Rana Santacruz

Sound Check: Irish Mariachi Rana Santacruz Strikes Again

By Grace Bastidas | 03/03/2010 - 17:00 | 31 Comments

Based in the New York borough of Brooklyn, Rana Santacruz has been the dubbed the “Irish Mariachi” for his style of music, a blend of Celtic folk and Mexican swing. His solo debut, Chicavasco (out March 9), is made up of tall tales set to a laundry list of instruments (accordion, violin, cello, sax, jaw harp, guitarrón, vihuela, trumpet, tuba) that...