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'''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. | '''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. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:08, 25 September 2008
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