From the very heart of Mexico, both geographically and emotionally, comes an exciting new performance special celebrating the vast diversity of Mexico’s music, dance and people. Singer Vikki Carr hosts FIESTA MEXICANA, sharing personal memories of her Mexican heritage while introducing some of the nation’s most popular performers to new audiences north of the border. Recorded in the lovely colonial cities of Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende, FIESTA MEXICANA is a showcase for music from all over Mexico.   

            Every true Mexican celebration must include a mariachi band, and one of North America’s finest mariachi groups gets the party going. Nati Cano’s Mariachi Los Camperosopens the program with “Que Bonita Es Mi Tierra” (“How Beautiful Is My Country”). Other musicians include Tlen-Huicani of Veracruz, authentic interpreters of Mexico’s traditional folk music, and the Guanajuato State Symphony Orchestra. One of Mexico’s best loved singers, Eugenia Leon performs with the symphony. Also making an appearance is the Estudiantina of the University of Guanajuato, college students dressed as medieval troubadours who stroll through Guanajuato each evening literally “singing for their supper.” They perform the hugely popular “Si Nos Dejan,” with the theater audience singing along. Vikki Carr also  sings “Somos Novios.”

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