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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to honor Mr. Nicho Hinojosa, trova
4 musician, for being a cultural ambassador of Hispanic music,
5 and to express appreciation for his visit to the Olympic
6 theater in Cicero; and
 
7     WHEREAS, On February 13, 2010, Mr. Hinojosa will step on
8 the stage at the Olympic theater to deliver a repertoire of
9 trova, a music form that combines romantic, vanguard, and Latin
10 American folk styles to express the feeling of "El Pueblo"; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Mr. Hinojosa began singing at the age of eight; he
12 was influenced by classic rock bands and started playing drums
13 in a local ensemble; he emerged as a "multi-instrumentalist"
14 after attending Monterrey's "Escuela Superior de Musica y
15 Danza" (School of Superior Education on Music and Dance); and
 
16     WHEREAS, In 1993 he joined a collective music project
17 called Guitarrs por el Mundo (Guitars Around the World), and
18 together they released two albums of music; in 1993 he also
19 debuted as a solo artist with the release of his album "Detras
20 de Horizonte"; and
 
21     WHEREAS, In June of 2002 he was signed by the Latin

 

 

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1 division of BMG records and he released "En el Bar"; and
 
2     WHEREAS, Mr. Hinojosa has toured in Latin America, Europe,
3 and the United States; he is considered a pioneer of the new
4 phase of trova music by his fans, followers, fellow artists,
5 and lovers of fine cultural expressions; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8 honor Mr. Hinojosa and wish him all the best in his future
9 endeavors; and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to Nicho Hinojosa as a symbol of our respect and
12 esteem.