{{Infobox musical artist | name = Mariachi Charanda | image = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | alias = | origin = | genre = Mexican son music (old mariachi) | years_active = {{start date|1979}}–present | label = | associated_acts = | website = https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mariachi-Charanda/306224399512990 | current_members = José Luis Perujo, Javier Lassard, Carlos Carral, Sergio Mendez, Emilio Perujo and María Perujo. | past_members = }} '''Mariachi Charanda''' is a traditional mariachi or “son” musical group from Mexico. The group works to conserve the version of this music, originally done only with string instruments,<ref name=mexcult>{{cite web |title=Mariachi Charanda |work=México es cultural |publisher=CONACULTA |url= http://www.mexicoescultura.com/actividad/116894 |accessdate=March 21, 2015}}</ref><ref name=FIC>{{cite web |title= Mariachi Charanda |publisher=Festival Internacional Cervantino |location=Guanajuato |url= http://festivalcervantino.gob.mx/evento/4571/ |accessdate=March 21, 2015}}</ref> working with educational and cultural institutions to present this antique style of music all over Mexico and abroad.<ref name=FICEmilio>{{cite web |title=Emilio Perujo |publisher=Festival Internacional Cervantino |location=Guanajuato |url=http://festivalcervantino.gob.mx/evento/5249/ |accessdate=March 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006055949/http://www.festivalcervantino.gob.mx/evento/5249/ |archivedate=October 6, 2014 }}</ref>
Founded in 1979,<ref name=FICEmilio/> the group has been together over thirty years, with members José Luis Perujo on the violin, Javier Lassard on violin, Carlos Carral in Mexican vihuela, Sergio Mendez on guitarra de golpe, Emilio Perujo on guitarrón mexicano, with vocals by María Perujo.<ref name=mexcult/><ref name=FIC/><ref name=invita>{{cite news |title= Charanda invita, mariachi tradicional en el CaSa |publisher=Quadratin |location=Oaxaca |url= http://oaxaca.quadratin.com.mx/Charanda-invita-mariachi-tradicional-en-el-CaSa/ |accessdate=March 21, 2015}}</ref>
The group’s repertoire mostly consists of traditional son music from western states, Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit and Michoacán, but it has incorporated some work from other regions in Mexico.<ref name=FICEmilio/> Songs include ''El Capulinero'', ''Atotonilco'', ''El Sauce y la Palma'', ''La Pulquería'', ''México Lucido'', ''El Toro Viejo'', ''La Tequilera'' and ''El Huizache''.<ref name=invita/>
Mariachi Charanda collaborates with cultural and educational institutions such as the Secretaría de Educación Pública, CONACULT''A'''' ''and UNAM appearing on programs such as Radio Educación, Radio Universidad, Once TV, Cadena Tres and the Discovery Channel. They have also participated in children's events such as ''Alas y Raíces'' and ''Jugares y Juglares'' in Mexico City.<ref name=invita/>
The group has performed in most of the principal theaters of Mexico and have appeared in every state of the country, especially at cultural festivals in San Luis Potosí, Tlaxcala, Jalisco, Puebla, Morelos and other states.<ref name=invita/> They have also appeared at the First International Mariachi Encounter (Primer Encuentro Internacional de Mariachi) and the ninth National Traditional Mariachi Encounter (Encuentro Nacional de Mariachi Tradicional) in Guadalajara.<ref name=mexcult/><ref name=FIC/><ref name=invita/> In addition, they have toured Europe (Spain, France, Greece), South America (Brazil, Argentina) and various cities in the United States and Canada.<ref name=FICEmilio/><ref name=invita/>
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Category:Mexican folk music groups