Musician San Cha is photographed at her home in Highland Park. Her music is dramatic and often explosive, weaving storytelling into the cumbia, punk and Latin rhythms that inspire her work. (Mel ...

Ranchera, a sort of Mexican country music, began as a way to comment on the tastes of the rich. Latin Roots: Essential Ranchera Rachel Faro joins World Cafe's Latin Roots to talk ranchera. Sometimes ...

Elvis is the king of rock and roll, George Strait is the king of country, and he is the king of Mexican ranchera music. We traveled to Los Angeles for a one on one interview with Vicente Fernandez.

“El Rey” (the king) of ranchera music Vicente Fernández died on Sunday at age 81. Nicknamed “Chente,” Fernández was known for his songs about longing, love, loss, and heartbreak. He recorded more than ...

Before Valentine's Day, love is in the air. But sometimes, love hurts. It's a harsh reality that many Mexicans deal with by listening to rancheras, traditional songs from Mexico's countryside that you ...

Majo Aguilar has dabbled in cumbia, slick pop and ballads. But the 27-year-old singer was eventually drawn to her destiny. “I love music, and I don’t close myself off to other genres,” she says. “But ...

Vicente Fernández, the cowboy crooner who became known as El Rey, the king of Mexican ranchera music, performing traditional songs across Latin America and the United States with his operatic voice ...

MEXICO CITY—Vicente Fernández, the king of Mexico’s traditional ranchera music, has died at age 81, his family said Sunday. Mr. Fernández began his career singing for tips in Guadalajara, the capital ...

MEXICO CITY — Vicente Fernández, the beloved Mexican singer who became the symbol of Mexican ranchera music to the world, died Sunday. He was 81. “It was an honor and a great pride to share with ...