ARTSPEAK RADIO + Robert Castillo, Gillian Helm, Sher “Purpose” Hall, and Diego Chi

Wednesday, June 17, 2020, noon - 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live www.kkfi.org Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with artist/musician Robert Castillo and Gillian Helm CEO Literacy KC in the first half of the program. In the second half, musician/educator Diego Chi, and community activist/spoken word writer-performer Sheri "Purpose" Hall contribute original work in honor of Father's Day, Sunday June21. ROBERT CASTILLO is an upright and electric bassist, composer and arranger, visual artist, meditation instructor, and community organizer. This Kansas City native creates with the intent to imbue individuals with positivity so that they may be inspired to help construct a more beautiful world. After graduating from North Kansas City High School in 2010, Robert attended North Central College in Naperville IL, majoring in Jazz Studies and minoring in Environmental Studies. Shortly after, he moved to the West Coast where accepted a position with AmeriCorps as the K-8 Music Teacher at Fossil Elementary School in Fossil, OR (pop. 473). Along with developing his own curriculum, he taught lessons on various instruments including piano, drums, bass, violin, cello, and guitar. Castillo found himself with ample free time in the central Oregon high desert, during which he further…