Singer, songwriter and composer Fabiola Méndez can do it all

A woman with glasses and dangling earrings smiles at the camera. She is holding a medium-sized string instrument called a quatro. — Fabiola Méndez with her quatro at GBH News studios. She will be performing on the main stage of the Greater Boston Arts Expo on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022.

November 18, 2022

Updated August 29, 2023

This week on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley:

Fabiola Méndez graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2017. Today the singer-songwriter works as a cuatro player, and a composer for animated children’s shows, including "Alma’s Way" and "Work It Out Wombats" on PBS Kids, and "Mecha Builders" on HBO Max. Méndez is also an artist in residence with the Boston Landmarks Orchestra. Méndez joined us to share her love of the cuatro and tells us which of her songs is her favorite to perform.

Guest:

Fabiola Méndez is an Afro Latino cuatro player, singer, songwriter and composer for animated kids shows.