The Garcia Brothers

As head singer at San Juan Pueblo (now Ohkay Owingeh) for many years, Peter Garcia (1927–2001) continued a tradition that had been in his family for generations: Peter Garciapreserving the pueblo’s age-old songs and dances, composing new ones, and leading the other singers as they provided words and music for dances and ceremony. It was a role Garcia’s brother held before him. The brothers learned the old songs from their father, who learned from his father.