Por Aristeo Sampablo e Idalio VillagránSpanish Journalism Guild Writers Con las guitarras en las manos y la voz entonada, encuentran sanación en el … [Read more...]
TOM LAPINSKI’S TOUR OF SAN QUENTIN
THE EDUCATOR, PRODUCER, RECORDING ENGINEER HAS BEEN BRINGING TOP PERFORMERS TO THE Q FOR DECADES Not everyone has the privilege to work with … [Read more...]
OUTSIDE PERFORMERS HELP SAN QUENTIN CELEBRATE PEACE
SAN QUENTIN—In the aftermath of a 2006 prison race riot, a group of incarcerated people at San Quentin came together to honor peace. Little did they … [Read more...]
‘GREATER GOOD’ OFFERS INSPIRATION, MULTINATIONAL MUSIC AT SQ CHAPEL
The Greater Good, a Jewish music ensemble, held their second annual “Inspirational Music Night” concert in front of about 70 fellow residents in the … [Read more...]
MEET HENOK RUFAEL: FIDDLER ON THE YARD
At sporting events at The Q, one pregame ritual stands out: the man who plays the Star Spangled Banner — on his violin. That man is San Quentin’s … [Read more...]
MUSICAMBIA SONGWRITING WORKSHOPS CULMINATE IN POWERFUL CONCERT
Earlier this year, seven gifted musicians and singers arrived at San Quentin to give its residents an opportunity to express and display their … [Read more...]
Celebrating BLACK HISTORY/HIP HOP
PIONEER WOMEN OF HIP HOP: MC Lyte is recognized as one of“the best female vocalists in hiphop” history. She was the first solofemale rapper to … [Read more...]
Marin Shakespeare pays tribute to ‘the Bard’ with production of Richard III
The lobby of San Quentin’s Garden Chapel was filled with Shakespearean costumes. The actors were from San Quentin’s Shakespeare program and the Marin … [Read more...]
MAKING TRACKS: Grammy winning rap artist Lecrae produces CCWF prisoner’s original hip-hop track
A woman incarcerated at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla is the first female to record and release an original hip hop track from … [Read more...]
Nina Simone: legendary singer, songwriter and civil rights activist
Born Nina Simone Catherine Waymon, Nina was a singer, songwriter and a civil rights activist. She recorded more than 40 albums between 1947 and … [Read more...]