Bridging The Gap # 36: Pete Sands

Pete Sands is a Diné (Navajo) performer, artist, musician, filmmaker, and activist. He is the creator of ‘Navajo Highways’, a puppet show starring Ash and Sadie, two fictional characters, teaching and discussing Navajo language, traditions, and culture. In 2020, he was recognized by Time Magazine as one of its ‘Guardians of the Year’ for creating the Utah Navajo Health System’s COVID-19 Relief effort to deliver food, firewood, and water to thousands on the Navajo Reservation. ••• https://www.playingforchange.com/artists/pete-sands https://www.youtube.com/user/Peteyweiser https://nativenewsonline.net/arts-entertainment/navajo-puppeteer-pete-sands-captures-imaginations-in-phoenix ••• Carol C is the lead singer and co-founder of the popular electronic soul band, Si*Sé. Already established in NYC’s music scene as a globetrotting drum & bass DJ and party promoter since before the band’s inception, the success of Si*Sé made Carol C’s vocals, songwriting, and impeccable ear for production high in demand. Collaborations with David Byrne, Thievery Corporation, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Federico Aubele, Madrid De Los Austrias, Ursula 1000, and King Britt soon followed. She currently resides in New Orleans, which is where she is speaking from, sitting in her home studio. ••• https://www.carolc.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/3PDTHN0oVucy6WF2LVlS9A ••• In this series, Radio Aula Mundi tries to build bridges between people by having them ask questions for anyone, anytime, anywhere in the world… https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0J-iNFOJ5e6_Q2wdtTrDQ1w2Ehh-vzvK ••• Interviews conducted by Marco Rixecker https://www.amazon.com/author/marcorixecker ••• Radio Aula Mundi, February 2025 At the moment, Radio Aula Mundi is an evolving podcast station where no language and all languages are spoken… It’s a multilingual mix of music, poetry, lectures, languages, interviews, documentaries, recipes, and a lot more, co-produced with the students of the ‘Aula Mundi International Cultural Center’… ••• Radio Aula Mundi Centro Cultural & Turistico Aula Mundi Aula Mundi Cultural Travel Cente ••• https://linktr.ee/radioaulamundi https://buymeacoffee.com/radioaulamundi https://wwwaypal.me/radioaulamundi https://offtherecord.pe/ (Periodismo de Verdad) •••