Mariachi Band Garibaldi

Mariachi Band Garibaldi is a Latin American mariachi ensemble based in Montgomery which plays regularly in the Birmingham area. The group was founded in New York City in 1988 by José "Evaristo" Hernandez, a native of Nicaragua who was trained at the national conservatory in Managua. Before coming to the United States he played professionally as a mariachi with Cocibolca.

Soon after the group was organized, Hernandez moved the group south to Miami, Florida and then to Atlanta, Georgia where it remained for 9 years before moving to Montgomery in 1998.

References

• Kimzey, Anne, editor (2008) Carry On: Celebrating Twenty Years of the Alabama Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program. Montgomery: Alabama State Council on the Arts/Alabama Center for Traditional Culture

External links

• Mariachi Band Garibaldi on MySpace.com