A mariachi band will bring the sounds of Mexico to Centre Stage Theatre next month.
El Mariachi los Dorados will play in Summerland on Saturday, March 14, on the last day of the band’s Okanagan tour.
Diego Kohl, who plays the guitarron, a bass instrument, said the music is traditional mariachi, but also includes some new original songs.
“Every year we try to prepare a different show,” he said.
He added that mariachi continually features new arrangements of old songs.
“New generations can connect with the music too,” he said.
Kohl said the 12-piece band works to perform for the audiences.
“We sing for the people. It’s a grassroots movement,” he said. “It’s folk music and it connects with the people.”
The Vancouver-based band was founded by Alex Alegria in 2003 to bring mariachi music to Canada.
Over the years, the band has performed in western Canada and in the United States.
The Summerland show will be on March 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Centre Stage Theatre. Tickets are available at Martin’s Flowers in Summerland and at the Dragon’s Den in Penticton.
