{"id":11603,"date":"2022-07-01T00:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T04:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazineampm.com\/?p=11603"},"modified":"2022-06-29T14:12:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T18:12:41","slug":"soy-mariachi-soy-popular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazineampm.com\/en\/soy-mariachi-soy-popular\/","title":{"rendered":"I'm mariachi, I'm popular"},"content":{"rendered":"

The house dog, a Pekingese named Hillary, dozes on a guitar case as if nothing was happening around her. There, in a small apartment in El Vedado, the rehearsal is going on, as it does every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday \u2014as long as there is no work\u2014.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In a pause, without letting go of the violin, Adyany Isalgu\u00e9 prints scores, distributes them, and they start again. Three months ago, after things did not work out in another group, she and several members decided to become independent and formed El Mariachi de mi Tierra. They called him that in honor of the band that accompanied the Mexican Juan Gabriel for much of his career.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The first notes of <\/span>As the flower<\/span><\/i>, by Selena, a song that has hardly been played in the activities, but someone has suggested incorporating it so that people dance. \u201cWe do choreography and everything in the works\u201d, says Adyany, enthusiastic. Somehow, the theme closes turned into a mambo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And it is not uncommon for other genres to be mixed; on the contrary. \u201cWe have come to touch <\/span>Speak killer <\/span><\/i>\u00a0-bill-. In fact, it happened to us recently when we reached about fifteen, and from outside they told us: 'you sing me two ranchera songs, but what I want is El Negrito and El Kokito'. And at that time you have to please them... within what is possible, there are always limits. We have also made Cuban music, because in the end we are a Cuban mariachi\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As they all come from art schools, traditional themes are familiar to them, adds Nelsa P\u00e9rez, singer. Although the list is thought before, it is usually modified according to the wishes of the client.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If they are asked for a song that they do not master, then they improvise; then they put it on in the next rehearsal, and thus they expand the repertoire. These requests represent \u201cunconscious help\u201d from people, says Adyany, because the next time someone wants such a piece, they will be ready.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, certain guidelines prevail: when they go to a birthday, they cannot miss <\/span>The Morning<\/span><\/i>yes; if it is a marriage anniversary, romantic songs. Themes dedicated to mothers or grandmothers are also a constant. When there are children in the family they have even played children's music, like some songs from the soundtrack of the movie <\/span>Coco<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n