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Members of the San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus perform virtually. | Courtesy of San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus
While the impulse to sing together comes naturally, staging it online is far from it. Read some tips for choirs in L.A.
A mariachi group performs at Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights to fundraise for the mariachi relief fund. | Courtesy of Community Power Collective
Often working on a cash basis, mariachi groups have been hit hard by the pandemic. A new relief fund is looking to offer a safety net.
Joel Jacques of Mariachi Los Criollos de Guadalajara holds his guitarrón before a Los Angeles gig. | Courtesy of Joel Jacques
In a time when working as a mariachi is almost impossible, one would think that mariachis packed up their instruments and let L.A. go silent. But they didn’t.
Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea (top row), Leonor Xochitl Perez, Ph.D. (top row, sixth, clockwise) and Las Adelitas (bottom row, in red) in London at the International Mariachi Women’s Festival, July 21, 2018. | Eddie Sakaki Photographer
With mainstream exposure and a growing fan base, female mariachis are making significant inroads in the historically male-dominated music genre.
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Edgar talks about how friendship turned into a band.
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Clarinetist and USC Thornton student Max Opferkuch performs Bach’s Invention No. 8 in F major, accompanied by... Max Opferkuch? Enjoy a bit of digital magic with Max!
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Los Angeles punk band, Not From England, records a demo of Jura during quarantine.
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"Until We Win" is an artists' response to the injustices faced by Black people who are brutalized by police. It is a song for solidarity and a poem to remember so that we never forget.
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Live from her home, Tehillah delivers a stirring performance of "Give You Blue" by Allen Stone that she arranged for her a capella ensemble of one.
The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers by the Los Angeles River | Grant Westhoff
In a time of massive societal reckoning, the Eagle Rock Gospel Singers find their songs resonate with the public.
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Betto Arcos and musical guests show how African rhythms have made Latin Americans dance to the beat of life, from Cumbia to Afro-Peruvian music, from Son Jarocho to Son Cubano.
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Mitch Glickman speaks with award-winning and critically acclaimed jazz vocalist/lyricist Mark Winkler and multi-Grammy Award-winning vocalist Cheryl Bentyne, a member of the Manhattan Transfer.
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