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Aurelio. Forbes, Lani King, Dean Mwai, Melissa H. Santa Cecilia (Popular music group)Aurelio.
Contents: Sayanaru = I can't handle her -- Nando = Leonardo -- Milaguru = Miracle -- Nafagua = I will try -- Nari golu = My golden tooth -- Landini = Landing -- Lirun weyu = Sad day -- Durugubei mani = Evil persons -- Irawini = Midnight -- Funa gudirugu = Newborn child -- Nitu = Older sister -- Chichanbara = Ginger.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Real World Records 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN AURSummary: The mariachi sound is the heart and soul of Mexico-and a form of music that today is enjoyed throughout the world. In this down-to-earth program, mariachi aficionado Cornelio Garcia introduces viewers to the music, history, and cultural importance of mariachi bands in Mexico and elsewhere. Whether they are marching in a parade, performing onstage in a restaurant or at a fiesta, or even...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: The mariachi sound is the heart and soul of Mexico-and a form of music that today is enjoyed throughout the world. In this down-to-earth program, mariachi aficionado Cornelio Garcia introduces viewers to the music, history, and cultural importance of mariachi bands in Mexico and elsewhere. Whether they are marching in a parade, performing onstage in a restaurant or at a fiesta, or even...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: In existence for more than a century, the Mexican corrido-or musica de la frontera, as it has also come to be known-continues to be met with enthusiasm on both sides of the Mexico/U.S. border. Filmed on location in Mexico and San Diego, this program showcases performances of the following songs: "Terrible Cuerno de Chivo," by Los Sierrenos; "Ezequiel Rodriguez," by El Palomo y el Gorrion;...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: The vibrant and eclectic cultural mix of Santiago de Cuba is obvious in the music of Cuba's second-largest city. This program spotlights performances of the following songs: "Pin Pon," by Ecos del Tivoli; "Monta al Pelo," by Aimee Campos, of Morena Son; "Pensando en Ti," by Eva Grinan; "Descripcion de un Sueno," by Gabino Jardines; "Recuerdos del Ayer," by Septeto Santiaguero; "Tirame la Pelota...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Once forced to hide their heritage, Native Americans now enjoy both an acceptance and a celebration of their history and culture. By presenting the experiences of Native Americans from a wide array of fields including artisans, performers, and teachers, this program shows how many tribes are returning to the traditions and spirituality of their ancestors. Among those interviewed are Kevin...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: From Tierra del Fuego to the Rio Grande, musicians are lending their voices to dynamic political movements. This program features several defiant artists in performances that are interwoven with social commentary on displaced or disadvantaged communities. Mexican-American Lila Downs sings songs of turmoil at the U.S. border. Anibal and Charly, from the group Santa Revuelta, take us inside the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: In existence for more than a century, the Mexican corrido-or musica de la frontera, as it has also come to be known-continues to be met with enthusiasm on both sides of the Mexico/U.S. border. Filmed on location in Mexico and San Diego, this program showcases performances of the following songs: "Terrible Cuerno de Chivo," by Los Sierrenos; "Ezequiel Rodriguez," by El Palomo y el Gorrion;...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
View online at AVOD
Summary: From Tierra del Fuego to the Rio Grande, musicians are lending their voices to dynamic political movements. This program features several defiant artists in performances that are interwoven with social commentary on displaced or disadvantaged communities. Mexican-American Lila Downs sings songs of turmoil at the U.S. border. Anibal and Charly, from the group Santa Revuelta, take us inside the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Many point to Corrientes, a center of musical culture, as the birthplace of the original Chamame. This program focuses on performances of the following songs: "Chamame Crudo," "Mi Pueblo, Mi Casa, Mi Soledad," and "El Prostibulo," by Grupo de Chango Spasiuk; "La Ratonera," by Tilo Escobar and Chango Spasiuk; "No Me Aflojes Companero," by Tilo Escobar; "La Desdichada," by Grupo de Tito Miqueri;...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Forbes, Lani
Summary: To the Chicome people, an eclipse is a time of terror. When darkness falls, the barrier separating the heavens and the earth becomes unstable. Then come the ravening Tzitzimime--the star demons who thirst for human blood. Mayana and Ahkin know the full extent of the coming danger, but they must gather support or the Chicome Empire is doomed. As the eclipse nears, many maneuver for power in this...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FORSanta Cecilia (Popular music group)
Contents: Sacudo la pereza (3:54) -- I won't cry for you (3:21) -- Calaverita (3:20) -- Nunca más (3:36) -- Here we go again (3:31) -- Tragos de amargo licor (featuring Enrique Bunbury) (3:24) -- Vámonos (featuring Fito Páez) (3:36) -- Caminante nocturno (featuring Latino Arts String Program of Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (3:26) -- Pa' que trabajar (3:39) -- Sucede (3:27).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN SANKing, Dean
Summary: "In June of 1889 in San Francisco, John Muir-iconic environmentalist, writer, and philosopher-meets face-to-face for the first time with his longtime editor Robert Underwood Johnson, an elegant and influential figure at The Century magazine. Before long, the pair, opposites in many ways, decide to venture to Yosemite Valley, the magnificent site where twenty years earlier, Muir experienced a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2023
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MUICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MUIR, JOHN KINMwai, Melissa H.
Summary: "Learn all about the amazing African American culture of Harlem with this fun-filled nonfiction reader--carefully leveled to help children progress . . . 'Harlem Renaissance' will introduce kids to the exciting lives, music, art and ideas of the African American community of Harlem 100 years ago--and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2024