Traditional Music
''Orquesta Jaranera'' Directed by Manuel Cervantes
Directed by the orchestra conductor Manuel Cervantes, this group offers us a treat as a welcome to the Festival with a truly regional touch. A fun and unique repertoire that brings together some of the most beautiful musical scores in Mexico and Yucatan will delight the audience with a great feast of rhythms and melodies.
The jarana music orchestra, which plays this typical loud, riotous music, is made up of two clarinets, two trumpets, two trombones, a guiro and kettledrums.
The jarana is a dance and a kind of music original from the Yucatan Peninsula. It has been said that during the Spaniard settlement, whenever the native celebrations began, Spaniards and creoles used to say disdainfully ''the jarana has begun'', meaning the hurly-burly, the noise; however, natives thought it was a word used to name the sort of music they played, and so this generic word became the name for the kind of songs typically played in a celebration.
45 min. - November 1st & 2nd, - 16:45 hrs. - Mexican Corner Kiosco
Xcaret Marimba
Since ancient times, the marimba has been a part of the lives of the people from the southern states of Mexico. This instrument can be heard in many of the milestone events in life such as baptisms, weddings, and funerals. Marimba Xcaret brings cheer, with its tunes, to the Day of the Dead celebration.
45 min. - November 1st & 2nd - 16:45 hrs. - "16:45 hrs., 19:45 hrs., & 22:00 hrs." - Mexican Cemetery ''Bridge to Paradise''
''Traditional and Popular Mayan Songs'' by Airi Kantunilkín Group
Airi Kantunilkín is a folk music group made up of children and adults who play and sing their own creations. For this Festival edition, they present a repertoire dedicated to death and sung in Mayan language.
30 min. - November 1st & 2nd - 16:30 hrs. - Chapel of Guadalupe
