A group started in 1994 by two immigrant musicians has become a staple of Mexican culture and music in the city. Sones de Mexico, a five-person Mexican folk ensemble formed and based in Chicago, ...
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. As Mexico celebrates its 200th birthday in 2010, Fiesta Mexicana addresses ...
The Sones de Mexico Ensemble was touring the East Coast last May when throngs of immigrants and supporters took to the streets for “A Day Without Immigrants,” a nationwide protest against proposed ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago's Sones de Mexico Ensemble celebrates 20 years of being the city's foremost performers of Mexican folk music. The ensemble was founded in 1994 by four Mexican musicians and ...
Chicago's folk music ensemble group has made it a mission to educate and preserve Mexican folk and traditional music and dance. In the spirit of keeping the tradition of Mexican Son alive, Sones de ...
About 20 years ago, bass guitarist Juan Dies was asked to perform at a party in Pilsen that celebrated the legacy of Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata. He invited some friends to join him and ...
In Fiesta Mexicana, the fictional character of Dona Sabina, a wise 100-year-old woman created by Sones de Mexico Ensemble, teaches the children a lesson about tempo by forming a “human train" with ...
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Sones de Mexico Ensemble dancer and percussionist Lorena Iniguez recalls that during a workshop, when she was asked how she got started, she replied that she began dancing with Grupo Netzahualcoyotl ...