Kico Rangel: A West Side Story

Click here for my City Pages article on Kico Rangel, who has been playing jazz and Mexican music in Minnesota for a half century. Click the above image for a larger photo of him (far left) with friends in the West Side Flats neighborhood in 1949. Below are photos of the musician with his sisters in the '50s, and flutes and band mates in the '60s.

Recently posted elsewhere:

Can't Stop, Won't Stop: Has any man in the Midwest played more
gigs than Kico Rangel? (City Pages 6/13/07), Hula-hoop dreams (CPCulture.com 6/11/07), Guess whether the priest is pro-heart or pro-head (CPBlotter.com 6/6/07) (update), Daniel Corrigan shows his best music photos (CPCulture.com 6/4/07), Brother Ali, you got any hand grenades? (CPCulture.com 6/1/07), Maria Isa rocks Trocadero's (City Pages online gallery 5/29/07), previous roundup.