This audio recording of Chicago Kaleidoscopes teens reading "Solo oye tambores" / "Nothing but drums" by Oscar Hijuelos, with CK teens playing percussion, was made during the Summer 2016 term at Prosser Career Academy. The Spanish translation from the English is by Alejandro Garcia Reyes.
"Solo oye tambores" / "Nothing but drums" is published in "Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States," edited by Lori M. Carlson: us.macmillan.com/coolsalsa
Poet Douglas Kearney and composer/producer/drummer Val Jeanty link up for a a compelling LP that feels like the written word come to life. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2021