“El Son de la Negra” performed by Mariachi Monarcas de Milwaukee is a Mexican folk song. “El Son de la Negra” – The song in this performance by Mariachi Monarcas de Milwaukee is a Mexican folk song.

Carlos Rivera chose the Day of the Dead celebration to launch VIDA, a six-song EP filled with nostalgia, delving into mariachi, sierreño and even tumbado music. The Mexican pop star, born in Huamantla ...

Mariachi music, a vibrant genre born in Mexico and carried across generations, is finding new life on Boston University’s campus. This semester, junior Josue Ibañez-Bautista founded Los Mariachi ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- He can bring you to tears with his Italian arias. But tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz started his musical journey by singing popular Spanish mariachi songs. The Mexican singer starred in the ...

“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.

Sergio Maya, a young mariachi musician from central Mexico, was crowned the winner of the binational Mexico Canta contest in the best performer category on Sunday night (Oct. 5). Meanwhile, ...

In the world of Mexican music, Vicente Fernandez became a cultural icon. His children followed in his musical footsteps, including his son, Alejandro. And now, Alejandro's daughter is doing the same.

A European tour and 4X platinum live album with Shakira. Annual performances at Bono's exclusive parties. Serenades at the White House for Presidents Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, George W. Bush and ...

As a child growing up in Mexico City, Juanita Ulloa started learning ranchera standards listening to patrons joyously joining in with the musicians performing next door at Caballo Bayo, a famous ...

MEXICO CITY — One winner sang a ballad fusing mariachi and hip-hop. Another belted out a song she wrote about a missed opportunity with a crush. A third wooed voters with a booming ode to Mexico.