Mexico

The commemoration of the "Cinco de Mayo" and its "Batalla de Puebla (Battle of Puebla) reminds us of the how a ranchera song like "La Adelita" tells the story of the Mexican Revolution. But before I tell you of how and why the popular…

Mexican Ranchera music has enjoyed great popularity for the last half-century, in large part due to the contributions of two artists; Jose Alfredo Jimenez and Juan Gabriel. Between them, they have written over 2,000 songs, and some…

Listening to "Radio Flor" by the small Latin folk musical group called Cascada de Flores has been a delicious discovery of retro acoustic music with Mexican and Caribbean roots. As they say in the liner notes of "Radio Flor", their 4th…

Jose Feliciano's style has also found a nice blend with Mexican "ranchera". The Puerto Rican Latin music legend has just launched his 3rd album dedicated to Mexico with the release of "My Love for Mexico". This album is almost a sequel…

Many artists have dedicated songs to Mexico. As a major force and an important musical mecca for Latin music, Mexico is an important stage every artist wants to visit.s we celebrate Mexico's independence in September, I'm reflecting on some…