Mariachi

ocean breeze of the Pacific touches the east border and the green, leafy forest covers a vast amount of the south and north side of the state. I am talking about Jalisco, world famous for its tequila that tastes strong and burns your throat, where mariachi gives you the feeling of happiness and unity and the diversity of natural places encourages exploration. This is part of Jalisco, which at the same time is part of my roots, the foundation of the person I am in nowadays. Going back to my…

William E. Orr Middle School (6-8) and Del Sol Academy of the Performing Arts (9-12). Individual school highlights include: Del Sol Academy: Del Sol offers magnet programs in the following mediums: band, costume design, dance, music production, mariachi, technical theater, orchestra and vocal. Part of their mission is to recognize children receive reach mastery of the standards at different times, and staff works to accommodate individual…

Music is part of our lives, we listen to music all the time one way or another. Music can bring many kind of emotions and at times it reflects our feelings. But not only that, music is also really influential in many positive and negative ways. The kind of influence that I will be referring throughout this essay is the powerful influence music can bring to us in our understanding of race and ethnicity. This is call pop-culture “the entirety of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, images and other…

The character in a story is the main foundation in any story, essay, or any other form of writing. These characters not only give the writing a purpose, but present the irony, symbols, and conflicts in the stories. Without the main character there would not be any sort of writing. The main character may also be dynamic, which means the change as the story goes on, or they may be flat, which meants that they don’t change. From the many stories we read in our class, I fell in love with the…

in full swing with hits like “Conga” from Gloria Estefan’s Miami Sound Machine. Juan Gabriel, Marco Antonio Solís, and Vicente Fernández also each made their mark as renowned Mexican artists singing in notably Mexican styles, such as ranchera and mariachi. In the 1990s, more breakout stars entered the spotlight and began doing English crossover songs and albums, following Gloria Estefan’s lead. Selena, Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, and Shakira all would eventually cross over into the English…

On Sunday, November 27, 2016, at 6pm I did my concert report at a mom and pops restaurant called, Mariscos Uruapan in Mira Loma. Before entering, I looked at my surroundings; I have never seen people riding horses around the city. One of the observations that stood out to me was that many customers were not parking their own cars instead they used valet parking. People that rode their horses had certain areas to “park” their horse. I can hear the live band performing from the outside of the…

but overall they are thoroughly woven pieces of art that blend the rhythm of the music, the vivid colors of the clothing, and dancing accessories into a graceful performance (Mexican Dance, n.d.). Mexico is also known for their colorful Mariachi band music. Mariachi is a folk style of music traditionally wearing a charro suit and often tell a story of pride, romance and poverty (The Mexican Culture, n.d.). A charro suit can be of many colors, but traditionally it consists of a black sombrero…

There are countless numbers of people that have impacted others around the world. These people, past and present, have influenced others in many different ways. No matter how they changed the lives of other people, they will all be remembered for many years for their accomplishments. One example of a person who has impacted the rest of the world is Carlos Santana. Carlos Santana is a very influential person who has affected many people through his music. Carlos Santana brought the entire world…

Throughout my life, there have been multiple places where I faintly see God. One day that I felt his presence more than ever was the day after the 2016 election. On the day of the election, there was a lot of tension in Marquette University High School. I do not know how many people felt it, but I know that I did, and I could see that some classmates acted a little out of the usual, and ignored me in some cases. Later that night, the election seemed to be going in favor for Mr. Donald Trump. I…

The music that I am used to, to be honest, has always seemed quite boring and formulaic to me. At St. Odilia, however, the music was anything but that. The band that was playing the music seemed to be arranged in a variation of the traditional mariachi style, consisting of multiple guitars, violins, maracas, and unique percussion which I could not identify. The opening song was called “Éste Es el Día”, which translates to “This Is The Day”. The lyrics are based off the words in Psalm 118: “This…