Young Dancers Keep Traditional Folk Dances Alive

July 31, 2017 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Ballet Folklorico, coachella valley, desert mirage high school, Folk Dance, Sol Del Desert

[Translate] By Paulina Rojas COACHELLA, Calif. — On a warm summer night the sound of shoes clacking on the floor radiated from the clubhouse at Las Palmeras Estates, a group of low-income housing units in Coachella.

Q&A: Purépecha Artist Uses Music to Push Boundaries and Preserve Tradition

June 24, 2017 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Eastern Coachella Valley, music, Purepecha

[Translate] By Paulina Rojas Editor’s note: Alma Ochoa is a Purépecha musician based out of the Eastern Coachella Valley.

Q&A: Local Musician ‘Elbronz’ Sheds Light on the Real East Valley

May 4, 2017 / By Coachella Unincorporated

[Translate] Above: (Image: Courtesy of Victor Gonzalez) By Yahir Garcia Editor’s Note: Victor Gonzalez, also known as Elbronz, is a local musician based in the eastern Coachella Valley.

Q&A: ‘Living Library’ Keeps Cahuilla Culture Alive

February 29, 2016 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Cahuilla, Education Library Center, Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, Torres Martinez Reservation

[Translate] By Olivia Rodriguez Editor’s Note: Luisa M. Armijo is the education and library director at the Torres Martinez Reservation in Thermal, Calif.

RAICES Creates Space for Artistic and Cultural Expression

December 20, 2011 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: art, carlos gonzalez, Coachella, community, culture, paper mache, raices

[Translate]       By Santos Reyes Coachella Unincorporated They create art, but with a cultural flare.