Jarochelo

Born in La Huaca, an old neighborhood from Veracruz, Mexico.

Began study and teaching of Son Jarocho since 1990 with master harp player Andres Alfonso Vergara and then continue in the workshops of the group Mono Blanco and start a career so full of fandangos and national and international presentations.

It is specialized in traditional luthier’s guitars are and jarana.

Highly creative and enterprising, has made inroads and ensembles with other styles of music and instruments, won him critical acclaim for bringing more than a simple “crossover” of tradition with contemporary music. It is also famous for his “Cuban mojito,” not to be missed.

Enjoy all the material contained on this site has been done with hard work and passion!

CURRICULUM VITAE

•    2009 Co-producing FANDANGO SIN FRONTERAS/ EXPO 09. OPENING ON SEPTEMBER 12th. at IMIX BOOKSTORE & GALLERY at Eagle Rock, CA.

•    2009 Perform “Mexico in East Los Angeles” a musical by “SummerSounds for Kids at the Hollywood Bowl” with “Fandango Sin Fronteras”.

•    2008-9 Recipient of the Durfee Foundation Master Musician Fellowship

•    2008 Director, songwriter and producer of a new fusion group: zocaloZüe and the recent album “MundoJarocho”

•    2007 Musical Director of stage production “Un Zapateado Chicano” at Luckman Performing Arts Center Cal State, Los Angeles.

•    2007 Toured with Quetzal, a chicano music band.

•    2005 RECORDED with Quetzal on the album “die cowboy die”.

•    2004 Gave project support and performed with fandango Without Borders, a collaborative project in Los Angeles, CA.  The project initiated by Floricanto Dance and Quetzal, was an effort to pay respects to the Fandango and Son Jarocho as well as to blend the two as we have been working together for the past five years.  The show traveled to Seattle WA as well in early 2005.

•    2004 RECORDED on Son de Madera’s album, “Las Orquestas del Dia.”

•    2003 RECORDED Leona and vocals on well known trovador, Armando Chacha’s CD.

•    2002 Directed a group of 25 children in a program that commenced with a presentation paying homage to Cri-Cri, composer of children’s songs who was also from Veracruz, Mexico.

•    1998-2003 traveled through Europe and the United States with Mono Blanco

•    1998 RECORDED on the next Mono Blanco CD, “El mundo se va  a Acabar.”

•    1997 Began studying at Escuela Municipal de Bellas Artes to study cello and voice