• INTRODUCTION
  • CALENDAR
  • MOVIES ETC.
  • CONTACT-BOOKING
  • BIO
  • MERCHANDISE
  • ONLINE & INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL MUSIC PROGRAMS
  • RESIDENCIES: NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC
  • 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
  • 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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$45 adults Admission 10am-130pm NATIVE FLUTE MAKING FOR ADULTS

$45 adults Admission 10am-130pm NATIVE FLUTE MAKING FOR ADULTS

Saturday, June 4 @ 10:00AM — 1:30PM (PDT, UTC-07)Sat, Jun 4 @ 10:00AM — 1:30PM (PDT, UTC-07)

El Estudio Del Chaneke , 2502 N. Palm Drive, Signal Hill. CA

ADMISSION $45 Adults 18 & up $25 Grade 3 thru age 17

20 person limit you must make a reservation. You can pay ahead of time at venmo.com/martinespinomusic or pay at the door but you reserve your space. This flute making class is for Grade 3 to Adult. We will prepare the surface of the flute for sanitizing and decoration then clean the inside of the flute and then I will give a review on the basics of art and decoration. Then we will proceed to decorate the instrument with sharpie markers. Then we will learn basic techniques of playing finally ending with how to create our own melodies. I will have a written handout that repeats all the same information and I also have 3 free video lessons here on my website for you to use whenever you wish. Dress very casual, I supply everything The workshop is completely safe, I have made over 30,000 instruments since 1990.

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FREE 7-10pm SOUNDPEDRO (a festival about “sound”)

FREE 7-10pm SOUNDPEDRO (a festival about “sound”)

Saturday, June 4 @ 7:00PM — 10:00PM (PDT, UTC-07)Sat, Jun 4 @ 7:00PM — 10:00PM (PDT, UTC-07)

Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA

Martin Espino has participated as an experimental music composer at this event since it’s inception back in 2017. This year he presents his latest work, TONANTZIN, honoring Mother Earth. It is going to be an interactive piece where the audience can actually join in and play along with him, creating sound all evening long!!! Martin Espino,‘s sound compositions involve mixing ancient Mexican instruments with electronics to generate different types of sound and noise! This event is for all ages please come on down and have some fun and listen to weird sounds all night long!

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FREE Performance @ 230-315pm Getty Center 25th Anniversary

FREE Performance @ 230-315pm Getty Center 25th Anniversary

Sunday, June 5 @ 2:30PM — 3:15PM (PDT, UTC-07)Sun, Jun 5 @ 2:30PM — 3:15PM (PDT, UTC-07)

Houghton Park, 6301 Myrtle Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90805

The Getty Center is celebrating it's 25th anniversary by reaching out into various communities with 10 "free" Art Festivals. Martin Espino will be offering his innovative "interactive performance" called ANCIENT HOMELANDS (ndigenous Music of North, Central & South America), for all ages at 230-315pm that day!!! Martin's program involves gently guiding the audience to sing "easy-to-sing-songs"in native languages of the Americas as well as Playing from Martin's huge collection of native percussions! As always he gives quick demos of the instruments, talks about culture, history and the past and our relation to it all! Come join in and celebrate the arts with The Getty Center and Martin Espino.

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Private School Assembly 830 - 1130am native American music for early education

Private School Assembly 830 - 1130am native American music for early education

Wednesday, June 8 @ 8:30AM — 10:30AM (PDT, UTC-07)Wed, Jun 8 @ 8:30AM — 10:30AM (PDT, UTC-07)

Private School Event, Los Angeles, CA

Interactive musical assemblies of Native American music. Grades K, 1 & 2

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830-1130am PRIVATE: 3 School Assemblies

830-1130am PRIVATE: 3 School Assemblies

Wednesday, June 8 @ 8:30AM — 11:30AM (PDT, UTC-07)Wed, Jun 8 @ 8:30AM — 11:30AM (PDT, UTC-07)

Private elementary school

Martin is going to present his program called “ANCIENT HOMELANDS” which is indigenous music of North, Central and South America. Along with all the educational material and comments on history, culture, and social studies and all that. He has been doing that before it became a requirement for performers. This is a totally interactive program every song is interactive he gets people up and going and back to their seats quick and very safely. We always have an excellent time and always things go totally fine. Book Martin for work your school or group

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    "ATMOSFERICA" performed "live" by ELECTRA AZTECA 5:19
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