Nydia Rojas: teenage songstress stylizes mariachi - cantante de música mariachi - TA: mariachi music singer

Sixteen-year-old mariachi sensation Nydia Rojas made her solo debut recently with the release of her goundbreaking first album, Nydia Rojas. A celebrated prodigy on the mariachi circuit, Nydia lends her vocal talent and styli stic finesse to a genre steeped in tradition--and endows it with contemporary verve.

Nydia's mentor, producer and director Jose Hernandez (musical director of Mariachi Sol de Mexico) led this musical evolution. "It was an incredible experience taking a traditional music I love so much and giving it a modem twist," comments Nydia. I hope the album will awaken an interest in this great Mexican tradition for people of all ages and backgrounds."

A professional mariachi singer since the age of 10, Nydia has performed on major stages across the United States, Puerto Rico and Mexico. Her solo debut performance at the Mariachi USA Festival in the Hollywood Bowl in June 1996 launched her promising career as a solo mariachi vocalist.

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