Louis Head

La Pistolera

Louis Head — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:55:45 +0000

Mon. 3/11: Great music and a visit from la Pistolera, front woman, and soloist Sandra Velasquez, plus a ticket giveaway to see Jesús Díaz y Su Qba in Albuquerque on April 6!

Quetzal

Louis Head — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:46:53 +0000

Mon. 2/18 7:30p: Today, we’ll be joined by Quetzal Flores, co-leader of LA-based Quetzal. Well known and loved in New Mexico, Quetzal just won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Alternative, Urban, or Rock Album, for Imaginaries, released on Smithsonian Folkways (www.folkways.si.edu). We’ll be celebrating with Quetzal and listening to some of their music.

Percussionist Wilson “Chembo” Corniel and more!

Louis Head — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:02:30 +0000

Mon. 1/21, 7:30 p: Tune in for lots of great music plus a live interview with New York-based hand percussionist Wilson “Chembo” Corniel. Corniel recently released his tribute to Thelonious Monk and Mongo Santamaria entitled “Afro-Blue Monk.” The new year finds the prolific Latin jazz artist busy recording a new CD. Been dying to see him and his crew out here in NM.

Panameño pianist Danilo Pérez

Louis Head — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:46:29 +0000

Mon. Oct 8, 7:30p: Raíces features Panamanian pianist and composer, Danilo Pérez. His distinctive blend of Pan-American jazz, covering both the folkloric and world music of the Americas, has attracted critical acclaim and loyal audiences. As a member of the Wayne Shorter Quartet since early 2000, he won a Grammy. Pérez and his TRIO will perform later this week at the Outpost in Albuquerque.

It’s CUCARACHA TIME

Louis Head — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:24:37 +0000

Sat. 9/29, 2p: It’s CUCARACHA TIME! this Saturday afternoon on Raíces when we will be joined live by Los Angeles-based cartoonist, humorist and social critic Lalo Alcaraz (ajua) for a sampling of his life and times. Creator of the nationally-syndicated comic strip La Cucaracha and of “self-deportationist” character Daniel D. Portado, Alcaraz is “Jefe in Chief” of the “Ñews y Satire” website pocho.com. He also hosts the weekly Pocho Hour of Power on KPFK-FM in LA, and is widely rumored to be a close confidant of Mexican Mitt Romneez.