Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 26—"It's not the music we play, it's what we live," says mariachi performer Elias Garcia. Garcia plays private events in a ...

Though Ramon Ponce can’t pinpoint when he started singing, his talent for it won him first place in a contest when he was five years old. This was decades ago in the capital city of Puebla, Mexico, ...

Jorge Rodriguez pauses for just a brief moment when asked why he performs mariachi music. “Initially, it was because it made me happy. It made me forget about the world,” says the San Jose-based ...

A class at the Logan Heights Library is teaching students of all ages how to perform in a mariachi ensemble. KPBS education reporter Katie Anastas shares how the program is helping a father and ...

Valentin Gonzalez was just 7 years old when he picked up a vihuela for the first time to play the music that has run through his family’s veins for five generations. He learned mariachi from his ...

Jul. 26—"It's not the music we play, it's what we live," says mariachi performer Elias Garcia. Garcia plays private events in a group named Mariachi Norteño, along with accordion player Miguelito ...