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Mariachi (US: / ˌ m ɑːr i ˈ ɑː tʃ i /, UK: / ˌ m ær-/, Spanish: [maˈɾjatʃi]) is an ensemble of musicians that typically play ranchera, the regional Mexican music dating back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. [1]
The name Garibaldi comes from Plaza Garibaldi in Mexico City where mariachi bands can be found. The group remained active from 1988 through 1994, although it continues to be active as of 2023 with new members.
In 1950, Nati Cano joined a mariachi band in the city of Mexicali, Baja California, as an arranger. [1] Cano was younger than any of the other members at the time. [1] The group later relocated to Los Angeles, California, based out of a restaurant Nati founded as well, named "La Fonda de Los Camperos."
Cirilo Marmolejo (1890–1960) was a Mexican folk musician of guitarrón and vihuela, and pioneer in the development of the mariachi band. Marmolejo was born in Teocaltiche. In 1918 he was invited to play at Guadalajara city, and then at Mexico City. From that time, the popularization of this type of band spread in the country.
Las Canciones de mi Padre also is the only recording production in the world that used the three best Mariachi bands in the world: Mariachi Vargas, Mariachi Los Camperos and Mariachi Los Galleros de Pedro Rey. As of 2012, Canciones de Mi Padre had sold nearly 10 million copies worldwide.
Flor de Toloache is an all-female mariachi band based in New York City [1] and founded by Mireya I. Ramos and Shae Fiol in 2008.. Flor de Toloache first began playing in the New York City subways where they were noticed by numerous media outlets including the New York Times. [2]
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'Bells of America') is a twelve-piece musical ensemble mariachi band founded in 1978 in San Antonio, Texas. The band name is a pun on the name of Belle Ortiz, the wife of the band's musical director and manager Juan Ortiz and herself an advocate and pioneer of mariachi music education in the U.S. [ 1 ] They have performed nationwide, and ...