Musical Memories: The Mariachi Paredes de Tejastitlán

MARIACHI PAREDE de TEJASTITLÁN

The University of Texas Mariachi, known as the The Mariachi Paredes de Tejastitlán, was founded in 1977. It was named in honor of Dr. Américo Paredes (1916-99), a seminal figure in the history of border studies, Mexican American studies and the post-modern movement in anthropology.  The Mariachi are directed by Greg Cavazos Assistant Professor of Practice in Music and Human Learning at the UT Butler School of Music.