"Un poema de amor para la comunidad - A love poem for our community"

Palenke Arts and CSUMB’s World Theater proudly present a celebration of the immigrant spirit through music, dance and film featuring Grammy-nominated Los Cenzontles, Ghostly Labor, a dance film by La Mezcla and ballet folklórico students from Palenke Arts. The event will present the opportunity to obtain a signed copy of Eugene Rodriguez's brand-new book "Bird of Four Hundred Voices: A Mexican American Memoir of Music and Belonging". There will also be resource tables from community and campus organizations that provide support for our comunidad migrante.

Los Cenzontles dig deep into cultural traditions, creating a vibrant, contemporary sound infused with the gutsy soul of Mexico’s rural roots. Los Cenzontles (senn-SONT-less) have produced over 30 albums, and have performed across the U.S., in Europe, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and throughout Mexico; they have collaborated with artists including The Chieftains, Los Lobos, Los Tigres del Norte, Linda Ronstadt, Ry Cooder, David Hidalgo and Taj Mahal, among others.