The Children’s Hour broadcasts live on tape from the Albuquerque Museum for ¡Globalquerquito! School Day Mini Fest, a kids’ global music festival put on by ¡Globalquerque! and The Children’s Hour. Featuring two-time Grammy winning Taos Pueblo musician Robert Mirabal, and Mélisande, a multi-instrumentalist trio from Quebec. Hear how their unique cultures weave their way into thier songs through language, rhythms, stories and melodies heard in the music. Celebrate ¡Globalquerque! with the Children’s Hour.
The Children’s Hour and ¡Globalquerque! hosted ¡Globalquerquito! School Day Mini Fest at the Albuquerque Museum in March 2026 with an audience of more than 250 children from nearby schools. The annual event brings together bands from different parts of the world to help kids learn about culture through music and stories. You can watch the full program of ¡Globalquerque! at our YouTube page.
The first performer was two time Grammy winner, Robert Mirabal. With many flutes around him on stage, he captivated the audience while singing stories in his native language of Northern Tiwa.
This is one of many Pueblo languages spoken in New Mexico, but the nearest one to Taos is nearly 150 miles away, just south of Albuquerque in the Pueblo of Isleta. Listen for the calls of birds, the sound of the wind, and stories about Pueblo life for children.
Then Mélisande Elek-Trio climbed on stage, wearing light-up costumes and playing traditional Quebec instruments. One was the stomp board, played by Mélisande and Alex’s son Emile. Other instruments included the mouth harp, accordion, guitar, and voices. The kids in the audience were encouraged to dance, clap, and sing along. At one point, Mélisande got off the stage and danced with the kids in the audience, much to everyone’s delight.
¡Globalquerquito! was produced by The Children’s Hour Inc, and ¡Globalquerque!, thanks to the generous support from New Mexico Arts, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, The National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Albuquerque and the Albuquerque Museum, Creative West and Avokado Artists.
Live engineering was provided by Andrés Martínez, videography by Reinhard Lorenz and First Eye Films. Special thanks to the Albuquerque Museum’s team, including Diana Delgado, Jody Fineski, Elizabeth Becker, Andrew Connors, the City of Albuquerque’s Department of Cultural Services, Shelle Sanchez, and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller.
Many thanks to all the teachers, students, chaperones, and volunteers who came to the live show with us at the Albuquerque Museum.
This episode of The Children’s Hour was written and produced by Katie Stone, with production help from Sarah Gabrielli, McKenzie Graunke and Thaniel Lentz.
The Children’s Hour is distributed by Native Voice One: The Native American Radio Network.
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