UNM Jarocho Ensemble

AMP is excited to be working with the Museum of International Folk Art in conjunction with the exhibit La Cartonería Mexicana / The Mexican Art of Paper and Paste. Enjoy musical performances in the exhibit on August 4 and September 1, and then join us for music, dance and Mexican wrestling for the Extravaganza on Museum Hill on September 21! 

FREE with Museum Admission!  Museum is FREE for New Mexico Residents on the first Sunday of the Month too!

The concert series is generously supported by the Friends of Folk Art (FOFA). 

The UNM Son Jarocho Collective, or colectivo de son, was established in 2016 by students at UNM. As a multigenerational collective, we play music to form communal bonds in and across Nuevo México and transnationally. Son Jarocho (Son) has roots in Veracruz, Mexico, and is shaped by Spanish, Indigenous, and African traditions. Since 2016, El Colectivo has hosted free Son Jarocho workshops at the Chicana/o Studies La Casita. Members have studied with local groups such as Los Jaraneros del Valle, and Las Otras and internationally renowned musicians from Mexico such as Julio Coro Patricio Hidalgo, Esther Maramontes, Rubí Oseguera Rueda, Laura Rebolloso, Sinhue Padilla, Raymundo Pavon Lozano, Claudio Vega, Freddie Vega. El Colectivo performs at schools, local businesses, community gatherings, and public events to engage audiences in the rhythmic and percussive sounds of unity, joy, and justice.