Publisher's Synopsis
- Eugene Rodriguez is a Grammy-nominated, seasoned performing artist with extensive outreach experience and a longtime audience.
- Los Cenzontles are a revered group within the music world, and the subject of the 2020 documentary, Linda and the Mockingbirds.
- Rodriguez has received numerous recognition and awards that include the 2017 Fanfare Award from his alma mater the San Francisco Conservatory of Music; the Playmaker Award from the 50 Fund Super Bowl Host Committee in 2016; a United Artists Award in 2012; the 2009 Community Leadership Award from the San Francisco Foundation; the 2009 Business Leadership Award from the San Francisco Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; the 2002 California Arts Council Director's Award; the Contra Costa County Arts Commission Arts Recognition Award; three awards from the U.S. Mexico Fund for Culture.
- A deeply personal look at building community activism through music, as well as the complications within those organizations, and even how the term "community" is often miscalculated.
- A clear primer on what it takes to build around each other and especially the power of traditional/folk music.
- Endorsements already from Linda Rondstadt and Richard Rodriguez.
- Other high-profile collaborators and supporters of Rodriguez include Los Lobos, Jackson Browne, and Ry Cooder, among others.
