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The Brazilian performer was a huge hit with American audiences who loved her outrageous costumes and beautiful voice. But she's been less appreciated in her homeland — until now.

There are many colorful yarns about W. Lee “Pass the Biscuits Pappy” O’Daniel. With his hillbilly band the radio flour salesman won two terms as Texas…

Texas Matters: Still no official word from the San Antonio state senator, but Leticia Van De Putte has announced that she will make an official…

This Week On Fronteras:-- The families and classmates of 43 missing Mexican college students traveled across the U.S. to raise awareness for their…

Dr. David Bowles, fluent in Nahuatl, speaks of the numerous variants of the language. The focus is on music with titles in Nahuatl, by Carlos Chávez and Silvestre Revueltas. Dr. Bowles introduces us to Nezahualcóyotl, a poet, musician, philosopher and architect.

Natalia Lafourcade is among the contemporary writers creating memorable songs that would merit entry into our Great Americas Songbook. TPR's James Baker also looks to music of Gloria Estefan, and the Harlem String Quartet.

The sound of the island nation underwent dramatic changes in the 1960s and '70s, taking on aspects of psychedelia and jazz fusion. A trove of lost music from that era is now available.

“We always try to give a little bit of something for everyone,” says SrA Jennifer Daffinee, a clarinetist with the Mission Winds, one of many smaller…

Rebel Mariposa is an indigenous woman who is chef and owner of La Botánica, a vegan restaurant in San Antonio that embodies indigenous traditions from the…

Because of human activities like burning coal and gasoline carbon dioxide has increased 40% in the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution.The ocean…