Announcing ¡Puritito Michoacán!, the new album from renowned arpa grande (big harp) ensemble Los Originarios del Plan, out on CD and digitally on October 31.
Led by harpist Leonel “La Chona” Mendoza Acevedo, Los Originarios del Plan are known for their vibrant performances of arpa grande music, an older, all-string musical cousin of the modern mariachi with centuries of roots in western Mexico. Based in California’s San Joaquin Valley, the group has become one of the genre’s leading voices, connecting farmworkers and immigrant communities from Michoacán to the West Coast through music that celebrates joy, faith, and belonging.
Today, you can preorder the album and listen to the lead single, “Mi tierra linda” (My Beloved Land): https://youtu.be/6m-8yTJnsds?
In the liner notes, Smithsonian Folkways director emeritus and album co-producer Dan Sheehy describes the song: “Composed in the fast-paced rhythm of the regional son, ‘Mi tierra querida’ is an ode to the hotlands of El Plan, particularly to the son planeco and conjunto de arpa grande. It features the tamboreada ‘drumming’ in which one of the musicians kneels next to the harp and strikes the face of the harp with both hands, adding a rhythmic accompaniment to the singing.”
Photo by Michael G. Stewart / Cover Design by Cooley Lab Design
Smithsonian Folkways
Announcing ¡Puritito Michoacán!, the new album from renowned arpa grande (big harp) ensemble Los Originarios del Plan, out on CD and digitally on October 31.
Led by harpist Leonel “La Chona” Mendoza Acevedo, Los Originarios del Plan are known for their vibrant performances of arpa grande music, an older, all-string musical cousin of the modern mariachi with centuries of roots in western Mexico. Based in California’s San Joaquin Valley, the group has become one of the genre’s leading voices, connecting farmworkers and immigrant communities from Michoacán to the West Coast through music that celebrates joy, faith, and belonging.
Today, you can preorder the album and listen to the lead single, “Mi tierra linda” (My Beloved Land): https://youtu.be/6m-8yTJnsds?
In the liner notes, Smithsonian Folkways director emeritus and album co-producer Dan Sheehy describes the song: “Composed in the fast-paced rhythm of the regional son, ‘Mi tierra querida’ is an ode to the hotlands of El Plan, particularly to the son planeco and conjunto de arpa grande. It features the tamboreada ‘drumming’ in which one of the musicians kneels next to the harp and strikes the face of the harp with both hands, adding a rhythmic accompaniment to the singing.”
Photo by Michael G. Stewart / Cover Design by Cooley Lab Design
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