Smithsonian Folkways Artist Natio Cano on what makes a good Mariachi

Natividad "Nati" Cano was born in 1933 to a family of day laborers and folk musicians in the small town of Ahuisculco, a rural outpost in the western state of Jalisco, Mexico. A self-taught musician, Nati rose to become the leader of Mariachi Los Camperos, a world-renowned group that has become an emblem of mariachi performance. He is active in the preservation of mariachi traditions and the education of young musicians. Here he discusses the elements of a good mariachi at his Los Angeles restaurant, La Fonda with performance footage from the annual Viva el Mariachi Festival in Fresno, CA. Learn more about Natis music and legacy visit http://www.folkways.si.edu/explore_folkways/nati_cano.aspx

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Music

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• Mariachi
• California
• Latin American Music
• Los Camperos
• vocal music
• guitar
• violin
• trumpet
• gitarron

[briancar89]

Thanks!! I've been using these videos to try to learn Spanish (my wife learned English in part thanks to U2 and Nirvana...) but that one was a bit too fast for me to pick up the words, thanks again!!

[GrandesClassicos93]

@briancar89 El Maracumbe

[briancar89]

Does anyone know the name of the song that they start singing around the 46 second mark? Thanks!!

[153AlexTheGreat]

Yo estoy en el grupo mariachi amor de capistrano y nati cano fue a ayudar los en the musica.

[juanbosco31]

Nati Cano significa Million Dollar, La Fonda, La Plaza Olvera Nati Cano ha sido el embajador de Mexico en Los Angeles

Bravo Nati !!!!!!!

[Mantecas1972]

Estoy muy de acuerdo con todo lo que dice Nati...