Mariachi music, a Mexican tradition, is now being treated with more respect thanks to a degree program in its birthplace of ...

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio high school musicians from John Jay's Mariachi Jalisco are putting on a show for the 30th Annual Mariachi Extravaganza. It’s the largest running competition in the country, ...

GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- Mariachi, one of the oldest cultural traditions in Mexico, is not just a style of music -- it embodies the true essence of Mexico and its people. Mariachi groups are often found ...

In 1898, when Gaspar Vargas founded Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan in the Mexican state of Jalisco, there were only four instruments — a guitar, a harp and two violins. Along the way, they super-sized ...

The spirit of Guadalajara’s rich culture runs hot in the veins of its Mariachis, the musical icons who serenade the nation’s boulevards, public squares, and sidewalks with a brand and style of music ...

In “Damas de Jalisco — The Mariachi Tradition,” a Fotoseptiembre USA exhibit, Pamela Wessel — who usually works in black and white — turns to color to capture the energy and style of the mariachi ...