Native New Mexican cantaor Vicente Griego, known as El Cartucho, pictured in performance in Victoria, British Columbia. Born and raised in Dixon, Griego embraces cante’s spirit of resistance as a shared expression of the historical repression of the mixed cultures of northern New Mexico and southern Spain. Photo by Helen Cyr.

Native New Mexican cantaor Vicente Griego, known as El Cartucho, pictured in performance in Victoria, British Columbia. Born and raised in Dixon, Griego embraces cante’s spirit of resistance as a shared expression of the historical repression of the mixed cultures of northern New Mexico and southern Spain. Photo by Helen Cyr.