Cathy Ragland is a Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of North Texas. Before UNT, Dr. Ragland was Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Texas Pan American (2009-2012). Her research and scholarship focus on US-Mexico border music, rurality, and the politics of identity, memory and place, music and immigration/migration and gender.
She is author of the book Música Norteña, Mexican Migrants Creating a Nation between Nations (Temple Univ. Press, 2009) and has published chapters in Decentering the Nation: Music, Mexicanidad, and Globalization (Lexington Books, 2019); Cumbia!: Scenes of a Migrant Latin American Music Genre (Duke Univ. Press, 2013); The Accordion in the Americas: Klezmer, Polka, Tango, Zydeco, and More! (Univ. of Illinois Press, 2012); Transnational Encounters: Music and Performance at the U.S.-Mexico Border (Oxford Univ. Press, 2011), Gateways: Northeastern Mexico and South Tejas, One Region, One Culture: An Anthology of Essays (Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, 2011); and Puro Conjunto, An Album in Words, Pictures, Writings, Posters and Photos from the Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio, 1982-1998 (Univ. of Texas Press, 2001).
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Interview With Armando Hugo Ortiz Guerrero
Armando Hugo Ortiz Guerrero and Cathy Ragland
Cathy Ragland interviews music historian and author, Armando Hugo Ortiz Guerrero.
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Interview With Astrid Hadad
Astrid Hadad and Cathy Ragland
Cathy Ragland interviews Mexican vocalist and performer, Astrid Hadad.
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Interview With Candelario Zamudio and Jesus Villafania - Part 01
Candelario Zamudio, Jesus Villafania, and Cathy Ragland
Cathy Ragland interviews Candelario Zamudio, Mexican singer and requinto (five-string guitar) player and Jesus Villafania.
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Interview With Candelario Zamudio and Jesus Villafania - Part 02
Cathy Ragland
Cathy Ragland interviews Candelario Zamudio, Mexican singer and requinto (five-string guitar) player and Jesus Villafania.
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Interview With Carlos Gallardo and Robert Rodriguez - Part 01
Carlos Gallardo and Cathy Ragland
Cathy Ragland interviews Mexican actor, Carlos Gallardo, who frequently collaborates with director, Robert Rodriguez.
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Interview With Carlos Gallardo and Robert Rodriguez - Part 02
Carlos Gallardo and Cathy Ragland
Cathy Ragland interviews Mexican actor, Carlos Gallardo, who frequently collaborates with director, Robert Rodriguez.
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Interview With Carlos Gallardo and Robert Rodriguez - Part 03
Carlos Gallardo and Cathy Ragland
Cathy Ragland interviews Mexican actor, Carlos Gallardo, who frequently collaborates with director, Robert Rodriguez.
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Interview with Carlos Tierranegra Salazar
Carlos Tierranegra Salazar and Cathy Ragland
Cathy Ragland interviews Carlos Salazar from the group, Carlos y José. He talks about his personal life growing up and the forming of the musical group.
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Interview with Chris Strachwitz
Chris Strachwitz
Interview with record label executive and record producer, Chris Strachwitz.
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Interview with Efren Solis and Lorenzo Cruz
Efren Solis, Lorenzo Cruz, and Cathy Ragland
Cathy Ragland interviews Efren Solis and Lorenzo Cruz of Marimba Chiapas.
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Interview with Fausto Salazar - Part 01
Fausto Salazar and Cathy Ragland
Interview with Fausto Salazar from Potencia Latina.
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Interview with Fausto Salazar - Part 02
Fausto Salazar and Cathy Ragland
Interview with Fausto Salazar from Potencia Latina.
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Interview with Fausto Salazar - Part 03
Fausto Salazar and Cathy Ragland
Interview with Fausto Salazar from Potencia Latina.
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Interview with Fausto Salazar - Part 04
Fausto Salazar and Cathy Ragland
Interview with Fausto Salazar from Potencia Latina.
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Interview with Freddie Martinez, Jr.
Freddie Martinez Jr. and Cathy Ragland
Founder of Freddie Records.
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Interview With Javier Patino
Javier Patino and Cathy Ragland
Cathy Ragland interviews Javier Patino from Banda Revolucion.
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Interview with Joel Cano - Part 01
Joel Cano and Cathy Ragland
Cathy ragland interviews the promoter of Los Relampagos del Norte, Joel Cano.
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Interview with Joel Cano - Part 02
Joel Cano and Cathy Ragland
Cathy Ragland interviews Joel Cano, promoter of Los Relampagos del Norte.
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Interview with Juan Alanis Tamez - Part 01
Juan Alanis Tamez and Cathy Ragland
Juan Alanis Tamez discusses the influence of the indigenous people of Northern Mexico on Norteño music.
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Interview With Juan Alanis Tamez - Part 01
Juan Alanis Tamez and Cathy Ragland
Cathy Ragland interviews historian Juan Alanis Tamez of Los Montañeses del Alamo.
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Interview With Juan Alanis Tamez - Part 02
Juan Alanis Tamez and Cathy Ragland
Cathy Ragland interviews historian, Juan Alanis Tamez of Los Montañeses del Alamo.
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Interview with Juan Alanis Tamez - Part 02
Juan Alanis Tamez and Cathy Ragland
Juan Alanis Tamez discusses the influence of the indigenous people of Northern Mexico on Norteño music.
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Interview with Juan Manuel Barco
Juan Manuel Barco and Cathy Ragland
Juan Manuel Barco discusses songs he wrote.
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Interview with Juan Silva - Part 01
Juan Silva and Cathy Ragland
Cathy Ragland interviews accordion player and songwriter, Juan Silva from Los Rancheritos del Topo Chico and Piporro y Juan Silva.
