Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, has inspired much music in Latin American culture. Though closely associated with American Halloween festivities, El Día is a tradition more centered around honoring and paying tribute to one’s ancestors, who are considered to maintain a beneficial, watchful influence on the lives of their descendants. Today, we explore music that celebrates many facets of this celebration.
- Mariachi: Son de la Negra
Ensemble Chicago - Jose Luis Hurtado: Son de la Bruja
Quinteto Latino - Silvestre Revueltas: Noche de Jaranas
Cuarteto de Clarinetes de Caracas - Gabriela Ortiz: Altar de Neon
Camerata de las Americas, Joel Sachs cond. - Silvestre Revueltas: Colorines
English Chamber Orchestra, Gisele Ben-Dor, cond. - Miguel del Águila: Conga-Line in Hell
Camerata de las Americas, Joel Sachs - Alejandro Escuer: Cactus Espiritual
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