What would you call Coachella if it were in Yucatán? We may soon find out. Yucatán’s Secretary of Economy and Labor, Ermilo Barrera Novelo, has proposed large-scale music festivals in Yucatán. The official posted on his X account asking whether Yucatán should host music festivals comparable to the billion-peso Tecate Pa’l Norte in Monterrey and…
The controversial Fyre Festival 2 Mexico, a promised sequel to a disastrous 2017 attempt at a high-end music event, has been scuttled. That’s according to recent communications sent to ticket holders. The event was initially scheduled to run from May 30 to June 2 in the Riviera Maya‘s northernmost playground, Playa del Carmen. Ticket purchasers…
The curtain rises on a new cultural space, honoring the memory of Yucatecan musician and composer Guty Cárdenas. Guty Cárdenas — Casa Memoria showcases the legacy of this 1920s icon, who is still remembered for songs like “Caminante del Mayab,” “Nunca,” and “Rayito de sol.” Guty Cárdenas was known as “The King of Yucatecan Song,”…
An urban art festival featuring Maya and Spanish rap music was announced by Yucatán’s State Center for Crime Prevention and Citizen Participation (Cepredey) and Sedeculta, the state’s cultural agency. The initiative is part of the United for Life government strategy. The festival will span 10 yet-unnamed communities. The Crea initiative, announced at the Gran Museo…
The music is back after local pressure and social media activism won a swift victory in Izamal’s historic Mercado Municipal. The confrontation began when Izamal’s market director attempted to remove the musician, who has provided the soundtrack for diners and tourists in the market’s bustling food court for years. The official claimed the performer was…
The upcoming season of the Yucatán Symphony Orchestra features a variety of musical performances and celebrates the 150th birthday of composer Maurice Ravel. Beyond his famous Bolero, which revolutionized the art of orchestration, Ravel wrote impressive works like the ballet Daphnis et Chloé, full of rhythm and new sonic colors, Le Tombeau de Couperin, and…
Shuttered since a ruinous fire two years ago, the Teatro José Peón Contreras is clad in scaffolding, and its stage is silent. And it likely will remain that way until late 2025, according to INAH. The restoration of the Jose Peon Contreras will continue for at least 10 more months, said Anna Goycoolea Artís, the head…
Where better to display a collection of over 200 gramophones, phonographs and music boxes than in one of the Centro’s grandest Art Nouveau townhomes? Until now a private residence, Casa Modeon Mérida invites visitors to view a most unlikely collection of mint-condition musical antiques documenting the music industry’s evolution from 1820 to 1930. The exhibition…
After a first listen, I imagine many people would describe Re as bordering on the chaotic — it switches back and forth between genres as diverse as trova, ska, salsa, funk, and metal.
Lea Garza, a 16-year-old musical talent whose budding career we have enjoyed following since she was 12, will give a concert as part of the Festival Internacional Héctor Herrera Cholo. The tribute to the famed Mexican comedian “Cholo”, begins 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 when Garza will perform at the Armonía-Cenit concert at the Palacio…
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