As a composer, trumpeter, and conductor, Jeff Nevin leads Mariachi Champaña Nevin, a leading proponent of “classical mariachi ...

Photo: Stevo Rood This past weekend, June 13 and 14, Billy Strings brought his ongoing tour to the Chaifetz Arena in St.

The musicians and dancers say they are pushing back on immigration raids “through the culture and traditions that represent ...

Billy Strings' two-night weekend stay in St. Louis, MO culminated on Saturday with a full-band Punch Brothers sit-in.

Before the guitars wailed and the pyro blasted into the air Saturday night at NRG Stadium, thousands of Metallica fans ...

MVHS’s student body is roughly 60% Hispanic; as such, Rivera stressed the importance of culturally relevant arts programs. MVHS teaches not just Mexican dance (folklorico) but mariachi music, a genre ...

The vibrant sounds of string and brass instruments ... that came in and brought the violins and guitars. Then, the Mexican culture took it, adapted it, and started making their own music.” Paredes ...

A new music video has premiered for Bruce Springsteen’s mariachi-influenced archival track “Adelita,” featuring serene ...

JESSICA ROIZ Pipe Bueno, Vives con Mariachi (Warner Music Mexico ... the artist has said. Driven by guitars and produced by herself, it features a string arrangement by Roberto Verástegui performed by ...

violins and mariachi-specific string instruments. Dozens of onlookers, including several proud parents recording videos on their phones, applauded and cheered as the performers, led by singer ...

Mariachi bands consist of a trumpet, a harp, an accordion, a vihuela (a high-pitched five-string guitar), a guitar, a guitarrón, which is akin to a bass guitar, and a violin. It is a style all ...

The characteristic mariachi guitars that form the rhythm section are the small vihuela and the large bass guitar or guitarron. The string section is expanded by violins and sometimes a harp.