Given their longevity and the overwhelming stage presence of their frontman, El Tri is often referred to as the Mexican Rolling Stones. Here is why you should brave the crowds and check out this legendary band when they play the Xmatkuil fair on Nov. 29 Simply put, El Tri and its 71-year-old founder, Alex Lora, are…
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…
The first step will likely be to open the theater’s lobby, where cultural activities such as art shows have often been held.
Narcocorridos draw from traditional Mexican folk music styles, such as the corrido and banda, but with storytelling lyrics that celebrate the exploits of drug traffickers.
These changes include a shift in musical programs to include more Yucatecan, Mexican and female composers, as well as the use of non-traditional venues.
Yucatán’s state symphony orchestra will perform the remainder of its September-December program at the Palacio de la Música.
A song by the late Yucatecan composer Armando Manzanero is set to be auctioned off as an NFT.
Swinga Tu Madre a not-so-subtle play on words on an extremely common phrase one may use when cut off in traffic. Let’s leave it at that.
Those intimate concerts at the Hotel Boutique by the Museo are back starting 6 p.m. Thursday, April 14. Beethoven’s String Trios and Bach’s Goldberg Variations are on the program with Nadezhda Golubeva on cello, and both Yana Akopova and Nikolay Dimitrov on violin. Reservations are required and seating is limited to 15 individuals. Facemasks will…
The Mexican-Argentinian singer Diego Verdaguer, 70, died Thursday night in Los Angeles, California, after losing his battle with COVID-19.
Mariachis in Mexico and around the world celebrate International Mariachi Day observed every Jan 21.
For decades Vicente Fernandez has been recognized as the most popular vocal artist in Mexico, and indeed all of Latin America
On Dec. 28 Mérida’s Palacio de la Musica will hold a special tribute to Yucatán’s most beloved singer-songwriter on the first anniversary of his passing.
Mérida’s international tango festival is set to return for a full calendar week starting Nov. 25.
Mérida is set to host the second edition of its Resonancias Yucatán Jazz festival. The event will take place Nov. 26-29 at several Centro venues including el Palacio de la Música and the Teatro José Peón Contreras. Access to all performances will be free to the public thanks to Mexico’s department of culture. Headlining the…
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.
e measure was put in place over a year and a half ago along with a series of other restrictions to help against the spread of COVID-19.
Of the total number of events, there are 24 musical events, 30 theater performances, eight dances, nine literature gatherings, and nine academic events, as well as three performing arts exhibits.
The festival will be of a hybrid nature, with some of the events being held online to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, city authorities announced.
The song in the video makes reference to “coming out of the closet” and a handful of scenes of the signer herself and two men wearing little clothing, but could hardly be called obscene.
Reports that the concert has not yet been approved by city or state authorities have dampened the spirits of many rock fans who have been skeptical about the October event ever since it was first announced.
The music streaming service Spotify finally has the playlist you’ve been waiting for: Oye Yucatán. The eclectic playlist, devoted solely to groups and music originating in Yucatán, so far has 72 songs in rotation. It’s not just traditional ballads. The sounds of rock, pop, jazz, reggae, fusion, and rap in Mayan and Spanish are included….
News of the upcoming show was announced on the national television show “Ventaneando” by Juan Pablo Manzanero, the son of the late singer-songwriter.
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