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Get to know the instruments behind música Mexicana
Jorge Cardenas of the sierreño group Los Del Momento considers it the most “utilitarian” of all the música Mexicana instruments; it can be used in corridos, mariachi and norteño without the ...
Juanita Ulloa wrote the book on mariachi — literally
Ulloa credits Linda Ronstadt for raising the profile of mariachi women, a gauntlet picked up by the poly-stylistic Lila Downs ...
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UNLV celebrates first year of mariachi program with its own Extravaganza
The resounding trumpets. The warm acoustic guitar undertones. The beautiful Spanish vocal harmonies. That’s the unmistakable ...
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The spread of mariachi tells a very American story
It is the sound of a bunch of Texan high-school students playing mariachi, for love and for course credit. Instruction in mariachi—the most Mexican of genres—is popular and getting more so in ...
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Spring ISD's Mariachi León gives students a sense of pride
SPRING, Texas — For the first time in its 90-year history, Spring ISD is celebrating the debut of a mariachi group made up of talented high school students. The launch of Mariachi León is ...
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‘Growing and growing fast’: Mariachi programs flourishing in Las Vegas
The audience quiets as the Las Vegas Academy Mariachi Regional group takes the stage for their spring concert. Basses, trumpets and violins start the song as Jeriel Javier, a freshman vocalist ...