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CD Release: IN LAK ECH's "Mujeres Con Palabra" (Chicana Poetry)
Photo credit: Aurelio Jose Barrera
IN LAK ECH MUJERES CON PALABRA
IN LAK ECH the inspirational Los Angeles, California based performance poetry collective of women will release their debut CD through Xicano Records & Film on August 19, 2007. Titled Mujeres Con Palabra (Women of & with Word) this 20 track CD is a look into mind, heart and soul of Xicana (Chicana) women and was produced by Martha Gonzalez of Quetzal.
In Lak Ech is a Meso-American concept meaning �you are my other me� tu eres mi otro yo. In the flesh, In Lak Ech is a performance poetry collective composed of Liza Cohen Hita, Marisol L. Torres, Felicia Montes, Claudia A. Mercado, Cristina Gorocica Gallegos and Rachel Thorson Veliz, all Xicana multi-media artists, writers, mothers, teachers, and organizers uniting to tell Her-story through poetry and song: in xochitl, in cuicatl. Their words & songs on this CD are used to bring awareness and empowerment to the issues of women, family, humanity, and mother earth. Based in Los Angeles, California, the women of In Lak Ech not only perform poetry and song but also organize cultural celebrations, participate in conferences, and conduct workshops for diverse communities. These performances have been used as tools for expression, healing, communication, and organizing at various community centers, festivals, high schools, universities, and indigenous ceremonies.
Since 1997 the women of In Lak Ech have been performing spoken word, singingsongs, and telling herstory from the concrete jungle of Los Angeles to the jungles of Chiapas. This CD is the product and documentation of those 10 years.
"These recordings are a moment in time, some of the first poems that brought these women together. They are the beginning of a movement of Chicana poetry groups that have come after them. They have written many other poems since these first works, but these pieces are historic. Listen closely to the mirror held to your face, laugh, cry, smile...aren�t you beautiful?" - Martha Gonzalez of Quetzal
"A lyrical orchestra of women�s power echoing ancestral wisdom, with a texture as real as the LA concrete it was born from. Ultimately, an experience of spiritual renewal." - Maria Elena Fernandez
Poet, performance artist, and Chican@ Literature Professor
"In Lak Ech transcends performance where words, movement, ceremony, song, spirituality, and sensuality spill over the stage with raw power, simply put the women of In Lak Ech rock!" - Richard Montoya of Culture Clash
For more information on IN LAK ECH please contact: Felicia Montes: [email protected] or at 323.359.6288
Official IN LAK ECH Website: In Lak Ech Website
Listen to their songs at: myspace/inlakech
CD RELEASE SHOW INFO:
08/19/2007 @ Self Help Graphics in East Los Angeles, CA 90063
Celebrate MUJERES CON PALABRA
A CD RELEASE CELEBRATION
CEREMONY For IN LAK ECH
"Heartbeats of the Earth"
with Danza Azteca,
Pow wow drumming and IN LAK ECH�s
Xicana Flor y Canto
*Poetry*Film*One Day Art Exhibit
Celebrating In Lak Ech�s 10th Anniversary and
CD Release for "Mujeres Con Palabra"
Sunday, August 19th, 2007
6pm at
Self Help Graphics & Art
3802 Cesar Chavez Avenue
East Los Angeles, CA 90063
$10 entrance
$15 with CD
Official In Lak Ech Website
myspace/inlakech
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