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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 band toured North America, followed by a festival performance in the United Kingdom. A second album of mariachi music, Mariachi El Bronx, was released in August 2011. Several members of the band also appear on the debut EP by Armistice, a Canadian indie pop band consisting of Coeur de pirate and Jay Malinowski. [9]
'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 ...
José L. Hernández (born 27 August 1958) is a Mexican mariachi musician.. Hernández is the youngest of eight children (Esteban and Maria Eva Hernández, parents). He is the founder of Mariachi Sol de Mexico and also Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, [1] America's first all-female professional mariachi ensemble.
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."
The Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea is an all-female mariachi band based in Los Angeles, California. The band was founded in 1999 by Cindy Shea. In 2009, they became the first all-female mariachi band ever to be nominated for a Grammy Award, and the first to win one. [1] As of 2016, the band has been nominated for seven Grammy awards, winning twice.
A minimum mariachi group has 2 violins, 2 trumpets, 1 guitarrón, 1 guitar, and 1 vihuela. Complete mariachi groups have a minimum of 12 members with the standard 6 violins, 3 trumpets, 1 guitarrón, 1 guitar and 1 vihuela. A 13th member is often a harp, an extra violin, or an extra guitar.
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