Word: mariachi
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...knew that if there was one thing I could contribute to this campus, it was mariachi,” García says...
...frosh weekend, García went around the campus asking several groups whether they’d help her start a mariachi band. Her main selling point was that it would be the first of its kind at any Ivy League university. To Garcia’s delight, Mariachi Veritas was performing by Cinco de Mayo of her freshman year...
...MARIACHI VERITAS DE HARVARD
...Mariachi is the traditional music of Mexico, but it is much, much more than what you hear at a random visit to Border Café. It is a 100 year-old musical and cultural tradition that has spread around Latin America and the world—there are even Mariachis in Iceland and Japan! In a few sung words or a short melody, all the pure emotions of people from true love to bitter resentment can be expressed. Beyond bringing a unique musical expression to Harvard, Mariachi Veritas brings tradition to the University and shares it with everyone. Unlike most...
Although each of my experiences has been fulfilling in its own way, the Mariachi Concert on April 10 was the most encouraging and satisfying because it showed me that there was a real place for Mariachi Veritas on this campus. The 15 people who performed had never sung with a Mariachi band before, proving to the 85 audience members that anyone can feel and love this music, even if they didn’t grow up with it. Although it was absolutely stressful, and I almost had a few breakdowns, it was absolutely worth...