Working on some new tracks with Buba Chan, connection Spain-Taiwan. Also sending a big shout out to Los Cojolites from Veracruz!
Working on some new tracks with Buba Chan, connection Spain-Taiwan. Also sending a big shout out to Los Cojolites from Veracruz!
Shot the gun mamita! New Day-of-the-Dead-show. The Mariachis with glowing faces, fireworks, and gunpowder. The show is ready. Don’t seat back and enjoy it. Come to our show, drink a shot and jump the wall!
Name: EL GÜERO GUERRILLERO – Lead Singer, Band Leader, Creative Outlaw.
Biography: El Güero has always been a rebelious Mariachi at heart. He fired his first pistol at age 5. Curiosity: Güero technically means “blond” in Mexican Spanish, but it also refers to a light-skinned person.
Vocals: Lead, quite impresive.
Weapon of choice: Guitar, cavaquinho, a bass drum if available.
Secret weapon: His rumba catalana.
Place of origin: Uncertain. Found in a pirogue going down the Amazon river.
Favourite drink: Ginger beer + tequila.
Our beloved guitarist enjoys a day off in Plaza Garibaldi doing what he does best; drinking tequila.
Name: Caballero (occasionally: WHO TOOK MY DONKEY)
Biography: Caballero WTMD used to smuggle tekila and other goods accross the border of Chiapas, where he would sing corridos for the zapatistas. He once got an offer for a gig in the U.S. and not owning a passport didn’t stop him trying to cross the other border. He managed to jump over Trump’s wall… but his donkey didn’t.
Vocals: Backing, sometimes lead. Could be worse.
Weapon of choice: Guitar, bass, Peruvian cajon if in Peru.
Secret weapon: If under pressure, he will dance capoeira.
Place of origin: Belived to be from Chiapas, maybe Jalisco.
Favourite drink: Raw Tequila. With Rum.
The song Obsidiana erupted out of a dream. She is The Goddess from our Mariachi island. We laid tribute to Her at Yam & Banana. Our dear Picante Habanero loves it!
Name: PICANTE HABANERO
Biography: A rogue trumpeter from the dead army of Pancho Villa, legend has it he could be to blame for composing ‘La Cucaracha’ after having tequila straight from a cactus. How many times have we tried to take that tune off our heads?
Vocals: Backing, not too bad. He tends to be in tune.
Weapon of choice: Trumpet, cornet, wild goat’s horn. A maraca if available.
Secret weapon: Ask him to move his hips…
Place of origin: Born in Habana, Cuba. Escaped via Mexico.
Favourite drink: Cuba Libre with tequila on fire.
Check out our Rumba cover of this old time hit.