Sones de México Ensemble Chicago

Sones de Mexico Ensemble is a Chicago folk music group that specializes in the Mexican musical tradition known as "son". [ [http://www.sonesdemexico.com/index2.html http://www.sonesdemexico.com/index2.html] ] Sones de Mexico was nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Folk Album of 2007 for its Esta Tierra Es Tuya (This Land Is Your Land) disc. [ [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16049758 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16049758] ] It was also nominated for a Grammy for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album for the album. [http://www.sonesdemexico.com/index2.html]

Chicago’s premier folk music ensemble specializing in Mexican ‘son’ including the regional styles of huapango, gustos, chilenas, son jarocho, and more.

The group formed in 1994 to keep the tradition of Mexican ‘son’ alive in its many regional forms. As a performer and recording artist, the ensemble has developed and popularized many original arrangements of Mexican traditional tunes touring mostly in the Midwest, East Coast and Southern U.S. Some of its original work has experimented cross-culturally with symphonic, Irish, folk, C&W, jazz, and rock music, though never abandoning its roots in Mexican son.

Also a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, the ensemble is committed to teaching. The ensemble members reach out to young and old with many of its educational programs nationwide.

The group consists of Victor Pichardo (music director), Juan Dies (CEO and producer), Zacbé Pichardo, Lorena Iñiguez, Javier Saume-Mazzei, and Juan Rivera.

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