Mariachi Santander, they have landed first place on the Mariachi Vargas Extravanganza competition since 2013. They have participated in competitions around the TX and the U.S. including UIL Mariachi State competitions and the world-known America's Got Talent. The most common dance technique in mariachi is "zapateado", a kind of footwork from Spain. Pounding of feet into a raised platform often provides the percussive. Mariachi Mariachi (; ) is a style of music and musical group performance that dates back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. It has a distinctive
Sones de Mariachi Negra", "The Vulture" and "The four real". Sones de Mariachi Sones de Mariachi is a piece for large orchestra composed by Mexican composer Blas Galindo and published in 1941. This piece is a rewrite of his earlier work "Mariachi Sones" for small orchestra, from 1940, elaborated on the occasion of the exhibition "20 Centuries of Mexican Art" which was held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, for the Mexican music program that addressed the conductor and composer Carlos Chávez. The work, whose title evokes the juicy melodies that are played by folk instrumental ensembles called mariachi, is