The International Mariachi festival gala concert in Ajijic on September 1 not only pulled in a full house, but also gave the receptive audience a true sense of what the annual musical confab is all about.
With groups from three countries taking the stage, the show underlined the genre’s global appeal as encapsulated in the festival’s 2012 slogan “el mundo entero querrá ser mexicano” (the whole world will want to be Mexican).
Following a warm-up act by local ballet folklorico dancers, the program opened with a set by the Mariachi Tradicional Los Pitayeros. The Guadalajara quintet captured the essence of the foot-thumping, country-style Mexican son, performing in the original mariachi style with voice and string instruments only.
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