
    http://www.kpfa.org/archive/show/37

    30 October 2010

    30 October 2010 - Radio Cuba Canta
    con Emiliano Echeverria - KPFA FM


    Tonight's edition of Radio Cuba Canta will start with a tribute to sonero Abelardo Barroso.


    Following the Community Music Calendar at 9:30pm, Luis Medina will interview Oscar Hernandez of the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, with ticket giveaways to their upcoming show on November 2nd at Yoshi's Jazz Club in Oakland.

    We will then spin a great popourri of Cuban music followed by an interview with Paul Flores and DJ Leydis about the "Bocas RadioActivas" spoken word event on November 5th & 6th in the Bay Area, featuring Bocafloja, Los Rakas, Brandon Santiago, and Doble Filo coming direct from Cuba; and wrapping up the broadcast with great Cuban Hip Hop.

    Heard on KPFA FM in the SF Bay Area and on the Web at www.kpfa.org.

    Produced and hosted by Emiliano Echeverria
    Associate producer & broadcast operator: Clay "C-Tone" Leander
    Community Calendar produced by Ron Flores

    Live Broadcast: Saturday - October 30, 2010
    9 pm PST - San Francisco Bay Area
    12 midnight EST - NY/Miami/San Juan PR/ y la Habana, Cuba
    KPFA 94.1 FM - in Northern California
    KPFB 89.3 FM - Berkeley
    KFCF 88.1 FM - Fresno

    Audio Archive (available after live broadcast)

    Listen:
    Radio Cuba Canta - Saturday, October 30, 2010



    Mp3 Playback (iTunes, WinAmp, Windows Media):
    Radio Cuba Canta- Saturday, October 30, 2010



    KPFA FM live on the web at:
    www.kpfa.org


    more program info:
    http://www.kpfa.org/archive/show/48247

    Radio Cuba Canta broadcasts monthly on KPFA-FM during Con Sabor, a weekly program featuring the best in Salsa, Latin Jazz and Afro-Caribbean music hosted by executive producer Luis Medina.