The instruments I create and perform on have come to me from my ancestors in Ancient Mexico as well as from other parts of Ancient North, Central and South America. I have researched these instruments and their ancient/present day musical practices for over 25 years. Since then, I have met and performed with many indigenous musicians from Mexico, the Ecuadorian Rain Forest, Peru and celebrity artists from Bolivia and other places. I have been performing, teaching, recording and touring for the last 35 years. I believe in "education, peace, respect of the earth and in knowing one's self/ancestry", which are some of the many topics I cover at all presentations!

The music I perform comes from several sources: Traditional/Indigenous Music acquired from close relationships with indigenous musicians, archival documents both recent and tum-of-the-century writings and recordings, which I transcribe into musical notation and present day written sources. Composed Music (based on my years of research/my encounters/performance); and Ambient Improvisations based on research of musical structures.

Tbe sounds of the ancestors are in me because I am Mexicano of Indigenous Yaqui and Tepehuano ancestry. All my grandparents came from the states of Durango, Sonora and Coahuila. I began music at age 11, and eventually became a very well rounded musician, in that I was first, "street trained"(playing by ear), then "classically trained" and finally, "folklore/indigena trained"! I earned from Immaculate Heart College in Hollywood, CA, a "Bachelor of Music Degree with Honors in Performance"(1978) in Classical Guitar and research/performance on instruments of the Medieval and Renaissance eras. I have been teaching adults and children since age 13. As the composer/artistic director of NAHUALLI ENSEMBLE, I have received many awards from ASCAP and Meet The Composer/CA for "New Traditional Works". Besides solo works, I have also composed for theater, video and t.v. commercial as well as for such artist ensembles as Amy Knoles, California E.A.R. Unit, Southwest Chamber Ensemble and No Mambo.

	Mis Abuelos-My Grandparents
	Grandpa Nicho Alvarado (Coahuila, Mexico) - Yaqui, Grandma Elvira (Sonora Mexico), and Socorro (mi mama).
	Mis Abuelos-My Grandparents
	Grandpa Victor Espino (Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico) -Tepehuano Grandma Maria Adame (Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico)-Tepehuano Isidoro Espino (mi papa)