As soon as you step into the room, it feels right. Soulful voices fill the air as the current of trumpets, violins and traditional instruments like the vihuela and guitarrón course through you. Some ...

Mariachi has long been passed from father to son. But for the women of Mariachi Reyna de Los Ángeles, it’s a legacy carried from mother to daughter. Based in southern California, Mariachi Reyna de Los ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Mariachi Pumas is the University of Houston's own mariachi ensemble. October marks the one-year anniversary for the group, who set out to bring diversity and culture to the UH ...

While many different kinds of conventional Latin music embrace innovative changes (think Cumbiatronica), there are others whose focus is to maintain tradition ― they just don’t admit any variations to ...

Some musicians may frown upon heckling, but mariachi performers often encourage supportive yelling, or grito, during their concerts. Grito can often be heard at performances by Mariachi de Uclatlán, a ...

Ally Rodriguez has always been passionate about music, but she didn’t know how much of an impact the mariachi genre would have on her life until she started playing it herself. “Before being in an ...

Grupo Bella will seranade guests at Girls, Inc. Carpinteria. (Photo via Girls Inc. of Carpinteria) Girls Inc. of Carpinteria will celebrate Mother’s Day weekend with its ninth annual Mariachi ...

The strains of mariachi music filled the air at the University of San Diego late last week. "We invited some of the best professional mariachis in the world to join us in teaching technique and ...

A musical odyssey ongoing for hundreds of years has landed on the Westside, providing opportunities for both students and local festivities. The Santa Monica College Mariachi Ensemble recently ...

Omar Perez beams every time he watches his 9-year-old daughter Victoria Isabella play the trumpet in her school's mariachi band. In the year she's been performing, she's transformed from a shy ...

APTOS — Given the large Hispanic population of Santa Cruz County, it should come as no surprise the wide variety of Mariachi bands that have flourished. From youth groups to professional adult ...