Si Yo Fuera Una Canción

If I Were a Song


Hemos creado este podcast como un auto-retrato musical de la gente de Santa Ana, CA.
We've created this podcast as a musical self-portrait of the people of Santa Ana, CA.

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Masiel Corona-Santos

Poeta galardonada desde la niñez, ahora además organizadora de mesas, foros y clases comunitarios de poesía, Masiel nos brinda un vislumbre de cómo es que el poder de la palabra canaliza y refuerza las energías positivas, y ¡bien podría salvar el mundo!

An award-winning poet since childhood, now also an organizer of readings, forums and community poetry classes, Masiel gives us a glimpse into how the power of the word channels and reinforces positive energies, and just might save the world!

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Diana Cleveland Davis

Nativa de Santa Ana, Diana Cleveland Davis trae a su activismo comunitario una inteligencia crítica aguda, así como los valores clásicos de la hospitalidad y la compasión. Nuestra plática toca una gama amplia, entre los movimientos de justicia social de la Iglesia Católica, la imagen contra la realidad en el Condado de Orange, y el anarquismo clásico – con otros desvíos pensativos.

Santa Ana native Diana Cleveland Davis brings a sharp critical mind, as well as the classic values of hospitality and compassion, to her community activism. Our conversation ranges widely, from social-justice movements within the Catholic Church, to image vs reality in Orange County, to classical anarchism – with thoughtful detours along the way.

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Tiana Chambers

Tiana es la décimo-quinta de nuestrxs 20 entrevistadxs hasta la fecha que llegaron a Santa Ana desde otra parte, y aquí encontró su casa. Se dedica al fomento y apoyo de eventos, relaciones, y espacios locales, y tiene mucho que compartir con nosotrxs en torno a los procesos de madurarse, desarrollar la compasión, y desarrollar comunidad.

Tiana is the fifteenth of our 20 interviewees to date who came to Santa Ana from elsewhere and found home. She is dedicated to promoting and supporting local events, relations, and spaces, and has a lot to tell us about growing up, growing compassion, and growing community.

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Celebrating Womxn's History | Celebrando la historia de las mujerxs

March 1, 2022

 The stories we tell about music include extraordinary womxn musicians who persevered against difficult conditions which frequently prevented them from having successful careers in music and control over their music. We support and uplift all womxn across the gender spectrum. ‍

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Celebrating Black History | Celebrando La Historia Negra

February 1, 2022

Here at Si Yo Fuera Una Canción, we have paid special attention to the Latin American communities that call Santa Ana home. Any discussion of Latin American culture or music cannot exclude an acknowledgment of the peoples who bore it and have kept it these five centuries since its inception.

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Tattoo: The Art | Tatuaje: El Arte

January 27, 2022
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“I am always intrigued by tattoos—not the body art per se, but the relation between the tattoos and those who wear them. Who would want to have indelible drawings of shapes, images, characters, phrases, dates, symbols, icons, names, or mathematical formulas punctured into the skin on their bodies? What events would compel a person to get a permanent mark on their body despite physical pain?”

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