Estella Lerma & Alberto Gonzalez
 Estela Lerma, born in Laredo, Texas of Mexican heritage, has lived in Portland since childhood. As a young adult she learned to play guitar and sing songs of her Mexican background. Alberto Gonzales was born in Tepic, Mexico. He comes from a very musical family and grew up singing folk songs and playing the traditional instruments of the region.
Area: Within two hours of Portland Traditional Mexican Folk Music Estella and Alberto sing duets of the boleros, rancheras, and folk songs from many regions of Mexico and play accompaniment on a variety of traditional instruments: the requinto, bijuela, guitarrón and mandolin. CONTENT STANDARD CONNECTIONS: The Arts: Cultural & Historical Connections; Create, Present and Perform Social Sciences: World History; Geography |