Meet MOC #9: Mexican Music singer Ixya Herrera! In addition to being a vocalist, Ixya is also the daughter of renowned harpist, and Nahuatl Scholar Fermin Herrera.
She has sung in both Spanish and Nahuatl all around the U.S. and Mexico as one of Mexican music’s star vocalists. This episode is PART ONE of a three part interview where Ixya shares how her Mexican American upbringing in Oxnard, CA made her who she is today. This episode also provides a brief history lesson on the Chicano Movement and the Brown Berets.
Stay tuned for PART TWO of Ixya’s interview where she shares her career as a vocalist and gives great tips and advice on how she achieved great success alongside her mentor, the great Linda Ronstadt.
Listen to her latest album Voz y Guitarra on iTunes at https://music.apple.com/us/album/flor-silvestre-feat-elias/890605659?i=890605755More
Info on The Chicano Movement: https://depts.washington.edu/moves/Chicano_intro.shtmlMore Info on The Brown Berets: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/brown-berets-as-explained-by-founding-member-dr-david-sanchez
Songs used in this podcast are Ixya singing "La Morena/El Cascabel" and "Cielito Lindo" available on Spotify and iTunes under her albums, Yo Te He De Amar and Simplemente Ixya.
For more on Ixya go to ixyaherrera.com
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