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Los Lobos Songwriters David Hidalgo and Louis Perez

Hidalgo and Perez's Los Angeles-based band fuses traditional Mexican music with more straightforward rock. Their new album is called The Neighborhood, which is inspired by the different cultural communities of their home city.

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International Influences Enrich Contemporary Jazz

Fred Ho is a first-generation Chinese immigrant sax player who incorporates Asian melodies into his ensemble work. Carlo Actis Dato's music has a distinct Italian folk flare. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says their recent albums are irresistible.

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Mystery Writer Walter Mosley

Mosley's first book, "Devil In A Blue Dress," is a hard boiled detective story starring Easy Rawlins, a black gumshoe up against white prejudice in the 1940s. Mosley talks about the racially-mixed world of both his novels and his early life--his mother was white; his father was black.

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