Dr. Catalina Maria Johnson will present at the Cicero Public Library on Latino influence on music in the USA. Come listen and learn and get in the mood for Hispanic Heritage Month. The presentation, “Latinos in Illinois and the USA: Music as a Cultural History” will take place on Saturday, Sept. 9th, 2023, from 2pm to 3:30pm at the Cicero Public Library, 5225 W. Cermak Rd., Cicero, IL, 60804. Music can be viewed and “read” as a tool that shares the cultural values, roots, and history of peoples. Numerous Latino musical genres share the concerns of Latinos throughout the years —from songs documenting daily life to celebration tunes to protest music and more— the music tells the stories of our lives. Dr. Catalina Maria Johnson, Ph.D. is a Chicago-based music journalist. She hosts and produces her own radio show, Beat Latino, which airs in Chicago on Vocalo (Chicago Public Media) and other USA cities as well as Berlin. Catalina is also a regular contributor to NPR, Songlines and other publications and an editorial board member of Revista Contratiempo. The event is free and open to all audiences. For more information, please visit cicerolibrary.org or call (708) 652-8084.x6.