WFMT is proud to present KAIA KIDS Around the World, a new web series that explores music from across the globe. As WFMT’s first ensemble in residence, KAIA String Quartet is taking WFMT fans on musical adventures throughout Latin America from May – July 2017. With nine different stops throughout Latin America, the first country KAIA takes you to is Mexico. Mexico is home to many people and musical traditions. In the KAIA KIDS adventure to Mexico, which you can watch below, the quartet explores the history of mariachi. In addition to learning about important mariachi musicians like Chuchu Monge and Jorge Negrete, you can learn to sing one of the most popular mariachi tunes today, “México lindo y querido.” Discover more about mariachi and how easy it is to sing along in Spanish with KAIA, even if you don’t know much than “hola,” “adios,” and “gracias.” Through on-air segments with KAIA that you can also hear online, dig deeper into the music of Mexico with KAIA. Hear works by Carlos Chavez, Eduardo Angulo, Blas Galindo, Silvestre Revueltas, Manuel Ponce, Arturo Márquez, and more. Learn more at www.wfmt.com/kaia WFMT’s In Residence program is made possible by the generous support of the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation. Special thanks to Albany Park Community Center for partnering to produce this series. _________________________________________________________________ Music Credits: Guadalajara Mariachi Tapatio De Jose Marmolejo archive.org/details/TraditionalMexicanMariachi Mexico Lindo Y Querido Alejandro Fernandez Mexico Lindo Jorge Negrete Image Credits: Las Tortilleras Carl Nebel [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tortilleras_Nebel.jpg Mexico, visto desde el Arsobisbado de Tacubaya Frederic Mialhe [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nebel_Voyage_27_Mexico_Tacubaya.jpg Overview of Mexico City www.goodfreephotos.com/mexico/mexico-city/overview-illustration-of-mexico-city-mexico.jpg.php Black and White Mariachi band By Jose Luis Martinez Alvarez from Mieres, España (Mariachis) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) or CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mariachii.jpg Mariachi Guadalajara By Chidodj (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mariachi_Guadalajara_en_Puerto_Rico.jpg

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