Latino Hip-hop Spoken Word artist Tomas Riley
Series: New Letters on the Air
From: New Letters on the Air
Length: 00:30:26
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Piece Description
Chicano writer and activist Tomas Riley began his writing career officially in 1994 as a member of the Taco Shop Poets in California. A first-generation American raised in San Diego, his work is a meld of bilingualism and cultural politics with a hip hop beat. A finalist for the 2004 California Voices Award from Poets & Writers magazine, Riley shares work from his first book Mahcic in this energetic public reading for the Latino Writers Series at the Kansas City Public Library.
Broadcast History
Delivered on PRSS Content Depot on May 4, 2007
Timing and Cues
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Spoken word hip-hop poet Tomas Riley offers up a taste of Chicano culture in this public reading. A first-generation American raised in San Diego, his work is a rapid-fire meld of bilingualism and cultural politics.
PROMO: This week on NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR, spoken word hip-hop poet Tomas [toe-MAS] Riley offers up a taste of Chicano culture. A first-generation American raised near the border in San Diego, Riley's work is a rapid-fire bilingual mesh of culture and politics. Don't miss former Taco Shop poet Tomas Riley, next time on NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR...
UPLINK DATE: 05/04/07
PROGRAM LENGTH: 29:00 minutes
INCUE: (music) "California poet Tomas Riley got his start..."
OUTCUE: "... I'm Angela Elam for NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR."
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