Though Ramon Ponce can’t pinpoint when he started singing, his talent for it won him first place in a contest when he was five years old. This was decades ago in the capital city of Puebla, Mexico, ...

Valentin Gonzalez was just 7 years old when he picked up a vihuela for the first time to play the music that has run through his family’s veins for five generations. He learned mariachi from his ...

We explore the vibrant history and cultural significance of mariachi music with Colorado’s premier all-female mariachi ensemble, Las Dahlias.

MARIACHI musicians may not get the spotlight that superstars Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Lopez get, but mariachi music is here to stay. Enduring interest in the century-old mariachi tradition is ...

OH NO. INSIDE THIS CLASSROOM AT CESAR CHAVEZ HIGH SCHOOL, STUDENTS ARE MASTERING THE ART OF MARIACHI MUSIC. IT’S SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME REALLY PROUD. I’M PROUD TO BE ABLE TO, LIKE, GO UP IN FRONT OF ...

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