My CD Las 7 salves de La Magdalena was played on World Tracks by Radio France International last Friday!
Plus we’ve gotten airplay on WFMU (New Jersey), WBAI (New York), WHCR (New York), KFAI (Minneapolis/St. Paul), WHRW (Binghamton), WWUH (West Hartford, Connecticut), Wisconsin Public Radio, WRTU (San Juan, Puerto Rico), 740AM (Puerto Rico), 1300AM (Mayagüez, Puerto [...]
I’m hoping my readers and listeners will find use in this list of my 2010 CD and publications. The list is certainly useful for me because it reminds me that sometimes projects take a loooong time to complete… but when it finally happens, it feels wonderful. I’m about to embark on some new projects and [...]
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Now that December has begun, folks are catching the Christmas spirit and many are saying our CD Las 7 salves de La Magdalena is great música navideña. While I insist jÃbaro-fied music is not just for Christmas, I am most certainly not opposed to the intensified enthusiasm to play our music [...]
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A beautiful photo from our Las 7 salves de La Magdalena CD release in Puerto Rico. In the foreground, pianist Brenda Hopkins Miranda. In the background Bryan Vargas, Javier Curet, Magic Mejia, Tito Matos and Jorge Homar Rivera. I am so honored Brenda played “Al pie de la cruz” with us! (Photo by [...]
Canción de la Magdalena
Conciertos y exhibiciones de arte en Puerto Rico
15-24 de octubre
Canción de la Magdalena es un proyecto visual y musical de la pintora Tanya Torres y la cantautora Raquel Z. Rivera. El proyecto explora la figura mÃtica de MarÃa Magdalena, mediante obras de arte, un libro de artista y el CD musical de [...]
Carolina González wrote a great article featuring my debut CD Las 7 salves de La Magdalena / 7 Songs of Praise for the Magdalene in today’s New York Daily News. Click here or read below.
Photo by Susan Watts/ Daily News.
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Raquel Rivera is a Mary music maker
Her catchy new CD is devoted to Mary [...]
My Las 7 salves de La Magdalena / 7 Songs of Praise for The Magdalene CD release party will be September 10, 7pm, at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery (2nd Avenue and 10th St.).
There is no cover charge.
We’ll have live music by Raquel Z. Rivera & Ojos de Sofia, feat. Bryan Vargas, Catarina Dos Santos, Desmar [...]
Join us for the release of my debut CD Las 7 salves de La Magdalena / 7 Songs of Praise for The Magdalene and for an art exhibit by Tanya Torres. Both the CD and the artwork are part of our musical and visual traveling homage to the mythical Mary Magdalene titled Song of [...]
Today is July 22nd: St. Mary Magdalene’s Feast Day!
The Magdalene is the myth and symbol that inspired my soon-to-be-launched CD Las 7 salves de La Magdalena and my collaboration with artist Tanya Torres titled Song of The Magdalene.
But why her? Why The Magdalene? My introductory essay to Las 7 salves de La Magdalena, below, [...]
I am deliriously happy to announce that—after four years of hard work—my debut CD with Ojos de SofÃa titled Las 7 salves de La Magdalena is ready!
You can listen to the music on the music player below, or you can go to Reverb Nation or MySpace. The CD and downloads are available for purchase on [...]