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This edition: Season 2/Episode 4: Musicians Nicky Marrero, Miguel Zenon, Angelica Negron





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First aired: January 30, 2018.

Nicky Marrero, one of Fania's greatest timbaleros. If you must know one thing about the history of Puerto Rican music in the United States it must be that salsa, allowed Puerto Ricans (island and U.S. born) to not only claim their unique identity amongst themselves but share it with the world.

We spend some time with Grammy- nominated jazz saxophonist Miguel Zenon. He reflects on the questions of identity that recently inspired him to record his latest album Identities are Changeable.

We visit with composer and multi- instrumentalist Angelica Negron. Originally from Carolina, Puerto Rico, Angelica moved to the United States after spending years in Old San Juan's underground music scene.

  • About this series

  • Puerto Rican Voices is an investigative TV documentary series about colonialism in Puerto Rico. In the aftermath of hurricane María, the island has struggled to get back on its feet, and instead of getting more prepared in the wake of climate change, Puerto Rico finds itself in an even more fragile state. It is within this environment that the government puts forward a privatization agenda, providing unprecedented tax breaks to investors. This five-part series explores the energy crisis, pollution, displacement, and economic precarity, resulting from a decade-long recession, and the aftershocks of hurricane María. Looking at the intersections of resilience, and resistance, Puerto Rican Voices provides a map to the ongoing issues of Puerto Rico. 

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  • Monday - Thursday 1:30pm

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