2008 World Folk Song Music Festival Event

Performer: Chejere(Mexico)

About Chejere

This Mexican band has made of music a celebration of joy, a renewed testimony of tradition and a way of living. It offers a combination of different expressions of Mexican 'son' with rhythms of world music influence. Chejere has taken its art to festivals, theaters, fandangos and forums in Mexico and other countries, guiding the listeners to a timeless travel through emotions.

About Sones de Mexico

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.

Remarks: Tickets for Concert by Chejere(Mexico) and Sones de Mexico are available now!