The largest mariachi music festival in the United States took place this summer at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The 33rd annual MARIACHI USA centered a genre that's rooted in folk traditions and ...

As the Latino student population continues to grow at CSUN, classes about Latin music and its roots continue to play an important role in connecting students to their cultural heritage. CSUN’s ...

The 28th Annual Santa Barbara Mariachi Festival was a celebration of the Mexican spirit, and party to honor a unique culture that, as the festival’s headliner Angeles Ochoa sang Saturday night, has no ...

Metropolitan State University of Denver has built a reputation as a school with unique programs. Now there's something new for people with an interest in music and culture: an individualized degree ...

Rosa Quirino liked to perform with leather huaraches on her feet and a shawl criss-crossed over her chest, in a nod to Pancho Villa. When men teased her as she sang, she would tell them: “Gentlemen, ...

This webpage offers a sampling of mariachi recordings and an essay on the music's significance and historical background. Explore further with movie clips of live performances.

This story was reported for K Onda KQED, a monthly newsletter focused on the Bay Area’s Latinx community. Click here to subscribe. Santa Clara native Abril Dorado has loved mariachi music for as long ...

Do you know that feeling when a song moves you so much, you just feel like you have to add your own voice? Mexican culture has an answer to that: a cathartic, joyous yell called a grito. Legendary ...

Sam Osborn and Alejandra Vasquez's documentary takes viewers inside the world of competitive high school mariachi in Texas. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic Aside from Ken Burns or Steve ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- The beautiful sound of mariachi is heard all over SoCal! Every year mariachi musician Jóse Hernàndez holds a summer institute that brings kids from all over to learn and play ...