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Ecuador Embraces Mexico Mariachi Music

AP | GONZALO SOLANO | Posted 04.22.2013 | Latino Voices
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QUITO, Ecuador -- Loud applause erupts amid the trumpet blasts and whining of violins that practically weep over each note as they accompany powerful ...

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Meet The Latino Group Chosen For Obama's Inaugural Parade

NBC Latino | Kristina Puga | Posted 12.19.2012 | Latino Voices
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Students from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas will be saluting President Barack Obama mariachi style at his second inauguration in Washington, D.C. ...

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Capital Fringe Preview, Chuck Brown Tribute, Robyn: HuffPost DC Top 5 For July 6, 7, 8

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 07.06.2012 | DC
Read More: Folklife Festival, DC Jewish Community Center, History Repeated, Miyazaki, Workhouse Arts Center, The Black Sparks, Lenorable, Jordin's Paradise, Robyn, Chuck Brown, Mariachi, Video, Body Jam, Great American Vaudeville Revue, Hylton Center for the Performing Arts, Meridian Hill Park, Dc Around Town, Full Metal Brunch, Southern Maryland Comic-Con, Capital Fringe, DC News

TOP 5 FOR FRIDAY, JULY 6 1. Capital Fringe Preview At Fort Fringe A free evening of cutting edge theater. We approve. 8 p.m., all ages, no cover ...

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A Capital Fourth: HuffPost DC Top 5 For July 4

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 07.04.2012 | DC
Read More: Folklife Festival, Brightest Young Things, Fat Camp, DC Sketch, 43rd Annual Medical Marijuana Smoke-In, National Mall, La Boheme, Jonny Grave, A Capital Fourth, DC Improv, Mariachi, Video, Mini Golf Museum, Head Roc, Dc Around Town, Byt, DC Comic Books, DC News

TOP 5 FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 1. "A Capital Fourth" At National Mall There's no shame in participating in a Public Broadcasting taping. 8 p.m., all ...

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WATCH: Foster The People Performs With Surprising Guests

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 05.31.2012 | Entertainment
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By now you've probably heard Foster the People's hit single "Pumped Up Kicks," but chances are, you've never heard it like this. During the Guadalajar...

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Fake Doesn't Fly: Mariachi El Bronx Coming to Fox Theater in Boulder

Joshua Berman | Posted 07.15.2012 | Denver
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Joshua Berman

What began as a bit of a prank -- playing mariachi style when The Bronx was asked to do an unplugged set a few years ago -- has turned into a journey of learning the music, producing two albums and going on tour as both bands.

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Would You Like Some Punk Rock With That Mariachi?

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 05.07.2012 | Detroit
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Pancho Villa's Skull is right here in Michigan. No, it's not the missing bones of the Mexican Revolution general, but the stage name of Tino Ybarra, a...

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On the Rise: Wheeler Brothers on Petri Dishes, Phoning it In, and Stardom

Jon Chattman | Posted 04.25.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Mariachi, Kings of Leon, Avett Brothers, Austin, Lsu, Wheeler Brothers, Sxsw, Austin Texas, Mumford and Sons, Followill, Video, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

The Americana band, which consists of three Wheelers (Nolan, Tyler, and Patrick) and lifelong pal A.J. Molyneaux and Danny Matthews, have been on a roll ever since they released their debut album "Portraits" last summer.

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Punk Rock Mariachi?

Posted 11.16.2011 | Latino Voices
Read More: Mariachi El Bronx, Mariachi, Video, Cultura, Punk Rock Mariachi, Conan O'Brien, Latino Voices News

Formed in 2006 during rehearsals by well-known Los Angeles punk band The Bronx, Mariachi El Bronx has always played it from the heart and never for la...

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Economy: A Sad Song For Mariachis

Posted 01.08.2012 | Latino Voices
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This article is part of a weekly series published every Wednesday in partnership with the Boyle Heights Beat. By Karissa Reynoso Even on a dark,...

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WATCH: Beluga Whale Loves Mariachi

Posted 10.03.2011 | Comedy
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Connecticut-area mariachi band "Mariachi Connecticut" were recently playing a wedding at the Mystic Aquarium when they walked by the facility's Beluga...

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WATCH: Cheap Trick's Cinco De Mayo Surprise

Posted 07.05.2011 | Entertainment
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Cheap Trick have unearthed their first hit single “Surrender” more than thirty years after it climbed up the charts, only this time it has been re...

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The Powerful Appeal of Opera To Ethnic Communities (VIDEOS)

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Zarzuela, Anthony Freud, Karol Syzmanowski, The Haunted Manor, Leonard Foglia, Fiddler on the Roof, Stanislaw Moniuszko, Folk Opera, Cruzar De La Luna, King Roger, Pacific Overtures, Jose ?€œPepe? Martinez, The First Emperor, Luisa Fernande, David Gockley, Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlan, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Stephen Sondheim, The Bonesetter?S Daughter, Colin Graham, Michigan Opera Theatre, Mariachi, Montserrat Caballe, Federico Moreno Torroba, Sholem Aleichem, Alice Haidostian, Long Beach Opera, Armen Tigranian, Vihuela, Sandra Bernhard, Tan Dun, Zero Mostel, Metropolitan Opera, Shizuka and Yoshitsune, To Cross the Face of the Moon, The Refuge, Stewart Wallace, Opera, Guitarron, Minoru Miki, Pentatonic Scale, Placido Domingo, Amy Tan, The Journey of the Bonesetter?S Daughter, Houston Grand Opera, Harvey Milk, Los Angeles Opera, David Petersen, Teatro Liceu, Krol Roger, An Actor?S Revenge, Michoacan, Song of Houston, David DiChiera, The Tale of Genji, English National Opera, San Francisco Opera, Anoush, Hgoco, Joruri, Otsl, Arts News
George Heymont

In 1964, when a new musical based on the tales of Sholem Aleichem began its pre-Broadway tryout in Detroit, the producers feared the show might be "to...

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Mariachi Meets Tom Waits: The Music of Rana Santacruz

Michal Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Mariachi, Mexico City, Brooklyn, El Imperial, Cinco De Mayo, Arizona Immigration Law, Rana Santacruz, Tom Waits, Joe's Pub, Pogues, Arts News
Michal Shapiro

Okay, it's coming on Cinco de Mayo, so it's only logical to do a blog post about something Mexican. But the truth is, I really like the music of Rana Santacruz on its own terms, which are solidly Pan-American.

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Global Beat Fusion: Music as Preservation and Cultural Force

Derek Beres | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Six Degress Records, Jef Stott, Kitka, Vincente Fernandez, Mariachi De Real San Diego, Embarka Records, Mariachi, Eliyahu Sills, Cesaria Evora, Cape Verde, Maria De Barros, Jewish Arabic Music, Lily Storm, Music, South Park, Entertainment News
Derek Beres

The darkness in rhythm and melody hints at yearning as much as fulfillment, correctly capturing the mindset of so many today.

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11 Best Obama Songs

David Wallechinsky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: O'Bama, Mc Yogi, Tom Lehrer, Calypso, Salsa, Barack Obama, Zydeco, Mighty Sparrow, Reggae, Will Galison, Bollywood, Toby Keith, Los Dorados Del Norte, Cocoa Tea, Swing Voters, Country Music, Mariachi, Norteno, Entertainment News
David Wallechinsky

While prowling the Internet for songs about Barack Obama, I was impressed by the variety of musical genres that have taken to the Democratic candidate.

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