Native Singer-Songwriter to Perform at UW Sept. 28

Native singer-songwriter Raye Zaragoza will bring her “Hold That Spirit Tour” to the University of Wyoming Thursday, Sept. 28.

Her free public performance is at 7:30 p.m. in the UW College of Education auditorium. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. UW’s Native American Education, Research and Cultural Center and the Multicultural Affairs Speaker Series sponsor the performance.

Zaragoza -- a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter -- has always made political folk music that is informed by her identity as a woman of mixed Indigenous, Asian and Latina heritage. She gained recognition in 2016 with “In the River,” which was written to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline.

When she performed a Tiny Desk Concert for National Public Radio, she spoke and sang about making live music more economically accessible. She currently writes the music for Netflix’s “Spirit Rangers,” a show featuring an all-Native American writers' room and cast.

To learn more about Zaragoza, go to www.rayezaragoza.com/.

For those who need accommodations, call the UW Multicultural Affairs office at (307) 766-6463 or email uwma@uwyo.edu.