Redefiniendo Chicano Hip-Hop

Por Stephen H. Crane III Traducido por Hiriana N. Gallegos La pequeña sala de narguile estaba llena de espectadores que esperaban presenciar el primer concierto de un artista joven.            Pero la memoria USB del artista no funcionó. No tenía la música de fondo.            “Lo más absurdo es que canté a capela”, compartió el…

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Nogalenses create an oasis in a food desert

By CHRISTINA DURAN Arizona Sonora News (Christina Duran is a reporter for El Independiente) Down Morley Avenue, one side of the street is lined with storefronts selling girls’ party clothes and bright plastic toys. On the other side, tents and tables occupy what’s usually a vacant parking lot. Each table is laden with an assortment…

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‘Spit Hell Manuel’ on stage with Chicano rap

By STEPHEN H. CRANE Arizona Sonora News (Stephen H. Crane III is a reporter with El Independiente) The small, crowded hookah lounge was filled with an audience awaiting a young artist’s first performance. But the performer’s flash drive failed. He had no music to back him up. “The crazy thing was that I performed acapella,”…

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