Globalquerquito

The Children's Hour takes listeners on a vibrant, cross-cultural journey through Global Querquito, a school-day music festival held at the Albuquerque Museum. Host Katie Stone brings together two powerful musical voices: Robert Mirabal, a two-time Grammy-winning Taos Pueblo musician who shares the deep spiritual and ancestral roots of his Tiwa-language songs, and Melisande Electrio Trad, a Quebec-based artist blending traditional French-Canadian folk with electronic music in a genre she calls 'electro-trad.' The episode captures live performances, audience interaction, and intimate storytelling that reveal how music preserves identity, memory, and community across generations. What stands out is not just the music, but the radical act of centering Indigenous and diasporic voices in a children’s public radio format—proving that cultural education can be joyful, participatory, and deeply resonant. The show doesn’t just teach about diversity; it embodies it in real time, with kids dancing, clapping, and learning to value their elders’ stories through song. The episode’s most striking revelation is how music functions as living history: Mirabal’s flute-based compositions honor youth and ancestral trade routes, while Melisande’s mouth music and foot percussion revive traditions born from scarcity and resilience. Both artists emphasize intergenerational transmission—urging children to record their grandparents’ songs.