The Nortec Collective is comprised of various artists. The first lineup included Fussible (Pepe Mogt), Bostich (Ramón Amezcua), Panoptica (Roberto Mendoza), Clorofila (Jorge Verdún) and…
Artist Profiles: Nortec Collective
Tag: Mexican music
Artist Profiles: Xavier Quijas Yxayotl
Xavier Quijas Yxayotl was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, of Huichole heritage (his indigenous name, “Yxayotl,” is Nahuatl for “tears”). Originally an artist, in the 1970’s…
Artist Profiles: Tlen-Huicani
Tlen-Huicani remains one of the most faithful performers of the traditional folk music of Veracruz, Mexico. Since 1973, their music and international achievements have earned…
Music for Hispanic Heritage Month 2018
Throughout September and October, the Spanish-speaking nations and Hispanic residents in the United States celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) in the United States.…
A Remarkable Meeting of Mexican and Chinese Plucked Strings
Wu Man & Son de San Diego – Fingertip Carnival (Wind Music, 2018) Acclaimed Chinese pipa player Wu Man enjoys musical journeys, collaborating with musicians…
Son Jarocho Masters Los Cenzontles
Cenzontle is the Aztec word for mockingbird, the bird of a hundred voices. Like the cenzontle, Los Cenzontles interpret a variety of regional Mexican styles.…
Artist Profiles: Lhasa
Her story began in Big Indian, a tiny village perched among the Catskill Mountains of New York although she didn’t stay there long. Lhasa’s (full…
Jenny & The Mexicats’ Fresh Mestizo Sound
Jenny & The Mexicats – Mar Abierto (Mexicat Records, 2017) Globetrotting mestizo music band Jenny & The Mexicats has a new album titled Mar Abierto…
Effective Letter of Introduction to Yuly Tovar
Yuly Tovar – Songs From Mexico (Arc Music EUCD 2714, 2016) The delicate combination of chicano afterbeat and the general ear is challenging. We tend…
Artist Profiles: Los Utrera
Los Utrera is a group from Veracruz, Mexico that was founded in 1992 around the Son Jarocho traditions of this musical family and patriarch Esteban…