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Fest Del Mariachi
If you are crazy about Spain and want to take part in their festival, then book your tickets online for Fest Del Mariachi and enjoy!
The XIII Encuentro Internacional del Mariachi, or as we refer to it, the Mariachi Festival, and it is regarded as the biggest and best festival in the world and Mariachi groups come from all over the world (including Japan) to participate in this festival. Mariachi are actually Mexican street musicians. They are usually a group that consists of at least two violins, two trumpets, one Spanish guitar, one vihuela (a high-pitched, five-string guitar) and one guitarrón (a small-scaled acoustic bass), but it can feature more than twenty musicians also. They dress in wide brimmed hats and studded charro suits and they sing songs that speak of love, betrayal, death, politics, machismo and revolutionary heroes. In the 19th century, many of them were nomadic laborers who moved from estate to another. But when revolution broke out many of them started wandering from town to town singing songs that included the message of revolutions and enemies and other news related to it. With the advent of radio and television their popularity grew and mariachis can now be found all over Latin America.
The Fest Del Mariachi started in the year 1994 and has been continuing ever since. It is regarded as one of the prestigious festival of Mexico as it calls upon participation from local, national and international levels and people from all walks of life- artists, cultural as well as political- joins this festival. America, Croatia, Cuba, Italy, Belgium, Chile, French, Argentina, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Australia, Arabia, Costa Rica, Canada participates in this festival. In its own way, this festival tries to promote goodwill by blending international trade and diplomatic luncheons, meetings as well reception with the visiting countries.
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Artist Biography - Fest Del Mariachi
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 This festival is also famous for its finest Mexican food- tacos, quesadillas and burritos, and also beer and tequila- and all in all, this is a feast of Mexican culture. The first Saturday of the Encounter, the Guadalajara's downtown streets are full of mariachi who are from the different parts of the world, the event is also joined by a greater number of people in downtown; the inaugural parade, street 16 of September, from Niños Heroes, to Jesus Garcia and Alcalde, happening through Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral and the Sanctuary, receives to more than a million 800 thousand people all over this route who from early hour meet to appreciate over 16 allegorical cars and the participant mariachis in the encounter, including the Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlàn, Los Camperos and the Mariachi of America. An event that is transmitted by television and reaches high-audience levels.
The Fest Del Mariachi is not only popular in Mexico, with the passing of time it has also spread to other parts of the world too. The mariachi tradition has been extended from Mexico to the United States, and to other countries, particularly Colombia. Colombian music is highly influenced by popular Mexican mariachi traditions.
The legendary Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, a living tradition of more than 100 years, were founded in 1897 by Gaspar Vargas and are now the fifth generation of Mexico's finest musicians under the direction of Pepe Martínez. Considered the best mariachi of the world, Vargas' music ranges from soulful Mexican traditional sones to classical symphony arrangements.
Book your tickets today before you missed the show.
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For more information , enjoy the official homepage of Fest Del Mariachi
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