"Corrido del Sueño Inmigrante"
Led by Vaneza Mari Calderón and Ana Cruz Juarez
“What are the injustices our communities are facing? What are our collective dreams?” These are the questions Boyle Heights residents explore in "Corrido del Sueño Inmigrante" [Corrido for the Immigrant Dream]. In partnership with the Community Power Collective’s LiderArte program, artist Vaneza Mari Calderón and Ana Cruz Juarez facilitated a conversation and a creative exercise to co-author a corrido (a storytelling song) delving into collective experiences and desires about la tierra, la vivienda (land and housing) and sembrando lo que cosechamos (sowing the fruits of our labor).
Stay tuned as we release more songs from Sounds of California: Boyle Heights throughout the year!
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Launched in 2015, our Sounds of California project explores the profound role of music and soundscapes in expressing shared experiences. A collaboration between ACTA, the Community Power Collective, and local residents, Sounds of California: Boyle Heights captures, showcases, and archives the unique soundscape of Boyle Heights.
Sounds of California: Boyle Heights is made possible with support from the California Arts Council, California Humanities, and the James Irvine Foundation.