In this age of tech dominance that permeates even the sound of music it was refreshing and exhilarating to listen to the acoustic instruments and voices of Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan! My God, they played beautifully and provided a potpourri of great music of Mexico; traditional, huapangos, boletos and of course rancheras! With homages to Jorge Negrete, Juan Gabriel and the great Jose Alfredo Jimenez with big screens showing Mexican classic film footage, colorful regional videos, and other visual treats.
14 talented performers, violins, trumpets, guitarrón, guitars vihuela, and a singing harp and unforgettable vocals surpassing popular vocalists singing today.
Songs that made you want to dance, reminisce, and nearly cry. After the concert, I wanted to pick up my guitar and revisit those songs, learn them and sing them to ones I love. It’s ironic that when the French invaded Mexico in the 1850s and installed Maximiliano as emperor, this music was named from the French word marriage. Although divorced, Mexico kept and elevated this music by Mariachi!