Traditional Spanish Romance Ballads performed by Tomás Lozano, will be featured Friday, April 17 at noon in Ortega Hall 153. Since 1993 when he toured the United States with the Spanish troubador troup Crisol Bufons, Lozano has made a substantial contribution to the cultural life of Nuevo México, both as a performer and scholar. In his substantial Cantemos al alba, he affirms cultural links between New Mexico and Spain in the areas of music, ritual and folk theater. Lozano’s cultural roots are both Castilian and Catalonian, the bitter-sweet, intertwined heritage of conquest and resistance.
This event is sponsored by Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies, Latin American & Iberian Institute, Department of Spanish & Portuguese, and the New Mexico Musical Heritage Project.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu