LOS ANGELES -- For fifth generation musician Jose Hernandez, mariachi is more than the music of his motherland Mexico. It is ingrained in his heart and something he needs to listen to or do everyday.

There's really only one way to play mariachi, even if you're a punk rocker — you have to mean it, right down to the last neatly chopped acoustic-guitar chord. The great mariachis share tales of love, ...

One student had played the cowbell in band class, another the tambourine and bells. But few of the 12 students sitting in the small theater at Mission High School had ever picked up a guitar until ...

Being a mariachi is a specialized gig. You might be able to fool people who don't know the music by wearing those tight pants and little jackets and playing with lots of vibrato. But hardcore mariachi ...

El Mariachi de Pueblo is proof that music is a universal language that soothes the soul and ignites the spirit, even when the lyrics are foreign to some. The 25-member group, founded by an Anglo ...

It’s often said that music is a universal language. When you hear a guitar strummed, a trumpet, or a violin - even without knowing the lyrics - you'll likely understand what message ...

This story was reported for K Onda KQED, a monthly newsletter focused on the Bay Area’s Latinx community. Click here to subscribe. Santa Clara native Abril Dorado has loved mariachi music for as long ...