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Juan Díes of Sones de México Ensemble reflects on his Indiana roots

Juan Díes of Sones de México Ensemble reflects on his Indiana roots

Update: 2025-11-19
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Listen to an interview with Juan Díes, a Grammy-nominated musician, educator, and folklorist best known as the co-founder and executive director of Sones de México Ensemble, Chicago’s premier Mexican folk music collective. 

Díes has a special connection to Indiana. Before his rise as a cultural leader in Chicago, he spent formative years in Indiana. He graduated from North Central High School in Indianapolis and studied at Earlham College and Indiana University.
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Juan Díes of Sones de México Ensemble reflects on his Indiana roots

Juan Díes of Sones de México Ensemble reflects on his Indiana roots

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