Tertulia
Sundays at 8 p.m. on 88.5 NEPM
On Tertulia a music lover will find Latin Jazz, Boleros, Salsa, Merengue, Nueva Trova, Tango and Folk music from Puerto Rico, Central America, Colombia, the Andean Region and Spain. News pieces in English and Spanish, discussion of topics of importance to the Latino community, and the weekly calendar of events are also heard on Tertulia. Find out more about Tertulia's host Raquel Obregon. Find playlists on Spotify. Request Line: 413-735-6650.
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Ricard Torres Mateluna was profiled on MassLive as a Latino leader in Massachusetts as part of the celebration of the Hispanic Heritage Month 2024.
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Tertulia was delighted to enjoy the music of singer, guitarist and composer Javier Colón, during his visit to our studios on July 29, 2024.
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Tertulia was honored on June 23rd, 2024 with the visit of these wonderful musicians who delighted us with the sounds of music from South America.
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Tertulia was honored by the visit of these wonderful musicians who play choro, one of the many types of music from Brazil.
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Julia Lapping Rivera was Tertulia’s guest on 5/26/24.
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Tertulia had the pleasure to have as guests, students and teachers from Four Rivers Charter School in Greenfield.
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On March 31, 2024, Tertulia and FOCUS Springfield had the pleasure of visiting William Cumpiano’s shop in Northampton, MA where we had the opportunity to learn about the process of guitar making.
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Professor Julia Lapping Rivera is a Leverett-based artist who teaches woodcut printmaking at Smith College, Northampton and at Zea Mays Printmaking, Florence. She was Tertulia’s guest on 3/3/2024.
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William Cumpiano, a luthier who specializes on fretted and plucked string instruments, was Tertulia’s guest on 1/28/24. He spoke about the origins of the guitar and its evolution in the Americas.
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Neftalí Durán was Tertulia Host Raquel Obregón’s guest on December 17, 2023.