Agriculture, which intersects with key issues — the economy, climate change and immigration — is a barometer of where a region and its people are heading.

As the originator of Lowrider Jams and Latin Oldies ... platform to highlight her Mexican background. "I love to show our culture with my music videos and my songs so that other people can ...

CONTRERAS: Yeah, like when they would call into the oldies shows ... essence of that song. It was everywhere in that world.

Next, we hear a song that brings a listener back to a moment ... CONTRERAS: Yeah, like when they would call into the oldies shows and say, hey, I want to dedicate "Angel Baby" to my cousin Chuli ...

I know speaking for myself, the most satisfying stuff that we do on records is when we get to combine different genres, like a rhythm from a 200-year-old Mexican folk song with a rock ... it’not like ...