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New And Old Sounds From Mexico's Festival Internacional Cervantino

By NPR Staff
Published November 7, 2015 at 2:33 PM PST
Taraf de Haidouks, a Romanian group that recently celebrated 25 years together, performs at the 2015 Festival Internacional Cervantino in Guanajuato, Mexico.
1 of 5  — Taraf de Haidouks, a Romanian group that recently celebrated 25 years together, performs at the 2015 Festival Internacional Cervantino in Guanajuato, Mexico.
Taraf de Haidouks, a Romanian group that recently celebrated 25 years together, performs at the 2015 Festival Internacional Cervantino in Guanajuato, Mexico.
Betto Arcos
Cécile McLorin Salvant gives a festival performance at the Teatro Juárez.
2 of 5  — Cécile McLorin Salvant gives a festival performance at the Teatro Juárez.
Cécile McLorin Salvant gives a festival performance at the Teatro Juárez.
Betto Arcos
Argentina's Camerata Bariloche chamber ensemble performs at the Templo de La Valenciana.
3 of 5  — Argentina's Camerata Bariloche chamber ensemble performs at the Templo de La Valenciana.
Argentina's Camerata Bariloche chamber ensemble performs at the Templo de La Valenciana.
Betto Arcos
Cuban saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera and Mexican composer Armando Manzanero join forces on stage.
4 of 5  — Cuban saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera and Mexican composer Armando Manzanero join forces on stage.
Cuban saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera and Mexican composer Armando Manzanero join forces on stage.
Betto Arcos
An angel walks the streets of Guanajuato.
5 of 5  — An angel walks the streets of Guanajuato.
An angel walks the streets of Guanajuato.
Betto Arcos

Betto Arcos — world-music connoisseur and host of the Cosmic Barrio podcast — is a frequent guest of weekends on All Things Considered, where he shares the music he's discovered in his travels.

He recently returned returned from the Festival Internacional Cervantino, a major performing arts festival in Guanajuato, Mexico. From Argentinian chamber music to American jazz, he joins host Michel Martin to share some of his favorite acts from the event. Hear their conversation at the audio link, and listen to the songs below.

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camerata
1 of 3  — camerata
camerata
/ Courtesy of the artist
taraf
2 of 3  — taraf
taraf
/ Courtesy of the artist
paquito
3 of 3  — paquito
paquito
/ Courtesy of the artist

NPR Staff
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