December, 1996

Spotlight:

Los Cenzontles: September promises to be a busy and rewarding month for Los Cenzontles. On Saturday, September 14 they will travel to San Antonio, Texas, to receive an award from the National Latino Children's Agenda. On Sunday, September 15, the group will return to have their 16 de Septiembre Mexican Independence Day Celebration at the Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center, Maple Hall, in San Pablo, California. On Sunday evening, September 15, KRON, Channel 4, will also air a half hour "Hispanic Heritage" special, featuring the achievements of Los Cenzontles at 6PM. Los Cenzontles are heard on Arhoolie release CD 435, "Con Su Permiso, Señores."

Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin: A tribute concert and slide show will be held in honor of Creole accordionist great, Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin on Thursday, September 19 at the Liberty Theatre in Eunice, Louisiana at 7PM. Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin can be heard along with Canray Fontenot on Arhoolie CD 445 "La Musique Creole."

NoteWorthy Articles:

• "Get Organ-ized" by Jacob Edgar, The Beat, Vol. 15, No. 4, discusses and reviews Pan 4003, "Organo Oriental: Street Organ Music of the Oriente de Cuba" Various artists.

Recent Reviews:

• CD 392 Lydia Mendoza "First Queen of Tejano Music" Blues and Rhythm, No. 112
• CD 437 Maddox Brothers and Rose "America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band, Vol. 2,"
• Country Music, July/August 1996
• CD 440 Herman E. Johnson and Smoky Babe "Louisiana Country Blues"Offbeat, August 1996
• CD 7016 "Norteño and Tejano Accordion Pioneers" Various artists, Folk Roots, August/September 1996
• ARH/ACE CD 591 "Cajun Hot Sauce" Various artists, Folk Roots, August/September 1996

Tour Dates:

Beausoleil with Michael Doucet
9/12/96 Johnson City, TN The Down Home
9/14/96 Asheville, NC Be Here Now

Los Cenzontles
9/14/96 San Antonio, TX La Promesa Awards Ceremony
9/15/96 San Pablo, CA Maple Hall, Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center

Flaco Jimenez
9/12/96 San Antonio ,TX Hard Rock Cafe (Benefit for Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights)