Today I had the privelage of attending "Noches Bohemias" which was an homage to mostly Mexican performers held at the former Mexican Embassy, the "Cultural Institute of Mexico." It was fairly good. It profiled songs and life history from Lucha Reyes (1906-1944), Lola Beltran, Agustin Lara, Maria Felix, Vicente Garrido, Silvia Pinal, Marmando Manzanero, Mari Paz and Celia Cruz. As theater it wasn't much. One actor played a bartender and introduced the narrative and introduced the stories and songs. But as music it was nice. The singers could sing pretty well.
I think everyone should spend some time getting to know Mexican Music. And it wouldn't hurt to look for these musicians and find out who they were and why they were. You might learn something and be entertained in the process.
Posted by cholte at October 17, 2004 08:37 PM