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Mixtec Rap

San Joaquin Valley

Miguel Villegas Ventura, Mixtec Rapper and Cultural Advocate

A photo taken from a low angle of a man in a black t-shirt performing beneath blue stage lights.

San Joaquin Valley

Raymundo Guzmán, Mixtec Language in Motion

A close-up photo of Raymundo Guzmán, a man in a collared jacket, against a blue-gray backdrop. He smiles gently.

San Joaquin Valley

Indigenous Rap

A close-up photo of Miguel Villegas, a man in a black sweatshirt. He smiles and gestures with one hand.

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The Sounds of California initiative is an ongoing partnership between the Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA),
Radio Bilingüe and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage.

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