Las Flores del Valle (Carol Vigil and Leila Flores-Dueñas) have been making music

together for 25 years for special projects supported by arts institutions such as the

Smithsonian Institute, the Mellon Foundation, the University of New Mexico Center for

Regional Studies, and various museums including the Gene Autry Theatre in Los

Angeles, the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the

Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) in Santa Fe. Las Flores del Valle enjoy

researching, performing, and preserving oral traditions from their families and

communities, that have formed part of our rich cultural heritage in the US/Mexico

Borderlands on topics related to women’s roles in Borderland Music, Corridos of the

Southwest, Soldaderas/Combatientes of the Mexican Revolution, Día de Muertos

celebrations, and more recently, songs of the Sephardic Ladino Judeo Diaspora. They

have also performed for international conferences in Spain and Mexico, Chicana and

Chicano Studies, and Women’s Studies in universities. Whether they are singing for

large audiences, civic organizations, or private guests, they are sure to deliver smooth

harmonies and thoughtful tunes with a little history, passion, and heartfelt joy.