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Que Viva Nuevo Mexico – Steve Ortiz

written and performed by Steve Ortiz. Que Viva Nuevo Mexico is one of the official state songs of New Mexico. Steve Ortiz was a member of Los Coronados.   Used with the permission of Marcela Perez (MEL Music and Records)

Thomas Goodrich August 8, 2017August 8, 2017 showcase, Songs Read more

Oppenheimer, Catherine

Catherine Oppenheimer ~ Santa Fe Recipient of the New Mexico Music Commission’s 2017 Lee Berk Award, Catherine Oppenheimer, a former professional dancer with the New York City Ballet, has provided opportunities for talented young musicians throughout the state to receive

Thomas Goodrich August 3, 2017March 26, 2018 Governor's Arts Awards, Patrons, Platnum Achievement, showcase Read more

Hearne, Bill and Bonnie

Hearne, Bill and Bonnie

Bill and Bonnie Hearne ~ Santa Fe Recipients of the New Mexico Music Commission’s 2017 Platinum Music Award, Bill and Bonnie Hearne became an institution in New Mexico’s musical landscape beginning in 1979, with their unique blend of Southwest Americana, bluegrass,

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Asher, Arlen

Asher, Arlen

Arlen Asher ~ Albuquerque Recipient of the New Mexico Music Commission’s 2017 Platinum Music Award, Arlen Asher is one of New Mexico’s long-standing jazz luminaries. Born in 1929 in a small farming community in Missouri, Asher moved to Albuquerque in

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Cellicion, Fernando

Cellicion, Fernando

Fernando Cellicion ~ Zuni Pueblo When he was asked as a student at Zuni Elementary School in the late ’60s to write an essay about what he wanted to be when he grew up, Fernando Cellicion didn’t really have to

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Bayou Seco

Bayou Seco

Bayou Seco ~ Silver City Recipients of the 2017 Governor’s Arts Award in music, Ken Keppeler and Jeanie McLerie, known the world over as Bayou Seco, are not only extraordinary performers but they are ambassadors of New Mexico music. They

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2018 Platinum Music Awards

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The nomination window for 2018 closed March 22. Honorees will be announced April 19. The awards ceremony and show will take place August 30.

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The World Comes To Albuquerque

Gathering of Nations Powwow
Miss Indian World Traditional Talent Presentations
Stage 49

26-28 April 2018

The annual event hosts thousands of people and more than 750 tribes from throughout the world. The three-day festival will include more than 3,000 traditional Native American singers and dancers competing for prizes, and more than 800 Native artisans, craftsmen and traders displaying and selling their work.

Miss Indian World is one of the largest and most prestigious cultural pageants.

Stage 49 will present 48 acts putting on 135 performances over the two days of the powwow.

Miss Indian World
Thursday, 26 April 2018, 7pm
Albuquerque Convention Center
401 Second NW

Gathering of Nations Powwow &
Stage 49 live music performances and other acts
featuring many New Mexico-based musicians
27-28 April 2018
EXPO NM Home of the New Mexico State Fair
Tingley Coliseum
301 San Pedro NE

$15 for Miss Indian World
$19 general admission for powwow
$38 for two-day pass
gatheringofnations.com or at the door

Thank you Adrian Gomez and Albuquerque Journal for the great article!
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