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Eugene RodriguezEugene Rodriguez is a third generation Mexican American musician exploring and promoting Mexican roots music as a way to better define the legacy, identity and culture of Mexican American as well as inspire new forms of musical expression. He is currently the executive director of Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center, a community organization based in San Pablo, CA, that is dedicated to the promotion of traditional culture as a means to strengthen individual youth and the community at large. In 1989, he formed youth group Los Cenzontles as a California Arts Council Artist in Residence incorporated Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center in 1994. He has produced 15 CDs for Los Cenzontles, two of which, ‘Con Su Permiso, Señores’ and ‘De Una Bonita’, were released on folk label Arhoolie Records. In 1995, he was nominated for a Grammy for Best Musical Album for Children for his production of ‘Papa’s Dream’ a bilingual recording with Los Lobos and Lalo Guerrero. Additionally he produced and performed on Mexican folk group Mono Blanco’s CD entitled ‘El Mundo Se Va a Acabar’ on Urtext Records. He recently produced the documentary Pasajero, A Journey of Time and Memory and is currently working on two additional documentary projects that examine the evolving issues of cultural identity. Rodriguez has received recognition and awards that include the 2002 California Arts Council Director’s Award; the Contra Costa County Arts Commission Arts Recognition award; the National Latino Children’s Agenda Promesa Award; and three grants from the U.S. Mexico Fund for Culture. In 2002, LCMAC was awarded the Coming Up Taller Award from the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. He has lectured on California university campuses and community colleges. Rodriguez studied humanities at University of California Santa Cruz and received his Master’s degree in Classical Guitar Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Seminar speeches given by Eugene Rodriguez:THE LATINIZATION OF ART & CULTURE IN AMERICAUnderstanding Its Impact and Why it Matters October 19, 2005 “Conflicts of Race and Professional Responsibility: That’s my Culture and You Can’t Have It” Lead speaker and Senior Fellow: Agustin Gurza, music and general Latino culture beat reporter for the Los Angeles Times and former columnist, Times Orange County edition Metro section Speakers: Betto Arcos, Los Angeles radio legend and contributing reporter and producer for NPR and independent producer, promoter and manager; Josh Kun, associate professor of English at UC Riverside and a contributor to Los Angeles Magazine, Tu Ciudad, and LA Weekly and author of recently published, “Audiotopia: Music, Race, and America;” Eugene Rodriguez, founder and executive Director of Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center in San Pablo, CA Video is presented in either Real Media or Windows Media format. To view Real Media video, download and install RealPlayer, a free video streaming player available from RealNetworks. To view Windows Media video, you will need to download and install the Windows Media 10 Player. |
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