More captivating is her voice, which soars over a bed of trumpets, accordion and guitarrón as she performs Mexican standards like "Cielo Rojo" and "Amor Eterno." Sitting in a nondescript booth in a ...

“American Mariachi,” a play now running at Red Bank’s Two River Theater, reminds us that mariachi music is a fount of culture, community, resistance and joy — not just for kitschy Mexican restaurants.

A class at the Logan Heights Library is teaching students of all ages how to perform in a mariachi ensemble. KPBS education reporter Katie Anastas shares how the program is helping a father and ...

A few years back, Laura Martinez Perez picked up a violin for the first time and joined a group of aspiring young musicians banded together at Santa Rosa’s Luther Burbank Center for the Arts learning ...

When Jose Hernandez sees Arizona on his tour itinerary the iconic mariachi musician conjures images of Linda Ronstadt. When Ronstadt surprised the pop music world by recording “Canciones de Mi Padre,” ...

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, ...

From the mariachi's booming guitarron on "Cielito Lindo," to the powerful accordeón in Los Tigres del Norte's "Ni Parientes Somos" to even the trap drums of a Natanael Cano corrido tumbado, the sound ...

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 ...

Nevin is one of America’s leading mariachi educators and performers. As a composer, trumpeter and conductor, Nevin leads Mariachi Champaña Nevin, which is widely regarded as one of the leading ...