Los Vega - Son Jarocho

Afro-Mexican music from VeracruzLos Vega is a group of traditional musicians dedicated for almost 25 years to the performance and promotion of traditional son jarocho from Mexico.

Their music offers an accomplished balance combining cultural roots, family heritage, performance quality, and stage experience.

For more than six generations, the Vega family has recreated son jarocho in the fandangos of their communities and in national and international stages, guiding the birth of Los Vega, a new generation that refreshes the ears with the mastery of its rich heritage.Los Vega have participated in several cultural and artistic festivals inside and outside Mexico, including China, The United States, and Canada.

They have also intervened in a diversity of cultural outlets.

In 2001 they recorded La Bruja to be included in the official soundtrack of the Mexican movie Frida, which was nominated to the 2001 Oscars Academy Awards.

In 2015 they participated as special guests in the show De sirenas y peteneras e infortunados marinos, which was nominated to the Lunas del Auditorio awards, an important national recognition for live performances in Mexico.

In 2018 they gathered more than twenty recognized son jarocho artists to celebrate their 20 anniversary in a legendary concert in Mexico Citys Teatro de la Ciudad, which also received a nomination for that years Lunas del Auditorio awards.

Also in 2019, they were invited to perform in a benefit concert produced by the Tibet House US under the direction of the renowned composer Philip Glass, making them the first son jarocho artists to perform in the historic Carnegie Hall theatre in the city of New York.On their first visit to Scotland, don't miss this incredible Mexican band, world class maestros in their traditional art form.