ranchera

The commemoration of the "Cinco de Mayo" and its "Batalla de Puebla (Battle of Puebla) reminds us of the how a ranchera song like "La Adelita" tells the story of the Mexican Revolution. But before I tell you of how and why the popular…

Mexican Ranchera music has enjoyed great popularity for the last half-century, in large part due to the contributions of two artists; Jose Alfredo Jimenez and Juan Gabriel. Between them, they have written over 2,000 songs, and some…

Jose Feliciano's style has also found a nice blend with Mexican "ranchera". The Puerto Rican Latin music legend has just launched his 3rd album dedicated to Mexico with the release of "My Love for Mexico". This album is almost a sequel…