{"id":167394,"date":"2025-06-16T21:05:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T01:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/06\/16\/how-ecomusica-sontierra-are-protecting-kids-from-air-pollution-and-climate-change-with-music\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T21:05:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T01:05:29","slug":"how-ecomusica-sontierra-are-protecting-kids-from-air-pollution-and-climate-change-with-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/06\/16\/how-ecomusica-sontierra-are-protecting-kids-from-air-pollution-and-climate-change-with-music\/","title":{"rendered":"How EcoMusica & SonTierra Are Protecting Kids From Air Pollution and Climate Change With\u00a0Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tBacked by science and heart, Moms <\/a>Clean<\/a> Air Force<\/a>, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group whose goal is to protect clean air and children\u2019s health \u2014 and EcoMadres<\/a>, their Latino community outreach program \u2014 educates families about why they should care about climate disruption, air pollution and toxic chemicals, and engages them in taking action to preserve their futures \u2014 all with the help of music.<\/p>\n

\n\tWith data that Latinos in the United States are disproportionately impacted by climate change<\/a>, an initiative called EcoMusica was born. <\/p>\n

\n\tAs part of EcoMusica, SonTierra, a multi-ethnic ensemble of Latino musicians whose name means \u201cwe are the Earth,\u201d perform tunes that offer hope and encourage listeners to reach out to legislators and leaders. The music played at outreach events incorporates a number of Latin music styles: cumbia, banda, bolero, merengue, balada and Andean folk.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThey will be performing at the annual EcoMadres Summit in Las Vegas on Sept. 12, Moms Clean Air Force tells Billboard Family<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tWho is SonTierra? With an age range of about 11 to 64 years old, the multi-generational band includes Edgar East (Panamanian), Edgar Sol\u00eds (Mexican), Gabriela Valdivia (U.S.-born; Brazilian mother, Mexican father), Karen Stein (Colombian), Leo Rold\u00e1n (Argentinean), Mari\u00e1n Vivas (Venezuelan), Stephanie Rivera (Cuban), Valentina Weihe (U.S.-born; Mexican mother, Puerto Rican father), Valery Figueroa (Venezuelan) and V\u00edctor Lara (Mexican).<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI wanted SonTierra to include youth and children at a professional, quality level because we are working for their future,\u201d Stein, both a performer and the group\u2019s manager, shares in an interview with Billboard Family<\/em>. \u201cAnd if we\u2019re going to gain trust with Latino communities, we don\u2019t just have to come in and sing at them. We have to sing with<\/em> them. Including people of various generations and of various ethnicities, it is important to make Latino communities feel like, \u2018Oh, we could be [a part of this].\u2019 They can identify with someone on stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

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