The full Mariachi Real Monarcas performed earlier this year. Photo courtesy of Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture

MARYSVILLE, CA (MPG) - Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture is very pleased to announce the next in its “Fourth Fridays at the Burrows” series of events at the Burrows Center for the Arts. The Mariachi Real Monarcas Trio from Sacramento will be this month’s featured performers. These are some of the most talented Mariachi musicians in California. All three musicians are part of the full Mariachi Real Monarcas orchestra that performed earlier this year at the Sutter Theater Center for the Arts. Their roots are in Jalisco, Mexico, where mariachi music originated.  The group promises its audiences a good time that will leave everyone wanting more.

The concert will be held on Friday, Aug. 23 starting at 7 p.m. at the Burrows Center for the Arts, 630 E Street in Marysville. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $20 and $10 for children under 18. Our mariachi concerts always sell out so don’t delay. Purchase tickets at yubasutterarts.org or call 530-742-2787. A portion of the proceeds will help support the new mariachi youth orchestra program currently being sponsored by the Alliance for Hispanic Advancement and the Marysville Joint Unified School District.

“Mariachi Real Monarcas was created by two people who decided to say, ‘yes’ to a dream more than a decade ago,” said Luis Quintero, co-founder of the group. “After all this time, the members are as motivated as ever because the music is never-ending. The love for the music runs through our veins,” he added.

The history of mariachi dates to the 18th century and evolved over time in the countryside of western Mexico. Modifications of the music over the years included influences from other musical genres, the addition of trumpets, and the wearing of charro outfits by mariachi musicians. There are many mariachi styles, but they include corridos, cumbias, boleros, ballads, marches, polkas, and waltzes. Most of the lyrics are about machismo, love, betrayal, death, politics, revolutionary heroes, and country life. The origin of the word, mariachi, is disputed, but it may come from the name of the wood used to make the wooden platform that couples would dance upon to the accompaniment of an early form of mariachi music.

Enjoy this concert in celebration of a unique musical form representing part of the wonderful cultural diversity of Yuba-Sutter.