Daniella Amaya-Salinas came to San Antonio from Houston to sharpen her mariachi trumpet-playing skills, but left knowing she also can please a crowd with her singing. Amaya-Salinas, 17, was ...

Turning that pushback into motivation, Shea was determined to become one of the best trumpet players in the world. ... all-female mariachi group she formed 23 years ago.

Las Chabelitas joined a heavily male-dominated mariachi scene as Houston’s second all-female mariachi band. ‘“It was a great start,” said Erin Lara, 41, who plays the violin and sings for ...

Leonardi moved on from mariachi to playing with the San Francisco Pride Band, where, at a rehearsal in 2000, a colleague told her there was a women’s orchestra in dire need of a trumpet player. She ...

An all-female mariachi band from Los Angeles has played at weddings, funerals, parties and prisons. Now, they are hoping to take the stage internationally.

Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles celebrates its 30th year as America's first all-female mariachi ensemble, with a concert and upcoming anniversary album. Skip to content. ... vihuela and trumpet, ...

Calling all mariachi music lovers! Students from all four corners of Kern County — and beyond, including Las Vegas and Los Angeles — will get a chance to learn from the best maestros in the ...

Mariachi Pasión, an all-female mariachi band in Phoenix, is redefining what the art form can be. Here's how these musicians are playing it forward.

Mariachi Pasión, an all-female mariachi band in Phoenix, is redefining what the art form can be. Here's how these musicians are playing it forward.

Trumpet player Fernando Ponce-Romero says these Latin rhythms add to the diverse variety of music Madison already has to offer. "It's a sign of appreciation and celebration, the music of mariachi.