BEAT LATINO 004: San Patricio's Day - Tthe Celtic Side of Latin

Length 58:47
Licensor Catalina Maria Johnson
Producer(s) Catalina Maria Johnson, Ph.D.
Formats
Topics Holidays, Music
Produced January, 2007
Added to PRX March 11, 2008
 

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Summary:

Music for St. Patrick's Day from the Latin/Latino musical universe

Website:

http://www.beat-latino.com

Timely on:

March: ST. PATRICK'S DAY

Tones:

Engaging, Sound Rich

Language:

English

Description:

Beat Latino, hosted and produced by Catalina Maria Johnson, celebrates in every hour a different facet of the extraordinary diversity of the Latin/Latino musical universe.

Beat Latino presents music that is not only wonderful to listen to but illuminates a particular historical and cultural context. This hour of Beat Latino presents music from a variety of intersections of the Celtic world and the Latin world. Hosted in English and Spanish, the hour includes selections of the Celtic origin bagpipe music of northeastern Spain and Portugal, Tex-Mex/Irish folk-music, salsa from Scotland and a salsa-tinged and most danceable version of "Danny Boy"!

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http://publicradioexchange.org/reviews/6876

Broadcasts nicely for St. Patrick's Day.