Pepe Aguilar stays true to his ranchera roots, but he’s still evolving. On Thursday night, the música mexicana legend released his new album Que Llueva Tequila, which he describes as a “little oasis” ...
Twice during our 22-minute Zoom, Aida Cuevas marks her professional career age: one year shy of a golden anniversary. Beaming in from Mexico City – where her father’s family from Michoacán and her ...
Trying to explain what música ranchera is to non-Mexicans reminds me of the apocryphal quote attributed to–take your pick–Louis Armstrong or Duke Ellington, when someone asked what jazz is. Ranchera ...