• INTRODUCTION
  • CALENDAR
  • MOVIES ETC.
  • CONTACT-BOOKING
  • BIO
  • MERCHANDISE
  • ONLINE & INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL MUSIC PROGRAMS
  • SOUND BATH & MEDITATION
  • RESIDENCIES: NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC
  • MEXIKA: Music & Dance of Ancient Mexico
  • PARATI DUO
  • 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
  • SOUND BATH & MEDITATION
  • RESIDENCIES: NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC
  • MEXIKA: Music & Dance of Ancient Mexico
  • PARATI DUO
  • 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 4-5pm MEXIKA “Music & Dance of Ancient Mexico” Muertos performance

FREE 4-5pm MEXIKA “Music & Dance of Ancient Mexico” Muertos performance

Saturday, October 28 @ 4:00PM — 5:00PM (PDT, UTC-07)Sat, Oct 28 @ 4:00PM — 5:00PM (PDT, UTC-07)

14th St., Park , 1450 Cedar Ave,,, Long Beach, CA 90813

Habitat for Humanity is hosting a day of the dead event will be dancing from 4 till 5 PM that day they’ll be other activities for the family so come on out because it’s for everybody. And it’s free. We will be there with a 6 person group of dancers in addition. Will be all dressed in our day of the dead finest.

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FREE 2pm "Sounds of Ancient Mexico" with Martin ESPINO

FREE 2pm "Sounds of Ancient Mexico" with Martin ESPINO

Saturday, November 4 @ 2:00PM — 3:00PM (PDT, UTC-07)Sat, Nov 4 @ 2:00PM — 3:00PM (PDT, UTC-07)

Culver City Julian Dixon Library, 4975 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA 90230

A 100% interactive program where the audience is totally engaged with the expert teaching and audience management skills of Martin Espino. He uses principles of neuroscience to help guide how his sound is produced, and how the audience perceives it. Everyone will sing “easy to sing songs“ and Native Languages, as well as play from Martin‘s extensive collection of native percussion instruments. all ages are welcome and Martin goes to everyone’s level personally. He will talk about everything from nature, culture, history, and personal anecdotes. He makes his performance is very personal, and shows his passion for his culture and past.

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12-3pm NATIVE FLUTE MAKING CLASS  (3 hrs long)

12-3pm NATIVE FLUTE MAKING CLASS (3 hrs long)

Sunday, November 12 @ 12:00PM — 3:00PM (PST, UTC-08)Sun, Nov 12 @ 12:00PM — 3:00PM (PST, UTC-08)

Museum of Latin American Art (call re::Admission), 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach, CA

This is one of Martin‘s very long time clients from way back. They invited him to come in and do a flute making session 3rd grade to adult physical level is all that’s required. Don’t need to be a musician. I will teach you very easy way to play the flute we’re gonna make it decorate it sanitize it and learn how to play it and we’re gonna end with learning how to make up our own music. You must come from the beginning to the end this is not a drop in class so please don’t come at 3 PM come at 12 when we begin

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FREE 3pm “Native Nusic of North, Central & South America

FREE 3pm “Native Nusic of North, Central & South America

Tuesday, November 14 @ 3:00PM — 4:00PM (PST, UTC-08)Tue, Nov 14 @ 3:00PM — 4:00PM (PST, UTC-08)

Cypress Park Branch Library, 1150 Cypress Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90065

Martin will be bringing his 100% interactive program called ANCIENT HOMELANDS to this library, is the native music of North, Central and South America. The audience is gently motivated to sing “easy to sing songs” in Native Languages of the Americas as well as play from the huge collection of native percussions that Martin will bring to share with you. Please come all ages welcome.

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FREE 1230pm ANCIENT HOMELANDS “Native Music of  North, Central & South America”

FREE 1230pm ANCIENT HOMELANDS “Native Music of North, Central & South America”

Saturday, November 18 @ 12:30AM (PST, UTC-08)Sat, Nov 18 @ 12:30AM (PST, UTC-08)

MidValley Regional Branch, 16244 Nordhoff Street, North Hills, CA

This program is a 100% interactive experience playing from Martin‘s huge collection of native percussion instruments as well as being gently motivated to sing “easy to sing songs in native languages“. Martin is the pioneer of interactive performance, and he knows how to talk to all ages appropriately. Neurologically it’s the most beneficial kind of arts experience you could have on any level because when you play and sing along with somebody, someone besides yourself every region of the brain benefits from it.

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