Italian singer and guitarist Letizia Fuochi has a new album dedicated to influential Mexican singer Chavela Vargas. The title of the new recording is “Fuegos…
New Album from Letizia Fuochi, Fuegos y Chavela
Tag: Mexican music
Superb Guitar Mastery from Latin America
Duo Coincidencia – Veracruz – Sones y Flores (Cugate Clásicos Latinos, 2020) Veracruz – Sones y Flores presents a set of delightful, masterfully performed guitar…
Passionate Boleros from Costa Chica
Various Artists – Mexico: The Best Boleros from Costa Chica (ARC Music, 2018) The compilation Mexico: The Best Boleros from Costa Chica showcases the thriving…
The Passionate Mariachis from El Norte
Just in time National Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States, two outstanding mariachi albums are now available: “De Ayer para Siempre” from Mariachi Los…
Mexican Roots Fusion and Social Fairness from the Villalobos Brothers
Villalobos Brothers – Somos (Villalobos Brothers, 2019) The Villalobos Brothers hail from Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico area. Their finely-crafted music includes an exquisite…
Artist Profiles: Antonio Zepeda
Born in Mexico City in 1946, Antonio Zepeda is the first contemporary musician and composer who, from a non-western point of view, gives relevance to…
Artist Profiles: Claudia Martínez
Born in Mexico City in 1961, Claudia Martínez studied music from the age of 9, in the renowned school of Cesar Tort. She later enrolled…
Artist Profiles: Jaramar
Jaramar Soto was born in Mexico City. She studied music from the age of 10, and soon she discovered early music, in which she found…
Artist Profiles: Lila Downs
Daughter of a Mixtec Indian woman and a Scottish-American father, Lila Downs unites cultures and boundaries with her extraordinary voice. Downs was born September 9,…
Artist Profiles: Los Pregoneros del Puerto
Los Pregoneros del Puerto is a dynamic Mexican group that performs traditional jarocho music from the Mexican Gulf Coast. Led by Jose Gutiérrez on jarana,…