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"It's one of the most iconic mariachi songs of all time, performed by the most popular Mexican mariachi vocalist ever," says alt.latino's Felix Contreras. "And there is a championship grito at the ...
Here's our list of songs everyone should know - and request - next time those buenos hombres in black stroll in. Forget "Mariachi Loco," you can't help but want to dance and sing to Juan Gabriel's ...
Deyra Barrera, the mariachi voice heard on Kendrick ... It's part of our series called Songs That Move You from NPR's radio show and podcast Alt.Latino, hosted by Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras.
Cinco de Mayo actually commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. And while it’s not the country’s independence day, in the U.S., it’s ...
Mariachi Orion has been playing traditional mariachi music in Greenville and beyond for years. The band is one of the few of its kind in South Carolina.
Behind her, EWU’s Mariachi Las Águilas joined in with a gentle accompaniment that amplifies the emotion in her voice as she sings about a humble sheepherder and his deep connection to the ...