Mariachi was heavily involved in cultural promotion as a way to create a unified Mexican identity after the end of the Mexican Revolution. One of these efforts was the promotion of mariachi as an international symbol of Mexican identity, first with radio and sound recordings and later with films. Mexico built a nationwide radio broadcasting network in the 1920s such as XEB and XEW, which began broadcasting mariachi music as a media production, rather than as a music for social events. This music was already being modified in part due to the advent of sound recording. For example, most son jaliscense
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 After 2011 Armistice was no longer active due to Béatrice Martin and Jay Malinowski's end of relationship.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