Based in an artistically and culturally vibrant area like the San Francisco Mission District, in the Latino corridor, covering arts and culture is a crucial way El Tecolote interacts with our local communities in the Bay Area and reflects the diaspora beyond. From artist profiles to community events, from highlighting arts and culture media to concert photography, El Tecolote strives for a wide array of coverage to bring our audience arts and culture stories capturing 2022’s emotional range.
Enjoy select stories from El Tecolote’s 2022 arts and culture coverage.
Artist profiles
Mexican singer writes migrant corridos to make human suffering visible
Silvana Estrada explores love as a political force on new EP ‘Abrazo’
Native rapper Tall Paul’s lyrical tribute to Native legend, Jim Thorpe
Richmond exhibit captures the artistic legacy of Emmy Lou Packard
A Legacy of Dance: A Folklorists Journey Through Mexican Traditional Dance
Women in the rap game share their stories in Cuban hip-hop cypher
Community events
Indigenous Mexican printmaker’s latest exhibition exemplifies solidarity
Cultivating community: The Mission’s latest Black-and-Brown-owned cannabis dispensary
Cross-cultural art project showcases collaboration between immigrant Latina and Chinese women
Urban Youth Arts Festival returns to Precita Park
Tai Chi and the search for balance in our lives
Arts and culture media
Soul collectors: Documentary short captures Bay Area passion for cataloging soul records
What Gisselle Yepes’ poetry can teach us about grief
Local filmmakers document hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto Rico
Bay Area author captures Berta Cáceres’ story in children’s book
Concert photography
Carlos Santana’s Miraculous Supernatural tour in the Bay Area
Chilean sensation singer Mon Laferte’s Bay Area tour stop hits Stanford
Los Tigres del Norte brings decades of Mexican diaspora hits to Stanford
La Santa Cecilia enlivens Berkeley’s UC Theatre for Día de Muertos celebration
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