Mixtec Indigenous News Today

Honor the traditions of Día de Muertos with LJMS favorite Lila Downs, one of the most influential and representative artists of Mexican music in Latin America. Known for the importance she gives to issues such as social justice within her music, Downs is a singular and powerful voice, both as a singer and an activist, bridging traditions from across the Americas, with influences ranging from folk and ranchera music from Mexico and South America, to North American folk, jazz, blues, and hip hop....

Jesús Montiel Hernández returned to his homeland from New York to establish the first “Mexican corn whiskey”, and started a movement.

Indigenous people are being targeted for resisting development projects. Mexico is now the most dangerous place for environmental activists like them.

Indigenous people are being targeted for resisting development projects. Mexico is now the most dangerous place for environmental activists like them.

Since 1985, KUVO has provided a rare blend of music & news. We broadcast the best in Jazz, Latin Jazz & Blues in addition to 17 locally produced, culturally diverse programs.

Since 1985, KUVO has provided a rare blend of music & news. We broadcast the best in Jazz, Latin Jazz & Blues in addition to 17 locally produced, culturally diverse programs.

Devastating fires, colonialist exploitation or war: Photographers around the world captured the ups and downs of 2021 through their lenses. Here are some of the highlights.

Indigenous farmworkers are dying from COVID-19, as they lack resources to explain the disease or its treatment in their native languages.