More than 1,000 mariachis gathered in Mexico City’s main plaza Sunday, strumming guitars and singing classics like “Cielito Lindo” to end a mariachi congress celebrating the musical form.
The musicians, many of whom had arrived in Mexico’s capital from other cities, expressed their joy at singing in the giant iconic plaza, saying the music is a family tradition they start learning at a young age.
Jesús Morales said his father taught him to play the violin at age 8, and at 13 he began playing with his uncles in the Mariachi Morales in the city of Hidalgo. 赫蘇斯.莫拉萊斯說,8歲時父親教他拉小提琴,13歲時他開始與叔叔們在伊達爾戈市「莫拉雷斯墨西哥街頭樂隊」演奏。