Mariachi is Parisian guitarist Nina Garcia' solo project, started in March … Read Full Bio ↴Mariachi is Parisian guitarist Nina Garcia' solo project, started in March 2015. Mariachi experiments between improvisation and noise music. The setup is ultra minimal: 1 guitar, 1 pedal, 1 amp. Everything is focused on the gesture and the sound research of the instrument: its resonances, limits, expansions, impurities, all the audible parts of the guitar: to go with or against it, to contain it or to let it go, to support it or to hurt it. You will probably find: feedback, crackling, short circuits, impacts, harmonics, grindings noises, overflowings, notes and an almost perfect chord.

Her first LP was released in October 2018 on No Lagos Musique and Doubtful Sounds. Nina Garcia was born in 1990, she lives and works in Paris.

She has performed at Instants Chavirés, Paris / Sonic Protest, France / LUFF, Lausanne / Cave 12, Geneva / Café de la Danse, Paris / All Ears, Oslo / Mayhem & JazzHouse, Copenhagen / Café Oto, London / Echoraum, Wien / Occii, Amsterdam / Ateliers Claus, Brussels / Worm, Rotterdam / Festival Banlieues Bleues, Pantin / Musique Action, Nancy… She also plays in the band Mamiedaragon, in duet with trombonist Maria Bertel (Selvhenter, Ymers Pizza) and with drummer Augustin Bette (Where Is M.R?).

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"Guitar, pedal, amp… this utterance might sound classical nowadays. However Nina Garcia solo project makes it unheard of. Her group mamiedaragon describes itself as "no wave no noise no tapes". Perhaps this is a sign of a post post-punk hyper removal strategy? Not yet. The apparent negativity of her arrangement overturns, or "explodes like a piñata", under the innovative pressure between fingers and metal scrap, in search of a soundwave to chisel, round off, taper and slash" (Luff 2016)

El Tirador
Mariachi Lyrics

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Unidos venimos todos
Porque la fiesta va comenzar
Mariachi Los Sánchez Somos
Y preparados para tocar
Violines Y las trompetas
Con la vihuela y el guitarrón
Canciones de las más bellas
Acompañadas con acordeón

Mariachi, que mi pueblo cante
Mariachi, en mi tierra nace
Es el Mariachi. Una obra de arte
Este es mi mariachi, Mariachi Los Sánchez

Mariquita se llamaba la que vive junto al rio
Tapame con tu rebozo que ya me muero de frio
Mariquita se llamaba la que vive junto al rio
Tapame con tu rebozo que ya me muero de frio
Mariquita se llamaba la que vive junto al rio
Tapame con tu rebozo que ya me muero de frio
Mariquita se llamaba la que vive junto al rio
Tapame con tu rebozo que ya me muero de frio
Mariquita se llaaamaaaba

Era de madrugada cuando te empecé a querer
Un beso a la media noche y el otro al amanecer
Era de madrugada cuando te empecé a querer
Un beso a la media noche y el otro al amanecer

Ay la la la ay la la la la la
Era de madrugada cuando te empecé a querer
Ay la la la ay la la la la la
Un beso a la media noche y el otro al amanecer

Soy tirador
que a las aves les tiro en el viento
Chaparrita de mi vida,
te traigo en el pensamiento
Soy tirador
que a las aves les tiro en el viento

Chaparrita de mi vida,
te traigo en el pensamiento

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to the song El Tirador by Mariachi Los Sánchez are a celebration of the mariachi tradition and the joy of music. The opening lines speak of unity and the coming together of people to celebrate the start of a party. Mariachi Los Sánchez, the performers of the song, introduce themselves and state that they are prepared to play music with violins, trumpets, vihuela, guitarrón and accordion.

The chorus sings praises of the mariachi tradition and how it was born in the singer’s land. They refer to it as an artwork, a beautiful expression of their culture. This is followed by a verse that tells the story of Mariquita who lives near the river. The singer requests her to cover him with her shawl as he is feeling cold. This verse is repeated multiple times, emphasizing the storytelling nature of mariachi songs.

The second verse tells the story of how the singer fell in love with someone at dawn, and they shared a kiss at midnight and another at dawn. The last verse acknowledges the singer’s identity as a shooter who hunts birds in the wind and expresses his love for a woman he calls his shorty.

El Tirador is a traditional mariachi song that has been performed by several artists over the years. Its lyrics are a mix of storytelling and romantic themes, while the music is upbeat and celebratory. The song has become a popular choice at parties and gatherings, especially in México and the southwestern United States.

Line by Line Meaning

Unidos venimos todos
We all come together as one

Porque la fiesta va comenzar
Because the party is about to start

Mariachi Los Sánchez Somos
We are Mariachi Los Sánchez

Y preparados para tocar
We are ready to play

Violines Y las trompetas
Violins and trumpets

Con la vihuela y el guitarrón
With the vihuela and guitarrón

Canciones de las más bellas
Songs of the most beautiful

Acompañadas con acordeón
Accompanied by the accordion

Mariachi, que mi pueblo cante
Mariachi, let my people sing

Mariachi, en mi tierra nace
Mariachi is born in my land

Es el Mariachi. Una obra de arte
Mariachi is a work of art