Jul
05
¿Quién no conoce la bebida llamada tequila? Muchos conocemos también el pueblo del mismo nombre, ¿pero cuántos sabemos de su tradición musical? Un pueblo encantador a unos 50 kilómetros al sureste de Guadalajara, Tequila se ubica en el corazón de la región jalisciense del agave azúl, cactácea del que...
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Jul
03
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32Pf_6QZExo Nearly 60 students from 21 cities from Texas, Arizona and California convened in San Antonio June 18-22 for the 7th Annual Mariachi Extravaganza Summer Camp. Students studied under the tutelage of master maestros Vanessa Alonso and Octavio Moreno where they experienced a vocal immersion over a one-week period learning...
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Jul
03
Under the musical direction of Dr. Dahlia Guerra, Francisco Loera, and Miguel Peña, the award-winning University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley (UT-RGV) mariachi program and Ballet Folklórico group has set a high standard of excellence amongst collegiate performing ensembles internationally. Three mariachi groups fall under UT-RGV’s umbrella, including Mariachi Aztlán,...
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Jun
26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkxVAHq8XjM Fifteen year old Jizelle Rodríguez is doing well. The Kyle, Texas native was placed in the limelight when her excellent interpretation of “El Jaripeo” earned her the prestigious Grand Champion Vocalist award during the 23rd annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza in December 2017. Jizelle was selected from more than...
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Jun
13
Tickets for the 24th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza go on sale to the general public July 16. El Mejor Mariachi del Mundo; Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán returns to San Antonio for the 24th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza on Sunday Nov. 18 at the Lila Cockrell Theatre (200 E. Market) at...
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Jun
06
Another Mother’s Day celebration has come and gone, and we’d like to take a moment to recap our grand experience in presenting La Voz de Mariachi – Steeven Sandoval – as a solo artist, during the Serenata de Las Madres concert held recently in San Antonio at the Charline McCombs...
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Jun
05
Congratulations to the San Antonio-based Mariachi Los Caporales who made it into Newsweek’s Special Edition on Selena that is currently on the newsstands now through July 14. The photo, taken by San Antonio-based photographer Al Rendón, shows Los Caporales on a two-page spread posing with Selena backstage during the 1995...
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May
30
Annually, dozens of students from across the nation come to the Alamo City to study with master vocal instructors in a summer camp that runs June 18-22. Students will not only hone in on singing skills, but study the language, cultura mexicana and stage performance techniques prevalent in the mariachi...
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May
22
A belated congratulations is extended to the Rio Grande Valley’s Mariachi Mariposas (Mission, TX) who took first place in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s Mariachi Invitational this year. This makes Mariposas two-time grand champion winners of one of the largest professional mariachi group competitions in the world. In this...
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Apr
30
Todos recordamos a Steeven Sandoval, el güerito que tocaba violín durante 14 años con el Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, y que era la primera voz de ese famoso grupo. Los fanáticos de "La Voz del Mariachi" saben que dejó el Mariachi Vargas hace cinco años para unirse al Mariachi Nuevo...
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