Ixya Herrera on Mexican Music & Using It To Globally Unify, Surpass Barriers, Embrace Cultural Roots, & Reclaim Indigeneity (Part 3)

Ixya Herrera is a Grammy-nominated Mexican music singer and daughter of Chicano activist/professor, renowned harpist, and Nahuatl Scholar Fermin Herrera. She has sung in both Spanish and Nahuatl all around the U.S. and Mexico. She is one of Mexican music’s star vocalists and gems!

In part 3 of her interview, we dive deep into all things Mexican music and behind-the-scenes of her albums! Mexican music is not just mariachi and banda (although I love both sooo much!), but also includes a beautiful array of genres and has a rich history from sones to canciones tradicionales, to son huasteco, son de jarocho, and of course, son de mariachi. Stay tuned to the very end where Ixya even sings in Nahuatl!

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Music sampled in this episode in order of soundbite:

“La Negra” by Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán 

“La Bamba” by Los Pregoneros

“La Morena/El Cascabel” by Ixya Herrera from Simplemente Ixya

“Rogaciano”  by Ixya Herrera featuring Elias Torres from Voz y Guitarra

“Xochicuicatl” by Ixya Herrera from Simplemente Ixya

Listen to her latest album Voz y Guitarra HERE!

For more information on Ixya go to her website HERE. 

Stay musical, STAY SAFE, and stay empowered. 

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