The Bankhead Theater in Livermore will host America’s first all-female mariachi ensemble, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, for an early Cinco de Mayo celebration on Saturday, May 4.
A mariachi band is typically a male-only ensemble of horns and stringed instruments. But the Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles is a band of all women, playing ranchera, a traditional Mexican music. KCLU reporter Caroline Feraday says they are inspiring what they hope is the next generation of players.
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