Mexican classics, corridos, and a plaza filled with mariachi: How musicians came to Uvalde to help a community heal.
in the 1970s after widespread discrimination against Mexicans.) That historical and geographical context shapes Uvalde’s musical identity. Rock and country radio are popular, but so are the sweeping accordions andof norteño and Tejano bands. Cumbia often blasts out of cars. And though there aren’t as many mariachi outfits as a big city like San Antonio, they’re not uncommon at birthdays and family events — Robb Elementary School even had opportunities for kids to play mariachi music.
Anthony Medrano, center, and fellow mariachis perform at a growing, makeshift memorial to the slain students and teachers of Robb Elementary that has sprung up in the the town square of Uvalde, Texas, June 1, 2022. Medrano organized the arrival of dozens of mariachis, to lend their familiar and heartfelt music to the community’s mourning.Cruz jumped in his car the next day and headed straight to Uvalde.
There are other musical forms in Mexican culture that offer ways to bear witness, to remember. While planning the mariachi visit, Ortiz began thinking about the beauty of, vivid, guitar-driven ballads that have always been a way to preserve stories and memories. A corrido, he felt, could be a way to document what had happened — and to give people in town something just for them. He wrote “El Corrido de los Angeles de Uvalde,” dedicated to the community.
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