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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 16 participants in the 2023 Texas Folklife |
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Apprenticeship in the Folk and Traditional Arts Program have |
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demonstrated an exceptional commitment to the preservation of our |
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state's outstanding cultural heritage; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1987, the program has supported extended, |
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intensive training in a wide range of traditional art forms |
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practiced by cultural communities across Texas; grant awards |
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provide skilled artists and their apprentices with the time and |
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resources necessary to immerse themselves in their craft; and |
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WHEREAS, The 2023 artist teams reflect the richness of the |
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state's cultural diversity; Jacques Houston is mentoring DaLyah |
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Jones of Houston in the art of trail riding, and mentor Sonny Mehta |
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is teaching Rishabh Lamsal of Houston the intricacies of qawwali, a |
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Sufi devotional music genre; and |
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WHEREAS, Advancing the art of Americana Folk guitar, Michael |
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Sinks is mentoring Arieon Keller of Pampa, while Chayito Champion |
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is pairing with apprentice Keli Rosa Cabunoc Romero of San Antonio |
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to explore the connections between Son Jarocho and Flamenco music |
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and dance; and |
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WHEREAS, Mentor Richard Whitehead is helping William Bailey |
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of Madisonville learn how to craft artisanal fishing lures, and |
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Aboubacar Sylla is apprenticing Forest Cazayoux of Austin in the |
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art of West African folk music; and |
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WHEREAS, Priya Vadhanna Raja is mentoring Shruti Sathish of |
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San Antonio in Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form, while |
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Indrajit Banerjee is guiding apprentice Milton Holbrook of San |
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Antonio in his study of classical Indian Hindustani ragas on sitar; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, By further developing expertise in these unique |
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realms, the participants in the 2023 apprenticeship program are |
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contributing to the vitality of a wide range of creative |
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disciplines and to the cultural enrichment of communities across |
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the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the participants in the 2023 Texas |
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Folklife Apprenticeship in the Folk and Traditional Arts Program |
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and extend sincere best wishes for continued success in their |
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endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the program participants as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Hinojosa |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1121 was adopted by the House on April |
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28, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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