Tuesday, July 1, 2014

US-born banda singers find success in Mexico, US

In this June 13, 2014, photo, a fan reacts to singer Gerardo Ortiz, right, after he brought her onstage during a concert at the Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, California. It is reversal of musical direction for a genre in which Mexican bands traditionally sang tunes popular with immigrants in the U.S. nostalgic for their homeland. Young Mexican-Americans have embraced banda and many musicians now first gain success in the United States before heading south to sing in dirt-floored rodeo arenas and auditoriums in Mexico. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) MEXICO CITY (AP) — Banda music is the soundtrack of modern Mexico, with its thumping polka beat and trumpets blasting everywhere from rural fairs to working-class Mexico City weddings. And it's increasingly made in the U.S.A.








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