Los Condenados Huastecos (the condemned huastecos) are a Chicago-based trio that specializes in the son huasteco musical tradition of Mexico's central gulf coast region. Son Huasteco is but one of many variants of the greater son genre, a Mexican regional folk music whose distinctive elements include the use of stringed instruments, the lyrical conventions of Spanish poetic forms and verbal-musical improvisation. Los Condenados Huastecos' members include Alex Chávez (guitarra, quinta, huapanguera), Carlos García (jarana) and Juan Rivera (violin) from Sones de México.
Sign up for the Huasteco Violin Workshop with Juan Rivera on Thursday, February 2.
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