Wirikuta es un lugar sagrado para el pueblo Wixárika (huichol), ubicado en el desierto de San Luis Potosí, y comprende los municipios de Matehuala, Catorce, Charcas, Villa de Guadalupe, Villa de la Paz y Vlla de Ramos. Este sitio, donde el pueblo huichol peregrinado por cientos de años, es considerado, de acuerdo a su cosmogonía, como el lugar donde se originó el universo. Esta zona ecológica tiene es de gran importancia para la biodiversidad, ya que cuenta con un ecosistema único que y es una de las zonas con mayor diversidad en México. En 1999, la UNESCO [...]
MTV Unplugged: Los Tigres del Norte and Friends, Fonovisa, Mexico Rating: 44 by Andrew Casillas and Blanca Méndez It's not that Club Fonograma's two Texans have ever been (directly) involved in drug trafficking, cock fighting, or any of the other unlawful activities that Los Tigres del Norte make music about, but having both grown up near the Texas-Mexico border listening to the accordion-heavy sagas that the band is famous for, Andrew and Blanca just know what Los [...]
Uno de los iconos de la música regional mexicana, Los Tigres del Norte, serán parte de la serie de conciertos Unplugged para la cadena de videos MTV. En toda la historia de estos shows desenchufados es la primera vez que se le da la oportunidad de un grupo de música regional, así la banda norteña [Leer más...]
Last night's Grammy Awards weren't just about Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, and the wonders of Auto-Tune. At the pre-telecast awards ceremony, a handful of accordionists picked up awards, too. Let's review the big winners: Best Cajun or Zydeco Album: Buckwheat Zydeco The Cajun/Zydeco category has only been around for three years, but it's already produced three different winners. Buckwheat Zydeco played organ for the legendary Clifton Chenier's band before picking up the accordion and, since Chenier's death in 1987, has become zydeco's best-known (and most mainstream) artist. [...]
APATZINGAN, Michoacan — In farm towns across the state of Michoacan, residents are used to seeing military patrols rumbling through their streets. But until late last month, they had never seen soldiers descending on City Hall. After surrounding the whitewashed building in Apatzingan's central square, masked troops armed with AK-47 rifles arrested the mayor, Genaro Guizar Valencia. Authorities accused Guizar — and more than two dozen other officials across the state — of working for La Familia Michoacán, an ascendant drug cartel guided by a messianic cult that promises to protect the poor while [...]
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While most of the world relaxes after the Super Bowl and Maura sits on the edge of her office chair waiting for pitchers and catchers to report on Saturday, tonight is the pinnacle of my sports-related 2009: It's the World Cup Qualifier between the United States and Mexico in Columbus, Ohio. As a devoted fan of my country's soccer team (despite my occasional reservations regarding the United States itself), I'm probably going to talk some trash about the country of Mexico and (specifically) its national soccer team tonight, so I figured I'd offer up a pre-emptive apology. Five excellent [...]
While the headlines around yesterday's Grammy Awards focused on the artists featured during the CBS telecast, we're turning the spotlight on those noble, accordion-toting winners who flew under the radar at the pre-telecast ceremony. It was no surprise that Jimmy Sturr walked away with his 18th Grammy for Best Polka Album. This was Sturr's fourth consecutive win and, at this point, it's hard to imagine a scenario where anyone else wins this category. (Per our interview with Jimmy three years ago: "I'll [step down] when the New York Yankees [...]
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