Guest DJ Project Judy Baca

From: KCRW
Series: KCRW's Guest DJ Project
Length: 10:50

Judy Baca is a renowned visual artist known for her murals, including The Great Wall of Los Angeles – the world’s largest mural – which she began in 1976. In her guest DJ session she shares 5 songs that have influenced her throughout the years. Read the full description.

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Playing: Guest DJ Project Judy Baca
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Judy Baca is a renowned visual artist known for her murals, including The Great Wall of Los Angeles – the world’s largest mural – which she began in 1976. Her musical choices reflect her work as a social activist, from Joan Baez and Marvin Gaye to Nina Simone. She also takes us back to her youth in Pacoima, when a boy in the neighborhood named Richie Valens was making waves.

For More: http://www.judybaca.com/now/index.php

Tracks
1. Ritchie Valens - Donna
2. Nina Simone - Mississippi Goddam
3. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
4. Joan Baez - De Colores
5. Lila Downs - Pastures of Plenty/This Land Is Your Land

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Piece Description

Judy Baca is a renowned visual artist known for her murals, including The Great Wall of Los Angeles – the world’s largest mural – which she began in 1976. Her musical choices reflect her work as a social activist, from Joan Baez and Marvin Gaye to Nina Simone. She also takes us back to her youth in Pacoima, when a boy in the neighborhood named Richie Valens was making waves.

For More: http://www.judybaca.com/now/index.php

Tracks
1. Ritchie Valens - Donna
2. Nina Simone - Mississippi Goddam
3. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
4. Joan Baez - De Colores
5. Lila Downs - Pastures of Plenty/This Land Is Your Land

Transcript

Anthony Valadez: Hi I'm Anthony Valadez and I am here with Judy Baca, a visual artist best known for her large scale murals all across LA. Today we're going to talk about songs she selected that have inspired her over the years as part of KCRW's Guest DJ Project. Judy, how are you and what did you bring for us today?

Judy Baca: Oh, I'm fine thank you and this is great fun, a real diversion from my regular activities in the visual arts. I brought Richie Valens work. One of his classic pieces called "Donna".

Richie was the idol of our neighborhood in Pacoima and he used to perform at the Nights of Columbus Hall and he was like the coolest thing. He was the first rock and roll that I'd heard. People would wear their big hoop skirts and we would dance in our socks and I always thought, ‘what a great thing, to have somebody stand up there and dedicate a song to you’. I actually knew where...
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