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The Life and Career of Mariachi Educator Zeke Castro
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Elizabeth Chappell – Journal of Historical Research in Music Education, 2024
Mariachi programs entered the public schools in the Southwest in the late 1960s and early 1970s when the Chicano movement ushered in an awakening of pride in Mexican heritage. The purpose of this historical biography was to examine the life and career of mariachi educator Ezekiel (Zeke) Castro (b. 1939). Zeke Castro taught mariachi and orchestra…
Descriptors: Music Education, Educational History, Musicians, Hispanic American Culture