Rana Santacruz February 17, 2011

Rana Santacruz' music has been labeled as "Irish Mariachi." He is still influenced by folk music and in particular in artists who take folk music and transform it into something else, like The Pogues and Tom Waits. Rana Santacruz is quite fond of acoustic instrumentation, and for his current project has chosen instruments such as accordions, guitars, guitarrones, jarana, harps, banjos, mandolins, violins, etc. Most of the songs are very romantic and are inspired by the innocence and simplicity found in traditional songs and vintage Mexican movies. The styles range from "Son Jarocho" -traditional music from Veracruz - to Tambora - Mexican brass bands.