Community
Building

Whether through grants, donations or contracts, my work will always be guided by a focus on the community.

I take on private students only very rarely.

In this section of the website, you'll find my main projects dealing with jarana, improvised or written versed for singing, son jarocho, and the tools of fandango.

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Tarima y Tambor (Los Angeles, CA)

Started in January 2024 as a series of 20 workshops led by maestros 🇨🇴Eduardo Martínez (Cartagena, Colombia) and 🇲🇽 César Castro (Veracruz). A combination, fusion and exploration of the rhythms, sounds, songs, verses and social aspects of both cultures. Free, all ages and only in Winter.

Special thanks to the teachers Tamara Martínez, Chuy Sandoval and Xochi Flores who is also the grant writer for this project.

Curso de Verano de Son Jarocho (Tlalixcoyan, Veracruz)

This project aims to promote, revitalize, and encourage the population of Tlalixcoyan and surrounding areas to practice son jarocho and fandango through music, dance, singing, verse and oral history. Includes workshops, recitals, concerts, talks, excursions, video screenings, recorded music listening sessions, and more!

This project is community based and not for profit, is community based and led, facilitated through international community funding. It does not promote any political or religious cause. We also have the support of the Tlalixcoyan House of Culture as our main headquarters. The project's planning and implementation have been supported by a committed team since 2022. We promote culture with the utmost respect, providing a safe space for participants.

This project is coordinated with the Santiago Delgado: Ricardo, Bety, Jovana, Xoco y Acatzin, and more family and friends from Tlalixcoyan with the support of Casa de Cultura and other institutions in the past years: INAH-Veracruz (Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia), IVEC (Instituto Veracruzano de Cultura) and UV- Región Veracruz (Universidad Veracruzana).

Radio Jarochelo PODCAST (Worldwide)

What is Radio Jarochelo?

Radio Jarochelo is a podcast dedicated to the diffusion of Son Jarocho and el Fandango. Is an independent program that operates free from sponsors

Why did you create a podcast about son jarocho, and when did you start?

The project started on December 2010 as Cartelera Musical, and in 2011 evolved into Radio Jarochelo. The podcast fosters community, awareness, and reflection centered around themes of culture and tradition.