mariachi
noun
ma·ri·a·chi
ˌmär-ē-ˈä-chē 
ˌmer-
1
: a small, strolling, Mexican band consisting usually of trumpeters, guitarists, and violinists
also
: a musician belonging to such a band
—often used before another noun
2
: the music performed by a mariachi
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The song also is one of three that features mariachi singer Deyra Barrera.
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Jason Jones, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
The Mexico City native learned to sing in the regional Mexican tradition of mariachi and performed with the folk-rock band Jefes del Desierto.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Mexicana: The Uptown restaurant famous for its late-night food and mariachi bands closes Friday after 45 years.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
That competitive mariachi exists is a knockdown effect of this.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
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Jason Jones, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
The Mexico City native learned to sing in the regional Mexican tradition of mariachi and performed with the folk-rock band Jefes del Desierto.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Mexicana: The Uptown restaurant famous for its late-night food and mariachi bands closes Friday after 45 years.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
That competitive mariachi exists is a knockdown effect of this.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Mariachi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mariachi. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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