Saturday's celebration of Latino culture featured music from a psychedelic cumbia rock band, chalk painting workshops, a presentation by "The Book of Life" director Jorge Guiterrez and the opportunity to buy hundreds of unique art prints, comic books, clothes and stickers.
The children, who’ve lived through a likely traumatic family separation, were able to turn an “ugly” situation into “a place of happiness,” said one visitor at the exhibit.
Precinct Reporter Group News John Malveaux Mixes Music & History
By Dianne Anderson
Music and history are synonymous to classical aficionado John Malveaux, whose epic concert venues demonstrate that one story can’t be told without the other.
Many people assume Black classical connections followed emancipation, but Black composers go back much further in time, starting with the highly sought-after musician Chevalier de Saint-Georges of African and French origin.
Malveaux said it’s no accident that Blacks never received their rightful recognition, although their contributions have been undeniably great and intentionally neglected.
The Black experience can be traced back to the beginnings of the classical era, considered by many as the sacred cow of the arts.