Bordernote will present portraits and biographies of musicians who live in the US-Mexico borderlands. The purpose is to share their personal narratives and, in doing so, contribute to the documentation of the region’s expressive culture. The project’s primary outcome is a photobook of portraits and interviews, edited and presented in a documentary/oral history style.
“Music is like my oxygen, it’s like my life. Music somehow makes my heart beat at the right rhythm, it makes me feel like I’m starved for oxygen. Music is my life.” — Joaquín Fragozo, 73, Puerto Peñasco, Sonora“If you want to be a good musician, you have to dedicate many hours of your day. Not just sticking with what you have, but continuing to improve your technique, your talent, and yes, investing a lot in it.” — Alfredo “Lalo” Domínguez Martínez, 25, Puerto Peñasco, Sonora.“My family listens to a lot of mariachi music. When I would listen to it, I would hear the bass playing in the background and I would be like that’s a really nice sounding beefy bass sound and I started liking it.” — Jesus Gonzalez-Medina, 20, Phoenix, Arizona
Contact
For more information and to participate, please contact Richard Whitmer via email or on WhatsApp using the QR code below.
