Tertulia

Contact Tertulia by emailing tertulia@wfcr.org.

Bienvenidos a Tertulia! Cuando un grupo de personas se reunen y comparten sus ideas, talentos y anécdotas con el espiritu de compartir la vida, cuando hay música y poesía y cuando hay sabiduria e ingenio en la conversación, entonces decimos que una Tertulia se ha formado.

Tertulia en WFCR es el espacio donde el diálogo se desarrolla entre hispanos y todos aquellos que están interesados en la cultura Latino Americana, en la música, el arte,el lenguaje y los asuntos de actualidad para los Latinos en Nueva Inglaterra. En Tertulia, el amante de la música encontrará Jazz Latino, Salsa,Merengue,Nueva Trova, Tango y Música Folklórica de Puerto Rico, Centro América,Sud-América y España.

Otros elementos que son constantes en Tertulia son las noticias locales e internacionales de Latino América. Noticias en Inglés y Español, discusion de temas de importancia para la comunidad Latina, calendario semanal de eventos en el área estan presentes en Tertulia.

Si usted es Latino o Latina, residiendo en el área Oeste de Nueva Inglaterra, puede participar en Tertulia, sintonizando todos los domingos de 8.00 pm - 10.00 pm. Y si usted todavía no está plenamente familiarizado con la riqueza y belleza de la música Latino Americana y su cultura, le invitamos a que la explore con nosotros.

Welcome to Tertulia! When a group of individuals comes together and shares their ideas, talents, and anecdotes in the spirit of interpreting life, when there is song and poetry and when there is wit in conversation, then we say that a Tertulia has formed. Tertulia on WFCR is the space where a dialogue takes place among Spanish speakers and all those who are interested in Latin American culture and in the music, the arts, the language and the issues of actuality for Latinos in New England.

On Tertulia a music lover will find Latin Jazz, Boleros, Salsa, Merengue, Nueva Trova, Tango and Folk music from Puerto Rico, Central America, Colombia, the Andean Region and Spain. And because there has traditionally been a great exchange of culture and music among the nationalities of the Americas, listeners will sometimes find the Spanish language selection interspersed with music from Brazil, Haiti, Martinique, Guadaloupe and Jamaica.

Another element that is a constant on Tertulia is news and public affairs. News pieces in English and Spanish, discussion of topics of importance to the Latino community, and the weekly calendar of events, Página Informativa, are heard on Tertulia.

If you are a Latino or a Latina living in the Western New England area, you can become a participant of Tertulia by tuning in every Sunday from 8:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. And, if you are not yet fully acquainted with the richness and beauty of Latin American music and culture you are invited to explore them with us!

Saludos.

Glaisma Pérez-Silva is a multi-talented Puerto Rican woman, educator, poet, mother and grandmother living in the Greater Hartford, Connecticut area since 1988. She is formally trained as a Special Education Teacher, with a Bachelor in Education from the Catholic University of Puerto Rico and a Master in Science (Summa Cum Laude) from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. She has been a resident of Connecticut since 1988. With more than twenty five years of experience as an educator, she is the Learning Disabilities Specialist at Capital Community College in Hartford.

As a poet, her words target themes from feminist/erotic to cultural identity issues. She is an educator who promotes the development of creativity and cultural awareness among her students. Her writings are in her native Spanish, to keep alive her ties to her roots. Frequently she shares her inspiration in public, incorporating rhythmic elements and dance.

Glaisma has been featured in The Favorite Poem Anthology and Video, National Project for the Archives of the National Library of United States Congress. She is the winner of the Excellence in Literacy Award at the 1999 Urban Artists Initiative Conference, sponsored by the Connecticut Commission on the Arts and Institute for Community Research. In December 2003 she was included in the Connecticut Commission on the Arts' Teaching Artist Roster.

As a radio personality she is the co-host and producer of "Tertulia" a weekly radio show broadcast through WFCR.

In addition to her formal education, she holds certificates from Amherst Writers and Artists Institute (AWAI), Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Schools from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, and "Gente y Cuentos" (People & Stories) in Princeton, NJ. She is also certified as a member of the Urban Artists Initiative (UAI), sponsored by The Institute for Community Research & the Connecticut Commission on the Arts. She was also a Fulbright Scholar in Ghana, West Africa during summer 2004.

To all this, we add the great company and collaboration of Victor Guevara, better known as "Cuco," who along with our guests provides great conversation. Cuco also perpares the weekly calendar of events in and around our area and together we bring to you international news from Latin America.