• INTRODUCTION
  • CALENDAR
  • MOVIES ETC.
  • CONTACT-BOOKING
  • BIO
  • MERCHANDISE
  • ONLINE & INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL MUSIC PROGRAMS
  • RESIDENCIES: NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC
  • PARATI DUO
  • MEXIKA: Music & Dance of Ancient Mexico
  • PHOTOS: Schools-Museums-Libraries
    • PHOTOS: various
  • PHOTOS: Stage-Set-Ups
  • INSTRUMENT-MAKING
  • PHOTOS: Making Instruments
  • PHOTOS: High Resolution Downloads
  • COMPOSER & RECORDING SESSION ARTIST
  • PLACES
  • TESTIMONIALS
  • VIDEO LESSONS
  • Learning Materials Download
  • LIVING INDIGENOUS

Sounds of Ancient Mexico AND THE AMERICAS

  • INTRODUCTION
  • CALENDAR
  • MOVIES ETC.
  • CONTACT-BOOKING
  • BIO
  • MERCHANDISE
  • ONLINE & INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL MUSIC PROGRAMS
  • RESIDENCIES: NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC
  • PARATI DUO
  • MEXIKA: Music & Dance of Ancient Mexico
  • PHOTOS: Schools-Museums-Libraries
    • PHOTOS: various
  • PHOTOS: Stage-Set-Ups
  • INSTRUMENT-MAKING
  • PHOTOS: Making Instruments
  • PHOTOS: High Resolution Downloads
  • COMPOSER & RECORDING SESSION ARTIST
  • PLACES
  • TESTIMONIALS
  • VIDEO LESSONS
  • Learning Materials Download
  • LIVING INDIGENOUS

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2/16/13 Some of my percussion instruments

2/16/13 Some of my percussion instruments

2/16/13 Some of my Flutes & Ocarinas

2/16/13 Some of my Flutes & Ocarinas

2012 Mixteco outfit by JV and Mixteco Headdress by Martin

2012 Mixteco outfit by JV and Mixteco Headdress by Martin

2012: some of the instruments EK BALAM plays: Water whistle, ocarina, quadruple flute, gourd flute, clay flute, U Drum and Clay Pots

2012: some of the instruments EK BALAM plays: Water whistle, ocarina, quadruple flute, gourd flute, clay flute, U Drum and Clay Pots

Mexica outfit I designed based on those in codices

Mexica outfit I designed based on those in codices

2009: My solo tour to Navajo Nation, Arizona

2009: My solo tour to Navajo Nation, Arizona

Martin leads DRUM CIRCLES for very young drummers!!!

Martin leads DRUM CIRCLES for very young drummers!!!

2/16/13 Martin & Higgy performing

2/16/13 Martin & Higgy performing

2012 My Mayan outfit made by JV & Martin. Headdress, jewelry and gourd flute by Martin

2012 My Mayan outfit made by JV & Martin. Headdress, jewelry and gourd flute by Martin

Xavier Quijas Yxayotl, a very good and old friend

Xavier Quijas Yxayotl, a very good and old friend

2010 Bowers Museum - almost 20 years presenting there

2010 Bowers Museum - almost 20 years presenting there

2012 from my mom's side I am of YAQUI heritage, here is my deer dancer outfit, what I wear when I present my Yaqui Stories program!

2012 from my mom's side I am of YAQUI heritage, here is my deer dancer outfit, what I wear when I present my Yaqui Stories program!

2009-2010 working youth at risk via HeArt Project. We made Snake Gourd Rainsticks too!

2009-2010 working youth at risk via HeArt Project. We made Snake Gourd Rainsticks too!

2/16/13 MEXIKA performance on Gourd Mayan Trumpets

2/16/13 MEXIKA performance on Gourd Mayan Trumpets

HeArt Porject students making rainsticks

HeArt Porject students making rainsticks

2008-2010 Performed with concious hip trio called EL VUH @ El Rey, Key Club and Roxy

2008-2010 Performed with concious hip trio called EL VUH @ El Rey, Key Club and Roxy

2011 Interactive Performance with audience at BOWERS MUSEUM

2011 Interactive Performance with audience at BOWERS MUSEUM

2008-2010 Performed with concious hip trio called EL VUH @ El Rey Theatre, Key Club and Roxy

2008-2010 Performed with concious hip trio called EL VUH @ El Rey Theatre, Key Club and Roxy

2012 Martin, Pepe Serna and Edward James Olmos

2012 Martin, Pepe Serna and Edward James Olmos

2008-2010 Martin aka COYOTEK playing indigenous instruments and electronics for actor Pepe Serna

2008-2010 Martin aka COYOTEK playing indigenous instruments and electronics for actor Pepe Serna

My Mixteco outfit

My Mixteco outfit

2009 Interactive Performance with Audience

2009 Interactive Performance with Audience

2007 Playing Yaqui Gourd Water Drums

2007 Playing Yaqui Gourd Water Drums

Been a guitarist since 1968, I play em all: electric, acoustic, fretless, whateva!

Been a guitarist since 1968, I play em all: electric, acoustic, fretless, whateva!

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FREE 330pm ANCIENT CALIFORNIA an interactive musical presentation

FREE 330pm ANCIENT CALIFORNIA an interactive musical presentation

Tuesday, June 6 @ 3:30PM — 4:30PM (PDT, UTC-07)Tue, Jun 6 @ 3:30PM — 4:30PM (PDT, UTC-07)

Panorama City Branch Library, 14345 Roscoe Blvd,, Panorama City, CA 91402

It’s the wonderful program about the land that our houses sit on here in California learn about the culture of the people and sing beautiful songs and play their wonderful instruments. They didn’t use drums they didn’t use guitars and simple, flutes, clapper sticks, and rattles, so come in and join for this beautiful vibe you’ll be happy. adults and kids are welcome. If you’re studying about ancient California, then you need to come over if your third or fourth grader.

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FREE 6-7pm ANCIENT HOMELANDS “Native Music of North & South America”

FREE 6-7pm ANCIENT HOMELANDS “Native Music of North & South America”

Sunday, June 11 @ 6:00PM — 7:00PM (PDT, UTC-07)Sun, Jun 11 @ 6:00PM — 7:00PM (PDT, UTC-07)

Whittier Narrows Nature Center

This program invites all ages to sing, “easy to sing songs in native languages“. The audience will also be invited to play from my Dean’s immense collection of native percussions. Martin is one of the most innovative, educational artists in terms of native music, and being a pioneer of interactive performance. Come see this master at work and participate with him, and have fun.

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FREE 4pm

FREE 4pm

Thursday, June 15 @ 4:00PM — 5:00PM (PDT, UTC-07)Thu, Jun 15 @ 4:00PM — 5:00PM (PDT, UTC-07)

Palms Rancho Park Branch Library, 2920 Overland Ave., West Los Angeles, CA 90064

A wonderful free program for families and all ages “Ancient Homelands” is a program developed by Martin Espino. The program music is all indigenous music from north, central, and South America. You will be gently guided to sing simple songs in Native Languages as well as you’ll get a chance to play from Martin‘s a huge array of Native percussion that you’ll be able to play. Highly engaging especially on a neurological level. Come on over graduated rejuvenate your brain.

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6-8pm release of new Documentary "MAJA", the painter.

6-8pm release of new Documentary "MAJA", the painter.

Saturday, June 17 @ 6:00PM — 8:00PM (PDT, UTC-07)Sat, Jun 17 @ 6:00PM — 8:00PM (PDT, UTC-07)

The Blake Lofts in Frogtown, 1901 Blake Ave Community Room, Los Angeles CAV 90039

Milton “Maha“ Jurado, is an all encompassing artist from expert furniture building all the way down to the wonderful paintings he does. He’s an Ecuadorian artist living here in LA. Please come to see this in depth documentary of his life and his work and Martin will be playing music for this event because he’s always liked a recording by Martin called CURANDERO, that he bought some 30 years ago, and so Martin will be playing selections from that recording called CURANDERO!!! One of the compositions called "OS POVOS DO RIO" is part of the documentary's soundtrack!!! Look for Martin's name in the credits!! Lexi, Page Manager

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FREE 10am - 2pm

FREE 10am - 2pm

Saturday, June 24 @ 10:00AM — 2:00PM (PDT, UTC-07)Sat, Jun 24 @ 10:00AM — 2:00PM (PDT, UTC-07)

Chatsworth Nature Center, Chatsworth, CA

Martin will be playing at a Time to be determined between 10 AM and 2 PM on native musical instruments. There’s gonna be lots of other artist there and all kinds of booths with Native things and it’s a beautiful place because it’s all natural and it’ll be hikes all kinds of stuff. You have to go because lots and lots of people go to this, I kid you not.

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