Remembering the Roots of Contemporary Chamoru Music (Hugua) with Siñot Joe Taimanglo

Send us Fan MailIn 2021, Siñot Joe Taimanglo, who has been a musician for many decades, both in Guam and the states, including releasing two Chamoru language vinyl records, joined for an episode of Fanachu "Remembering the Roots of Contemporary Chamoru Music." In that episode he recalled the pioneers and icons from the 1960s and 1970s who helped build the first recording studios and also created a local music scene, where none had existed before. On May 3, 2023 he joined for a sequel episode for this series, which is also a "Fino' Chamoru" episode, where he discusses the Chamorro Nights at Joe and Flo's in Asan, as well as what it was like to record in the Charfauros Brothers Studios in Chalan Pågo. This episode was hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua and the audio for this episode was produced by Tåsi Chargualaf.Support the show