Noche De Agua3997/1Relaxed Mexican Caribbean son Jarocho with gentle, melodic guitars & plucked regional Mexican string instruments3:57
César Castro
César Castro (BMI)
Hailing from Veracruz, Mexico, César Castro is a son jarocho and fandango specialist based in L.A.
Latest Tracks
- A La Orilla Del Mar3997/3Serene & contemplative Mexican instrumental with an array of Mexican folk string instruments & gentle tambourine3:38
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The story behind the sound
Hailing from Veracruz, Mexico, César Castro is a son jarocho and fandango specialist based in L.A. Castro was mentored by son jarocho maestro Andrés Alfonso Vergara and later by Vergara and Gilberto Gutiérrez, who invited him to join Grupo Mono Blanco and who introduced him to the fandango. By the age of fifteen, he began teaching zapateado (percussive dance), requinto and jarana at Veracruz’s Casa de la Cultura. In 2001, Castro began working with Chicanos in Los Angeles through a binational exchange. Castro moved to Los Angeles in 2004, where he played with Chicano/rock group Quetzal and started his own group, Cambalache. He continues to teach son jarocho at local high schools, community centres, universities and within the California State prison system.
Castro moved to Los Angeles in 2004, where he played with Chicano/rock group Quetzal and started his own group, Cambalache.