After teaching and performing both in the United States and Mexico, he has spent the last three years in Buffalo, NY where he teaches guitar at the Castellani Andriaccio Guitar Studio and is a board member of the Hispanic Heritage Council.Īs an active performer, Ricardo can be heard playing all genres of traditional Latin music. He went on to attend the Conservatorio de las Rosas and the University of Texas at Austin prior to acquiring both his masters and doctoral degrees from the University of Kentucky. Ricardo began his classical guitar training at the Conservatorio de Música de Chihuahua. Classical guitar players use their fingernails to pluck the strings (although they occasionally will strum a chord) and the result is the ability to play many melody lines at the same time, or “polyphony.” String instruments are central to the music of many cultures around the world but, as Ricardo says, “If there’s one instrument that is crucial for the music of Latin America and Spain, it’s the guitar.” Classical guitar differs from its electric counterpart both in the structure of the guitar and the way that it is played. But in Mexico, there is a guitar hanging on the wall in every home so that’s what was there and then I fell in love with it and never left it.” As he puts it, “When I was a teenager, I wanted to be a rockstar. Growing up in Chihuahua, Mexico, Ricardo Saeb V. We also included some historic anecdotes to accompany their stories as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!
So much so in fact that the term Hispanic is now defined by the Census Bureau as “anyone who says they are and nobody who says they aren’t.” Which is why during Hispanic Heritage Month, the umbrella is open to so many diverse cultures and traditions, all of which deserve celebration and recognition.įor this month’s spotlight, we had the distinct pleasure of speaking to three artists, Ricardo Saeb, MarCe Zerrate, and Michele Agosto, each of whom represents different art forms and different cultures. Nowadays, which term one uses to describe themselves is largely based on personal preference. The term Latino, Latina, or Latinx references people who are from Latin America, regardless of language. In 1976, Congress defined Hispanic as “Americans who identify themselves as being of Spanish-speaking background and trace their origin or descent from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central and South America, and other Spanish-speaking countries” which excludes Portugal and Brazil. While the term “Hispanic” versus “Latino/a/x” can sometimes be convoluted and used interchangeably, both terms have different meanings. Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16th and 18th respectively.
The start date of September 15th is significant because it marks the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Johnson and later expanded to encompass a month-long span, September 15th to October 15th, under Ronald Regan in 1988. The tradition began in 1968 as “Hispanic Heritage Week ” under Lyndon B. Hispanic Heritage Month is the annual celebration of the history and culture of the Hispanic and Latin communities in the United States.
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