S5 E3 - 10m 11s
Join Linda Diaz as she ask how modern listening algorithms have impacted our relationship with music we listen to. In this episode, Linda chats with Derrick Gee, a music lover with an online following, to understand how these changes affect listeners. Plus, she explores a record store and a cozy listening bar in NYC, discovering new ways to fall in love with music all over again.
S5 E2 - 9m 11s
Discover the deep historical roots of Hmong folk singing, a tradition that originated in China and migrated through Southeast Asia to America after the Secret War. We explore Hmong cultural preservation through music, focusing on the styles of lug txaj and kwv txhiaj, which are performed and cherished at community gatherings like the Hmong New Year and weddings.
S5 E1 - 13m 28s
Linda Diaz sits with the Latin Grammy-nominated Yahritza Y Su Esencia, a band poised to take the Sierreno genre to new heights with their fresh perspective and unique sound. In Watsonville, CA, Linda interviews the rising stars of Revolucion, uncovering the roots and evolution of Sierreño music from its origins in Mexican regional music like banda, corridos and mariachi.
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