Cultivating Indigenous Voices

Original programming produced in Tucson Arizona for KXCI Community Radio

Cultivating Indigenous Voices is a arts podcast hosted by KXCI, with 36 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

KXCI hosts Cultivating Indigenous Voices, a arts show with 36 episodes published.

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  Ep. 38: Student Musician

  Feb 10, 202513 minS0

  In this episode I feature student and musician Emilio Vavages (Tohono/Akimel O'odham). I wanted the share the story and experiences of a young person's perspective about being a student musician, so I decided why not bring in my nephew Emilio. Emilio is thirteen year's old and a student at Apollo Middle School in the Sunnyside School District. He started taking orchestra in the 4th grade playing the violin and has since then progressed as a musician and is now playing alongside his own father Eligio V. in his family's band. Emilio also enjoys subjects such as English, Language, and...

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  Ep. 37: Beyond the Screen

  Jan 28, 202553 minS0

  In this episode I feature Native Tucsonan, Veteran Actor, and Comic Creator Jon Proudstar (Yoeme, Mexican, Jewish). Growing up in Tucson, Jon spent his childhood drawn to television and comic books as a source of entertainment. While in high school he got a small taste of what it feels like to be in the entertainment industry. Jon and a buddy of his both loved a lot of the same things, and one thing they wanted was to be a part of the local radio scene in Tucson. Together they found a way to get their foot in the door of...

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  Ep. 36: Hataałii

  Dec 3, 202420 minS0

  Diné singer/songwriter Hataałii (pronounced: hah – toth – lee)  visited Tucson in October 2024 as the opener for the Katie Pruit show at Club Congress. Born Hataałiinez Wheeler, he grew up on the Navajo Nation in Window Rock, Arizona and began experimenting with music during his teenage years. Now Hataalii is an artist signed to Dangerbird records and just released his second album titled, "Waiting for a Sign." Since 2019 Hataałii has self-released projects, so technically this would be his sixth album released. During the live in-studio session on The Home Stretch show, we invited Hataałii and band mate Jacob ,who...

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  Ep. 35: Musical Influences

  Oct 28, 202424 minS0

  In this episode I sat down with KXCI's very own Nenny G of the Latin Connection show which broadcasts Wednesday nights 8pm-10pm. Off air Nenny G is known as Gwen Hernandez; as you tune in you will hear stories of her child hood and all the musical influences that surrounded her in various stages of her life. But, what laid the foundation of musical interests and expression was the memories she spent with both her maternal and paternal grandparents. Gwen recalls spending time after school with her paternal Grandmother Guadalupe, who would pull out old records and other forms...

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  Ep. 34: Conjunto Icon

  Oct 15, 202429 minS0

  Over the past months I had the opportunity to interview and see two live performances by Jaime De Anda here in Tucson, AZ. As a kid growing up in the nineties I remember hearing Jaime's music and his popularity amongst the O'odham community on the Tohono O'odham Nation. Over the year's many waila bands have been inspired by his musical talent as an accordionist and have covered some of his most popular songs. In this episode I feature conjunto icon Jaime De Anda, known for his expansive accordion skills, and hype performances. During this in-depth conversation Jaime shares how at...

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