¿QPM? S3 EP 2: An all female mariachi; their instruments and mixture of cultures.
Flor de Toloache talks about the instruments that were substituted with newer lighter instruments in Mariachis, about how they stay in touch with their culture and about terms Latinos use that other cultures might seem as racist.
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Show Notes
This season is all about Música! And in this episode we go back to our interview with the Grammy-winning all-female Mariachi Flor de Toloache in 2015. Where las chicas shared how they stay in touch with their culture while living in the US, como por ejemplo taking tango lessons, how black people are seen differently in Latino countries vs. in North America and how each of their instruments fit into the ensemble.
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