ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- Once a week after school at Ponderosa Elementary the sound of music fills classroom 47. Students are learning about mariachi music and how to play instruments as part of ...

Music leader, José Soto, helps empower young musicians through free classes and instruction as their confidence grows through community performances Read more stories celebrating the local Latino ...

Perris students learn to make mariachi music ...

Mariachi de Uclatlán at UCLA practices the various styles of mariachi music, such as son jalisciense and huapango. The ensemble features both more traditionally Western instruments, such as the harp, ...

Coral Lopez arrives 90 minutes early to Kimball Middle School twice a week to attend mariachi practice. Up until this year, mariachi did not exist at the Elgin middle school. The new program at ...

Former students at Chavez Huerta Preparatory Academy in Pueblo want to know what happened to the mariachi instruments and uniforms they used. And parents are asking about the money these students ...

The violin strings sing out in a familiar melody, but this isn't Carnegie Hall. It's a classroom at Metropolitan State University of Denver, where students will be able to pursue formal degrees in ...

Mariachi, a soundtrack for celebration in Mexico, offers a way for couples to honor their heritage at their weddings. By Mekita Rivas Weddings are steeped in tradition, but where did those traditions ...

“Cruzar la Cara de la Luna,” a mariachi opera, tells a moving story about family, migration, and cultural identity. The production features a unique blend of opera singers and the Grammy-winning ...

It’s not easy to break with tradition. Especially when that tradition is centuries old and as steeped in a way of life as mariachi music is in Mexican culture. Traditionally played by men, with songs ...

“Cruzar la Cara de la Luna,” often celebrated as the world’s first mariachi opera, will bring a profound story of family ties, migration, and cultural identity to the Globe-News Center for the ...

It’s not easy to break with tradition. Especially when that tradition is centuries old and as steeped in a way of life as mariachi music is in Mexican culture. Traditionally played by men, with songs ...