",Canta mi Son!" the world`s first Mariachi Children`s Bilingual CD by

",Canta mi Son!"
the world's first Mariachi Children's Bilingual CD
by award-winning singer/composer Juanita Ulloa
JANUARY 26, 2009 SAN ANTONIO, TX - Internationally renowned, award-winning
singer/composer and musician, Juanita Ulloa, produces another engaging, children's
bilingual CD. Learn Spanish through the World of Mariachi is Volume 5 in the Canta
Conmigo "Sing with Me" bilingual music series. This 12 song CD was arranged and
recorded in collaboration with Juan Ortiz, director of Mariachi Campanas de America
and is the only one of its kind in the world!
[Canta Mi Son! CD includes 80 minutes of upbeat material, including
Spanish pronunciation and karaoke tracks. The songs teach children bilingualism
as well asphonetics using original song themes such as parts of the face, -ar verbs,
Texas armadillos, Mexican "palomas" (doves) and "guajolotes" (turkeys) -all set to
traditional mariachi "son" type rhythms. Children don't even know they are learning
Spanish through the world of mariachi!
"For this CD we were able to bring together an amazing collection of songs that
truly reflects the festive spirit of Mariachi, which has led to its worldwide popularity. We
are especially excited to share "Ranchera", or Mariachi music with children in the USA,
and at the same time sharing it with Latin America," said Juanita Ulloa, producer and
composer.
Live Performances:
Monday, Feb. 16
VVednesda~ Feb. 18
Thursday, March 19
Sunday, March 29
Friday, April 10
Friday, May 1
Friday, May 8
sem San Antonio Press Conference
Mi Tierra- Downtown Historic San Antonio, Texas
Javits Convention Center-Intemational
Toy Fair Official CD Release
New York City, New York (Look for New Sound Distributors/Allegro)
11:30am Mujeres Mariachi Show-Palo Alto College, San Antonio, Texas
1:30pm Matinee Show- Bethany Congregational Church, San Antonio, Texas
7:00pm
Evans Auditorium-
Texas State University Campus -CD Release Performance
Juanita Ulloa, Campanas de America, Children's Chorus, San Marcos, Texas
7:30pm Stockton Symphony, Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton, CA
7pm Juanita & Campanas de America, Palo Alto College, San Antonio, Texas
Juanita Ulloa's ongoing commitment to artistic excellence and to exploring a
wide array of themes and Latin American music and language issues is made evident
through her previous CD releases that include her children's series, Canta Conmigo, Sing
with Me-a five-volume NAPPA, iParenting Media (Disney), Parent's Choice and
Parent's Council award winning series. One ofthese productions, Paz y Alegria, (Peace
& Joy) is a family friendly holiday collection of traditional villancicos, or holiday songs,
done in a modem acoustic and danceable way. After the success of Juanita's mariachi
disc "Mujeres y Mariachi", she wanted to create songs for kids that were similar to the
spirited ranchera music she grew up hearing in Mexico City, or Mexico, D.F.
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The new CD will inspire, illuminate, challenge, educate, motivate, excite, thrill,
surprise, and entertain both children and adults - it is everything Latino and everything
universal in music.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Juanita Ulloa received a BA in Music from Yale University and an MA in Music
from UC Berkeley and Nice Conservatory, Nice, France. She is a Professor of Hispanic
vocal Music and ethnomusicology at Texas State University and Northwest Vista College
in Texas.
For more information and background on Ms. Ulloa, please visit www.juanitarnusic.com.
This CD was made possible by funding from Vocal Power Productions, with
production support from John Lopez, also recording producer for the project, at Texas
State University's School of Music, Multicultural Music Ensembles (San Marcos, Texas).
Press Contact: Frances Palacios
[email protected]
(925) 930-0464
Artist: Juanita Ulloa
[email protected]
510.499-2222 or 210.507.7657