Humbled & honored to have been elected once again to serve as a National Trustee of the Recording Academy & advocate for, support, & celebrate the many voices that makeup our diverse creative community. In these times, our voices are especially vital.

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I’ll be joining the 2025-2026 inaugural cohort of Franco Humanities Fellows @notredame.bsky.social. Spending the year completing two book manuscripts. Grateful for the space to think and write in these times… Adelante.

How Alex E. Chávez Found Healing Through Sounds of the Border The musician and scholar's solo album, 'Sonorous Present,' explores personal loss and mourning by reimagining Mexican sonic traditions.

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