JANUARY 2005

January 11, 2005 – Elementary School, Norwalk, CA

#1 of a series of 8 Native American studies for 3rd thru 5th graders booked by Music Center of Los Angeles County. Included making 121 Bamboo Panpipes all tuned in 5ths with each other!!!

January 12, 2005 – Adult Students visit my home to make instruments

Karen, who does shamanic work/positive healing and Peg, who works with wild cats like Jaguars and Mountain Lions, came over to make: Water Drums, Jaguar Calls, Snake Gourd Rain Figures and Gourd Ocarinas.

January 14, 2005 – Catholic School, Palos Verdes, CA

This schoolinvited me back for the second year in a row, thanks to Ms. Jacque Nunez, storyteller. I had 22 kids make Bamboo Flutes and learn to play and make up their own songs too plus I gave them a program of music of Ancient California!!!

January 15, 2005 – ANCIENT GROOVES group performs “live” again!!! Zoey’s in Ventura, CA

Special guest, Master flute maker, Erik Sevilla

January 18, 2005 – Elementary School, Norwalk, CA

#2 of a series of 8 Native American studies for 3rd thru 5th graders.

January 20 & 21, 2005 – Two Schools Join Together, Marin, CA

I took a quick Jet Blue flight to Marin and created Gourd Ocarinas; Bamboo Ocarinas; 2 holed Flutes and 4 holed Flutes with my very special 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students. Most of the kids had me the year before on another instrument making project! An incredible lady from Microsoft came back and created a wonderful 3 minute graphic DVD of my work. My work attracted the district supervisor and school board members as well as my principal friends! What a great time we had…there are rumors that I may return next year for a longer residency. Thanks to music teacher supreme, Irene Chagall and everyone involved and of course the grant money too! They are going to keep the instruments until the end of the year as I suggested…yeah!!!

January 23, 2005 Tesla’s Birthday Party

Tesla’s mom and dad heard about me from other parents (as I slowly start to do more very early childhood parties) asked me to come play for Tesla’s 1 year birthday party. I was asked to interact with the tiny kids some no older than a year!!! I kept their attention during my 30 minute presentation, made them laugh, talked to them, had them play soft rattles while moms and dads gently played my variety of hand drums. Very soothing and gentle and NO one lost their attention, why? I am a very good teacher, motivator and I’m funny too or maybe I just looked weird to them!

January 25, 2005 - Elementary School, Norwalk, CA

#3 of a series of 8 Native American studies for 3rd thru 5th graders.

January 26, 2005 - Adult Students visit my home to make instruments

Session #2 has Karen and Peg, still coming to my house: continuing of their Water Drums, Jaguar Calls, Snake Gourd Rain Figures and Gourd Ocarinas.

January 29 & 30, 2005 – “YATIRI – Music of the Andes”

We were re-invited back a second year by our favorite agency and the L.A. Times for the L.A. Time Travel Expo. YATIRI always in great form performed high energy music from Bolivia. Some friends saw me there and had never seen me play guitar…what a surprise! YATIRI has had me into Andean music since 1980 maybe earlier so I know that music like a local Bolivian would. During that time, I was honored by the Bolivian community and I learned from master folkorist, Mario Torrico, great friend and member of YATIRI. Dennis Helguero hypnotized everyone with his incredible PANPIPE and KENA playing, man can he play and sing!!! This is the only band I’ve been in where all kinds of pretty ladies came to say hello!!! Hahaha…

FEBRUARY 2005

February 1, 2005 - Elementary School, Norwalk, CA

#4 of a series of 8 Native American studies for 3rd thru 5th graders.

February 4, 2005 – Martin, a “keynote speaker” on an Arts Education Panel

Thanks to the Music Center of Los Angeles because I quickly answered the call for a panel artist, so here with a man from Siemen Electronics, The Television Industry and a lady from Art Center College, I got to speak my mind on the “Arts in education” to about 50 high school counselors at Glendale College. …actually I want to get into doing events as a keynote speaker or guest speaker.

February 5, 2005 – Yaqui Indian Stories and Instrument Making Corita Art Center @ Immaculate Heart College High School, L.A., CA

FREE FREE FREE donation accepted!!! 11:00am – 1:30pm I’ll be at it again, telling stories of awe and mystery, and even Shamanic comedy from my Yaqui heritage. Interactive music as well…We will also be making a Bamboo Buzzer called a “Mirliton” a.k.a. a native kazoo. Even though kids are invited, both teachers and parents will be taught how to take this lesson back home with them.

February 8, 2005 - Elementary School, Norwalk, CA

#5 of a series of 8 Native American studies for 3rd thru 5th graders.

February 12, 2005 – Tarahumara Sweat Lodge, Whittier, CA

Yes, in Whittier…my good friend Jorge invited my daughter to come and join in this native American sacred cleansing ceremony. This’ll be good for my high school age daughter too; we’ll be busy preparing and participating from 12noon to 12am!!!

February 16, 2005 – Theatre work: Journeys to the Past “Ancient California”

Master native Californian storyteller, Ms. Jacque Nunez has invited me again to continue my role as the trader from Mexico in her theatre work showing and educational view of her native Californian “Acajachemen” ancestors! Complete with an ancient village and native actors dressed in the regalia of those times, Ms. Jacque weaves a wonderful view of California before Starbucks, Malls, Computers and Freeways!

February 17, 2005 - Elementary School, Norwalk, CA

#6 of a series of 8 Native American studies for 3rd thru 5th graders.

February 22, 2005 - Elementary School, Norwalk, CA

#7 of a series of 8 Native American studies for 3rd thru 5th graders.

February 23, 2005 – 8-9pm Radio Interview - KXLU 89.9 fm The “Wandering Medicine Show” with host Kraig Grady.

I’ll be yakking about the upcoming concert by MEXIKA with Chris and Erick and playing some music too!

February 26, 2005 @ 8pm – MEXIKA “Sounds of Ancient México” - Concert LAHC MUSIC RECITAL HALL (aka: Harbor College)

1111 Figueroa Place, Wilmington, CA
ALL AGES WELCOME
$10.00 General Admission
$5.00 Students with Valid ID

DIRECTIONS
Harbor Fwy 110 Sth
Exit on Anaheim St
Right on Figueroa Place
Left on L Street
Free Parking in Lot H
adjacent to the Music Recital Hall

Come hear my new group with Mr. Chris Garcia (percussion master who tours with Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention; Alex Degrassi; Michael Manring; Nels Cline and is also a member of Ancient Grooves) and Mr. Erick Barraza, monster percussion freak who is well known for his inventive and incredible thunderous Huehuetl drumming for Aztec Danzantes and of course, me, your psychotic host. We’ll be playing traditional music of Mexico and newer contemporary indigenous style pieces by myself and the guys in MEXIKA. We may have special guest musicians, if not dancers, that night as well.

MARCH 2005

March 1 and on, I hope: Martin’s “CULTURED CARNAL” Webcast Radio!

To hear my webcast simply click: http://www.latinograduate.net Finally, ya llegó el más buscado de la sierra, Martín’s own Radio Show called “Cultured Carnal”…I’ll playing music from Mexico’s heritage from Indigenous to Electronic to Avant-garde to make young and old Latinos or whatever you call yourselves and others aware of music you might not have ever heard. Listen and get cultured!!! My friend, Ivan Cordeiro will be presenting a show on Brasilian music!

March 1, 2005 - Elementary School, Norwalk, CA

#8 of a series of 8 Native American studies for 3rd thru 5th graders.

March 4, 2005 - Assembly - “Performances to Grow On” “Sounds and Songs of my Ancestors – Ancient Mexico” presented by “Performances to Grow On” for two afternoon school assemblies in Oxnard, CA

Check out www.ptgo.org

March 5, 2005 – “Workshop” at The Donna O’Neil Land Conservancy San Juan Capistrano, CA

Making “California Indigenous Clapper Stick Instruments” (FYI: we’re going to use Bamboo, NOT the traditional sacred Elderberry) and a lecture/interactive-performance on the Ancient Musical Instruments of California. For reservations, call: (949) 489.9778 Workshop begins at prompty at 10am sharp and ends at 12noon

March 5, 2005 – MEXIKA “Sounds of Ancient Mexico” in Concert For a Benefit Gathering for “The Tarahumara of Chihuahua”

Event goes from: MEXIKA performance 345pm – 415pm Call Jorge for more info (562) 789.1211

March 11, 2005 - Opening Exhibition of “Mata Ortiz” Pottery: 6 – 8pm

Museum of Man, San Diego, CA
Information:(619) 239.2001
I will perform for this cool event, artisans from Chihuahua, Mexico will be present too, very cool. Sponsored in part my great friend, Adalberto Perez Meillon. Go see his Mexican art gallery, Galeria Meillon in Ensenada, BC, Mexico; I even bought some very cool Yaqui drums from him.

March 12, 2005 - Calvary Cemetary – Remembrance Ceremony

Yeah, that morning I perform for the father of one of my best friends.

March 12, 2005 - “Cesar Chavez” program at 2pm – FREE -FREE

That same day after the above ceremony, I will be performing and talking about Mexicano role model, Cesar Chavez and Mexicano culture. Bring the family, it’s FREE homie!!! Gratis oiga!!!
East Rancho Dominguez Library
4205 E. Compton Blvd., East Rancho Dominguez, CA 90221
(310) 632.6190
Version Bilingual

March 16, 2005 – Two School Assemblies: “Ancient California” program

I’ll be presenting two assemblies on my program for a Culver City school sponsored by STAR INC. I am on their artist roster for gigs in South Central L.A. and the Westside.

March 17, 2005 – Lecture/Performance Cal State Long Beach – 2-3:15 pm

CSLB Campus, Bldg. #SSPA-111
Thanks to Professor Armando, I will be lecturing on music, cultural/self awareness and getting students to briefly perform on instruments of Ancient Mexico for the Chicano/Language Studies class 310 called “Chicano Thought”. If you want to come email me first please.

March 18, 2005 – Lecture/Performance California Turtle & Tortoise Club

I have lectured 3 times for them in the past 15 years, so here I go again. It’s fun to lecture because I can talk about things I usually can’t. This lecture is called “Uses of the Turtle’s Shell in the Ancient Americas”.
This is FREE to the public.
Go see their website: http://www.tortoise.org/
Location: Chino Community Center
5443 “B” Street, Chino, CA 91710

March 19, 2005 – Workshop: The Huntington Gardens, San Marino, CA

I’ll presenting a “Bamboo Panpipe” musical instrument making session from 9am-1130am for ALL ages K-Adults. Please call them at (626) 405.3514 to reserve a seat for you.

March 19, 2005 - “Sonido 13” Private event in my hood

Just for your info: I grew up in the Florencia area, South Central Los Angeles and that night the people who first taught me to play electric guitar at age 11 and later play experimental rock and jazz are having a big reunion throw down…yeah you guessed it, I’ll be playing my electric and blowing them away. We gonna bring back memories and even video tape it too. Man, we got a horn section and all and we’re gonna play Old School, Jazz, Latin Jazz, Blues and some free form freak outs too. All this for us but also my friend, Joe Leon 50th birthday and his dad, Joe as well!!!

March 21, 2005 – Workshop: Preschoolers at Temple Solel, Encinitas, CA

We’ll making special noise producing instruments for the holiday called PURIM. This is the third I’ve been invited back to the temple, cool!!!

March 24, 2005 - Cesar Chavez Celebration 11:30 a.m. FREE FREE Gratis!!!

Dexter Park
11053 North Trail Road
Kagel Canyon, CA 91342
Contact: (818) 896-3210

March 26, 2005 @1pm - Norwood Library, El Monte, CA

FREE FREE Interactive Performance for ALL ages called “Sounds and Songs of my Ancestors – Ancient Mexico”. This is one of my many “Interactive Performances” for ALL ages. 7550 Peck Road, El Monte, CA Call (626) 443.3148

March 28, 2005 - Cesar Chavez Annual Run 12 – 2pm

East Los Angeles College
1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez
Monterey Park, CA 91754
(323) 253-8093
I will be performing at this event.

March 30, 2005 - Cesar Chavez program at 3:30pm – FREE FREE gratis!!!

Graham Public Library
1900 E. Firestone
Los Angeles, CA 90001
(323) 582.3809
I will be performing and talking about Mexicano role model, Cesar Chavez and Mexicano culture. Bring the family, it’s FREE homie!!! Gratis oiga!!!
Version Bilingual

March 30, 2005 …..later that day…

I will be at the Disney Studios for a special ceremony to launch the updates to www.latinograduate.net and my radio webcast show “Music of Mexico”. Thanks to Armando Sanchez.
latinograduate.net helps high school Latinos find information on scholarships and more, send your kids there to check it out.

March 31, 2005 - Cesar Chavez program at 3:30pm – FREE FREE gratis!!!

South El Monte Public Library
1430 N. Central Avenue
South El Monte, CA 91733
(626) 443.4158
I will be performing and talking about Mexicano role model, Cesar Chavez and Mexicano culture. Bring the family, it’s FREE homie!!! Gratis oiga!!!
Version Bilingual

APRIL 2005

April 2, 2005 - Cesar Chavez 7th Annual Walk - 8am-2pm

East Los Angeles College
1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez
Monterey Park, CA 91754
Information and Registration: (323) 722-0118
I will be performing at 12 noon

April 6, 7, 8 & 11, 2005 – Special Education Workshops for Challenged Kids

Thanks to the Music Center of Los Angeles County, I’ll be presenting my soothing Rain Forest Soundscape creation. The kids at this Special Education Center will range from mildly to strongly challenged (physical, mental, behavioral, etc).I have worked with this population of kids and so, I have the experience to give a great sonic experience and what better than the sounds of the Rain Forest. Some kids will be able play the rainsticks and shells that make frog sounds when rubbed and others will have aides to make the sounds for them. I will play a variety of bird whistles and flutes. Very cool!

April 9, 2005 – Childrens’ Day at Heritage Park, Santa Fe Springs, CA

From 12noon to 4pm, I’ll be presenting both Interactive Performances and Storytelling. Call: (562) 946.6476

April 13, 2005 - Two School Assemblies in Escondido, CA

I will be presenting my Interactive Performance called: “Sounds and Songs of my Ancestors – Ancient Mexico”

April 18 – 22, 2005 - Northern CA Tour of Sonoma County

Thanks to Ruth and Eliana of Young Audiences of Northern CA for putting this together!!! I will be having a very intense week of everything from 2 –3 daytime schools assemblies in one day; after school workshops; day workshops; evening community performances; bilingual performances; some audiences include farm workers and native Californian people; a radio interview on KPFA (sister to L.A.’s KPFK) and more, the details are still coming in!!! I think it’s something like 12+ presentations in 5 days!!!

April 20, 21 & 22, 2005 – Assemblies for Northern CA tour

Young Audiences of Northern California presents me at various schools.

MAY 2005

May 4, 2005 @ 9am – ANCIENT GROOVES promotes Phillip Glass’ music

We were asked by the Orange County Philharmonic to come present 2 assemblies with our international boundary and race crossing grooves for the local High Schools. We are here to open minds and the doors to the sounds of “world music” a phrase both composer and ANCIENT GROOVES’ member, John Zeretzke and I created more than 20 years ago when nobody used it! The Great American Modern composer Phillip Glass will touring here during the year, ANCIENT GROOVES was asked to come to sort of be the philharmonic’s ambassadors of world groove!!! This performance will feature our whole group: Martin Espino (Master of Ancient Mexican instruments and other weird things); John Zeretzke (Master of Eastern European, Middle Eastern and Western Asian instruments); Malik Sow (African Percussion master from Senegal, Africa); and Christopher Garcia (Master of Tablas, Music from India, Jazz, Avant-garde music, marimbas…etc) and Guest Artist, Erik “Wildcat” Sevilla on Digeridoo. We will be getting freaky baby!!!

April 4, 2005 - Diversity Day in Santa Fe Springs, CA 9am-1pm

I was invited again for this second year of Dr. Lopez’ Diversity Day. Here students come and discuss diversity and the problems at their schools and with help they arrive at some resolution to take back to their schools. This event is very special for the kids and me too, because I get to motivate them with my special composer’s techniques to create spontaneous musical compositions based on their resolutions. We create rhyme and rhythm and mood and wind up literally painting with the sounds of the Ancient Mexican instruments!!! Best of all we perform our music for each other at the end of the day!!!
Ay yay yay, yes all of this in less than 4 hours!!!

May 4, 2005 @ 4pm - North Torrance Library, Torrance, CA

FREE FREE Interactive Performance for ALL ages called “Sounds and Songs of my Ancestors – Ancient Mexico”. This is one of my many “Interactive Performances” for ALL ages. 3604 Artesia Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505

May 5, 2005 - Assemblies at The Country School

Interactive Performance for ALL ages called “Sounds and Songs of my Ancestors – Ancient Mexico”.

May 7, 2005 - Florence Library “Cinco de Mayo” Performance 2pm FREE!!!

1610 East Florence Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
Call: (323) 581.8028
I will be presenting my Interactive Performance called “Sounds and Songs of my Ancestors – Ancient Mexico” – Bilingual version

May 13, 2005 - Two School Assemblies in Bakersfield, CA

I will be presenting my Interactive Performance called “Sounds and Songs of my Ancestors – Ancient Mexico” – Bilingual version

May 14, 2005 @ 1 – 3pm – Workshop @ FOREST LAWN CEMETARY Los Angeles, CA

Kids will be making: two(2) holed Bamboo Flutes Seating and Flutes are limited, so you must call for a reservation!!! (323) 551.5265

May 18, 2005 @ 930am – 130pm “Very Special Arts Festival” Located at the Music Center of Los Angeles County, in downtown L.A.

This year their theme is “CIRCUS”, no… I won’t be dressed up like a clown. I’ll presenting carefully and gently guided Short Musical Artistic hands-on workshops.

May 20, 2005 - Two School Assemblies in Bakersfield, CA

I will be presenting my Interactive Performance called “Sounds and Songs of my Ancestors – Ancient Mexico” – Bilingual version

May 21 & 22, 2005 @ 10am – 4pm “Nature’s Child” Festival Once again, San Dimas Canyon Nature Center in San Dimas, CA

San Dimas Canyon Nature Centerhas invited me back (for the last 7-8 years!!!) this time I will perform less and instead be selling my CDs and instruments and showing how I create my instruments and general joking around. There will native dancers, including my daughter, Baby G.

May 28, 2005 – Possible Tour to Texas More information later or call me or email me

JUNE 2005

T.B.A.

JULY 2005

July 6, 2005 @ 2-3pm – “Health & Well Being Drum Circles” Bowers Museum’s Kidseum

Bowers Museum’s Kidseum, with whom I have worked with for more than 15 years, has asked back again, to present my inspiring and insane healthy drum circles for their Summer Camp, you must be registeredin the Summer Camp to participate.

July 11 – 15 & July 18 – 22, 2005 @ Music Rhapsody Summer Music Camp

Once again for the last 6-7 years, I forget, I have been the instrument builder staff teacher for my friend, Lynn Kleiner’s (master children’s artist, musician, REMO drums and author) summer music camp. After all these years I have now have students who have huge collections of my instruments they’ve built: Gourd Kalimbas, Snake Gourd and Bamboo Rain Sticks, Bamboo Panpipes, Gourd Ocarinas, Bird Calls, Mayan Trumpets, Bamboo Flutes, Huge Percussive Panpipes called Antaras, Gourd Water Drums, Teponaztli’s, Rattles, Jaguar Calls, Kazoos and more….every year I try to change it up…this year it’ll include Dulcimers and Dumbek drums and who knows what else homie!!! But one thing’s for sure I’ll work my kids like dogs and they love it!!!

July 27, 2005 - “Health & Well Being Drum Circles” Bowers Museum’s Kidseum

Bowers Museum’s Kidseum, with whom I have worked with for more than 15 years, has asked back again, to present my inspiring and insane healthy drum circles for their Summer Camp, you must be registered in the Summer Camp to participate.

AUGUST 2005

August 3, 2005 - “Health & Well Being Drum Circles” Bowers Museum’s Kidseum

Bowers Museum’s Kidseum, with whom I have worked with for more than 15 years, has asked back again, to present my inspiring and insane healthy drum circles for their Summer Camp, you must be registered in the Summer Camp to participate.

August 10, 2005 - “Health & Well Being Drum Circles” Bowers Museum’s Kidseum

Bowers Museum’s Kidseum, with whom I have worked with for more than 15 years, has asked back again, to present my inspiring and insane healthy drum circles for their Summer Camp, you must be registered in the Summer Camp to participate.

August 17, 2005 - “Health & Well Being Drum Circles” Bowers Museum’s Kidseum

Bowers Museum’s Kidseum, with whom I have worked with for more than 15 years, has asked back again, to present my inspiring and insane healthy drum circles for their Summer Camp, you must be registered in the Summer Camp to participate.

August 24, 2005 - “Health & Well Being Drum Circles” Bowers Museum’s Kidseum

Bowers Museum’s Kidseum, with whom I have worked with for more than 15 years, has asked back again, to present my inspiring and insane healthy drum circles for their Summer Camp, you must be registered in the Summer Camp to participate.

August 27 & 28, 2005 – Possible Texas tour More information later or call me or email me

SEPTEMBER 2005

September 7, 8 & 9, 2005 – Possible Brasil tour 1st Jazz Festival in the state of Recife, Brasil

Coordinated by famous percussionist and my idol, Naná Vasconcelos and my friend, Ivan Cordeiro!!! Otimo! Sonho com Brasil na noite e as Brasileiras tambem ooh! More information later or call me or email me

September 14, 15 & 16, 2005 – Possible return to Seattle, WA

More information later or call me or email me

OCTOBER 2005

October 15 & 16, 2005 – “Fiesta del Mar” Monterey Bay Aquarium More information later or call me or email me

NOVEMEBER 2005

November 17, 2005 - Journeys to the Past “Ancient California”

Master native Californian storyteller, Ms. Jacque Nunez has invited me again to continue my role as the trader from Mexico in her theatre work showing and educational view of her native Californian “Acajachemen” ancestors! Complete with an ancient village and native actors dressed in the regalia of those times, Ms. Jacque weaves a wonderful view of California before Starbucks, Malls, Computers and Freeways

DECEMBER 2005

T.B.A.

Here is information How to Book me:

I present: Interactive Assemblies, Concerts, Culture Workshops, Residencies, Lectures, Instrument Making Workshops, Recording Sessions, Compose and more.

Questions??? Email me at: martinprehispanic@yahoo.com

Questions??? Call me at (562)946.4448

BOOKINGS for Local Assemblies and National/International Performances/Workshops: Martin Espino

The following organizations assist me in bookings assemblies, workshops and residencies:

BOOKINGS for single/block bookings of "Workshops" only: The Music Center of L.A. County

BOOKINGS in Kern County only: Young Audiences Inc. of Kern County

BOOKINGS in Bay Area and surrounding areas: Young Audiences of the Bay Area

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