Mariachi Reyna De Los Angeles
Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles have the rare distinction of being not only an excellent band, but a one that has made history, to boot. The group started in South El Monte, CA in 1994 after José Hernández, a board member of the non-profit Mariachi Heritage Society, noticed that the younger members taking music lessons were very skilled at playing traditional mariachi instruments like the violin, trumpet, and guitarrón mexicano. Knowing that female musicians have few female role models to look up to in mariachi music (women tended to only be singers in the genre), Hernández created Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles from the girls and women (early teens to mid-thirties) who were taking lessons at the Heritage Society, forming the first American all-female mariachi band. In the years since its inception, some original bandmembers still remain, and ones who have left have been replaced. The group tries to keep the number of players in the group at about a dozen.
Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles' profile has continuously increased since 1994. The group tours nationally, as well as throughout Mexico. They've released three albums, 1996's Solo Tuya, 2002's El Mejor Mariachi Femenino del Mundo, and 2009's Latin and American Grammy-nominated Compañeras, also appearing on the soundtrack to the 2003 film Seabiscuit. The group has also played for celebrities like John Travolta, Tom Petty, and George Harrison. In 2009, the group performed for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House's Cinco de Mayo celebration.
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Diskografie
9 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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Mariachi Reyna De Los Angeles
Lateinamerika - Erschienen bei Smithsonian Folkways Recordings am 17.08.2018
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Pa' que Sientas Lo Que Siento
Aida Cuevas, Mariachi Reyna De Los Angeles
World Music - Erschienen bei Cuevas am 10.07.2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Entre Mariachi Y Corazón
Lateinamerika - Erschienen bei Serenata Records am 05.07.2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
¡Que Vivan las Mujeres!: Edición Especial
Lateinamerika - Erschienen bei Serenata Records am 27.08.2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Compañeras
Lateinamerika - Erschienen bei Serenata Records am 15.09.2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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¡Que Vivan Las Mujeres!
World Music - Erschienen bei Serenata Records am 23.04.2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
El Mejor Mariachi Femenino
Lateinamerika - Erschienen bei Serenata Records am 01.01.2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Entre Mariachi y Corazón
World Music - Erschienen bei Serenata Records am 05.07.2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo