Hispanic Heritage Month
Latest Past Events
A Music Geography of Mexico
Malcolm X College 1900 W Jackson Blvd, ChicagoWith the help of a map and a collection of dozens of authentic musical instruments, Sones de México Ensemble will take you on a musical journey through various cultural regions of Mexico presenting Aztec dance, norteña music, and each of the eight Mexican sones (or song styles) son abajeño, son planeco, son de mariachi, son […]
Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago with Sones de México Ensemble
Roger C Claar Performing Arts Center 375 W Briarcliff Road, BolingbrookThe Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago celebrates the diversity of the Village of Bolingbrook in a performance with live music by Sones de México Ensemble. This community event is presented by the Village of Bolingbrook and the Southwest Suburban Immigrant Project is free and open to the public. It is part of the 10th […]
CORRIDOS: Mexican Tragic Ballad Song Writing Workshop in English
Manchester City Library 405 Pine St., ManchesterLearn to write an authentic Mexican “corrido” in this free, two‐hour+ workshop with Juan Díes, folklorist and co-founder of the GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Nominated Sones de México Ensemble. The workshop will be taught in English. By the end of this workshop the class will have written an original song in a corrido form. The […]