Mariachi De Roman Palomar Cumbia Del Monte «Editor's Choice»

Keeping the mariachi uniform and sound while embracing a foreign rhythm.

Román Palomar was more than a bandleader; he was a musical architect. While most mariachi groups of the mid-20th century focused on the ranchera and the son jalisciense , Palomar looked toward the Caribbean. He recognized that the rhythmic drive of the cumbia—which was sweeping across Latin America in the 1960s—could be beautifully articulated through the vihuela, guitarrón, and trumpets. Analyzing "Cumbia Del Monte" Mariachi de Roman Palomar Cumbia Del Monte

Proving that mariachi is a living, breathing art form, not a museum piece. Keeping the mariachi uniform and sound while embracing

of similar "Tropical Mariachi" tracks from the 1960s and 70s. breathing art form

on how Colombian Cumbia first migrated to Mexico. Which of these

of the instrumentation used in Palomar's recordings.