7:00 pm,
Tuesday,
September 14, 2004
Rieth Recital Hall
Jesus "Chuy" Negrete - Songs & Images of Mexican Labor
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Rieth Recital Hall, Goshen College Music Center
Public warmly welcome!
Chuy Negrete, with guitar in hand, performs traditional "corridos," the folk music of his native Mexico. The son of migrant farmworkers who later settled in Chicago, Negrete went on to become one of the nations foremost musicologists and interpreters of Mexican and Chicano music. Hes the founder and Director of the Mexican Cultural Institute in Chicago and has performed at universities nationwide. Through concerts and workshops, Negrete takes you on a musical journey from Aztlan to the fields of Cesar Chavez, instilling in audiences an understanding and respect for the culture of his people.
Contact: Dean Johnson, phone (574) 535-7728, email deanjj@goshen.edu