The Gu-Achi Fiddlers, and Manmay Lakay
Music from hot places:
the Tohono O’odham from Arizona, led by Elliot Johnson
and Manmay Lakay from St. Lucia, led by Augustin “Charley” Julian
And thoughts from Jeanie McLerie and Ken Keppeler
For a sobering and heart-breaking video about the wall built through the middle of the Tohono O’odham reservation (19 minutes):
https://emergencemagazine.org/story/border-nation/
If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:
https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/
Thanks for listening, have fun!
Peter
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