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The David Wax Museum’s 'Mexo-Americana' Show
The David Wax Museum’s 'Mexo-Americana' Show
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The David Wax Museum’s 'Mexo-Americana' Show
Four years ago in Boston, David Wax was freshly returned from a yearlong fellowship in Mexico studying traditional son music (the musical style that includes Mariachi), while Suz Slezak was playing fiddle in old-time and bluegrass bands. Somehow, they found their music melded perfectly when they formed a new band, The David Wax Museum.  "When we were singing together it felt like this real click," says Slezak. While the duo uses the traditional sounds of the genres they’ve studied, they've managed to make them their own in a self-described "Mexo-Americana" style, which is also influenced by contemporary indie music. Picking out unusual harmonies with the accordion and fiddle, Wax and Slezak have added two traditional Mexican instruments: the quijada (a donkey jawbone) and jarana jarocho (an eight-string guitar). This was shot for the PBS NEWSHOUR's ART BEAT on both a SONY EX3 and a Canon 60D - it's amazing how much better the canon looks!
Channel: Vimeo
Category: Movies
Video Length: 265
Date Found: June 16, 2011
Date Produced: June 13, 2011
View Count: 0
 
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