Leticia ("Tish") Hinojosa (born December 6, 1955,

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, Texas) is a folksinger recording in both Spanish and English. Hinojosa was the youngest of 13 children. Hinojosa's parents were Mexican immigrants. Known for singing both traditional Mexican folksongs and her own original songs, both in Spanish and English, Hinojosa accompanies herself on guitar, which she plays right-handed although she is naturally lefthanded. Influenced by traditional Mexican,

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, Tejano,

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, and

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musics, Hinojosa considers her music to be music of the US/Mexico border. Hinojosa has recorded numerous albums and has charted twice on the ''Billboard'' country charts. Her 1992 album ''Culture Swing'' won the National Association of Independent Record Distributors ( NAIRD) Indie Folk Album of the Year. Using music to bring awareness to cultural issues, Hinojosa hopes to bring into focus the plight of migrant workers and children of the poor. Additionally, she often performs children's music of her culture to help children develop an understanding of the Southwest's Hispanic traditions. As of 2021, Hinajosa lives in both

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and

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. In the 1970s and 1980s she also lived in

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and

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. In 2005, Hinojosa moved to Germany, and in 2013 returned to Austin.

Career highlights

Awards and honors

* White House performance for President Bill and

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* NAIRD Indie Folk Album of the Year ''Culture Swing'' * Las Primera (The Firsts) award from MANA, the largest organization of Latino women * Performances at presidential and gubernatorial inauguration events.

Television

* VH 1 * ABC-TV special: Alma Awards * MTV * The Nashville Network * Austin City Limits (three separate appearances) * Fox Television Bravo Awards * Good Morning America * Onyx TV Germany * WDR TV Germany * SWR TV Switzerland * VPRO TV Netherlands

Humanitarian activities

* Spokesperson, National Latino Children's Agenda * Spokesperson, National Assoc. Of Bilingual Education * United Farm Workers of America

Discography

Albums

Self

*1987 ''Taos to Tennessee'', Self-release; re-released 1992; *1989 ''Homeland'', Fonatana

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, re-released 2006? w/ bonus track *1990, 1991 ''Memorabilia Navideña'', EP: self released cassette; Watermelon Records re-released CD 1992 *1991 ''Aquella Noche'', Watermelon Records *1992 ''Culture Swing'', Rounder Records *1994 '' Destiny's Gate'',

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*1995 ''Frontejas'', Rounder Records *1996 ''Cada Niño/Every Child'', Rounder Records *1996 ''Dreaming From The Labyrinth/Soñar del Laberinto'',

*1996 ''Soñar del Laberinto'',

*1997 ''The Best of the Sandia: Watermelon 1991–1992'', Rounder Records compilation *1998 ''...a Music and Information Digest'',

promotion-only CD *2000 ''Sign of Truth'', Rounder Records, Rounder Records *2003 ''Best of Tish Hinojosa – Live'', Rounder Records *2003 ''From Texas for a Christmas Night'' re-release of 1990-1991 ''Memorabilia Navideña'', with five additional newly-recorded songs; Lone Star Records/ Texas Music Group *2005 ''A Heart Wide Open'',

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*2006 ''Retrospective'',

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*2008 ''Our Little Planet'', CRS (

) *2013 ''After the Fair'',

*2018 ''West'', Tish Records *2019 ''My Homeland'', Tish Records

The Texicana Mamas ( Patricia Vonne, Tish Hinojosa, Stephanie Urbina Jones)

*2020 ''The Texicana Mamas'', self-released, internet only

Singles

Music videos

Bibliography

* Hinojosa, Tish, and Lucia Angela Perez. 2002. ''Cada Niño = Every Child : A Bilingual Songbook for Kids''. El Paso, Tex. : Cinco Puntos Press, 2002.

References

External links

*
AllMusic
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