Mariachi both countries, however, the learning of traditional pieces and repertory is still stressed to form a base. The International Mariachi Festival in Guadalajara is an annual ten-day event that attracts more than 500 mariachis, who perform in concert halls and city streets. Past players include Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, Mariachi los Camperos (led by Nati Cano) and Mariachi América. In Mexico City, the center of mariachi music remains Garibaldi Plaza. The plaza fills with mariachi musicians to solicit gigs from individual songs for passers-by to being hired for events such as weddings and baptisms. They even stand on Eje Central
Armistice (band) primarily in the mariachi style of their 2009 album "Mariachi El Bronx". The album's tracks blended this with Malinowski's alt-rock, Martin's French indie-pop, and a little reggae. After 2011 Armistice was no longer active due to Béatrice Martin and Jay Malinowski's end of relationship. Martin continues to perform songs which the pair wrote for the album. Armistice (band) Armistice was a Canadian indie pop band, consisting of Montreal singer-songwriter Béatrice Martin, better known by her stage name Coeur de pirate, and Jay Malinowski of Bedouin Soundclash. Martin and Malinowski met at the Vancouver Olympics. They began a relationship and started