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Posts by Daniel Sheehy
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Chris Strachwitz: A Life as ArtChris Strachwitz passed on May 5, 2023, but he is still with us in the millions of lives he touched through his work.
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Musical Migrations: The Creative Travels of César CastroCésar Castro is a musician, luthier, and teacher using son jarocho to empower communities.
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Music Industry’s “Biggest Day” Marks a Mariachi MilestoneAt the 2020 GRAMMYs, Mariachi Los Camperos won the award for Best Mexican Regional Album.
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The Legacy of Santa Claus and His Mariachi FamilyI met Santa Claus late one Sunday night in 1974 in La Hacienda Mexican nightclub in downtown Los Angeles.
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The Making of a Maestro: Mariachi Los Camperos Leader Chuy GuzmánIt’s as if he were born to lead a world-renowned mariachi ensemble.
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Feed the “Birds of 400 Voices”: Cultivating Mexican Music Traditions in CaliforniaLos Cenzontles was about teaching Mexican music and dance traditions, but it was also about much more.
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The Quarter-Century Reign of Mariachi ReynaFar from a “girl band” or pop novelty, the group’s success is a hard-earned triumph of gender justice.
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Fruits of the Vine:
Pride and Power in Mariachi MusicWhen Carmen Dias discovered mariachi music, she discovered herself.
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The World’s First LGBTQ MariachiMariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles is named for the rainbow flag and the city that makes the group possible.
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Belleza y brutalidad: música y poder social en Chile, 1973El director emérito de Smithsonian Folkways comparte historias, fotos y videos de su trabajo de campo en Chile, que coincidió con el golpe de estado de Pinochet.
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