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When Zapotec artist Fulgencio Lazo moved from Oaxaca, Mexico in 1990, he wanted to bring his generation's affirmation of art and culture via the Fiesta de Santa Rosa de Lima to the growing Oaxacan community in Seattle. He met up with Seattle resident Bill Clifford, who helped to form the musical group La Banda Gozona, a multi-ethnic group of musicians playing the traditional music of Oaxaca. Part cultural exchange and part culturally sensitive preservation of Oaxacan music, La Banda Gozona celebrates the struggles and triumphs of the Oaxacan community both here and in Mexico through music and dance year round.