Have you seen Media Luna yet this year?
by Christie Seeley published in Vallarta Tribune
vallartasounds.com
Well if you haven’t you are missing out. Yes, they’re the same young men you loved last year, and they have grown, matured and are producing even more exciting and often quite very different music.
As most of their fans know Jair and Caleb Cabrera are brothers. They grew up together in Pachuca,Hidalgo, near Mexico City, probably like any other brothers, disagreeing on some things and agreeing on others. One thing they agreed upon was their love for music. When they were quite young they convinced their mother to take out a loan to buy them each a guitar. Fortunately for us she acquiesced as we have been on the receiving end of the young men’s extrordinary and ever developing talent.
Both love playing guitar although they sometimes disagree on the style they enjoy producing. Jaír, for example, is much more attracted to hard metal on the electric guitar while Caleb tends towards the classical, particularly Venezuelan waltzes, and flamenco and gypsy rumba style. What they both agree on is working together to produce the very best music be it their original pieces like Jair’s dramatic “El Bravo” and Caleb’s moving “Tears of Joy” or new renditions of Mexican traditional and huapango pieces such as their spirited interpretation of “El Cascabel” from Vera Cruz—sometimes spiced up with a bit of rock to the delight of their listeners. The brothers are joined by their cousin Gibran who backs them on guitar and as a family the three present a tight and cohesive group.
Media Luna makes their home in San Miguel de Allende where they have an enormous following. They have performed for us in Puerto Vallarta for the winter season since this time last year and have been received with great enthusiasm. Their talent is unique and undeniable. Jair’s calm and somewhat dry sense of humor offsets Caleb’s exuberance on the guitar. You can’t help but be carried away by the energy.
This year Media Luna brings us more surprises in the form of special pop up guests and the addition of another set of brothers from Queretaro, Julio and Armando Renteria. Julio’s bass playing is expressive and his beautiful voice adds yet another dimension to the show while Armando “Jimmie” on percussion thrills the audience with his solos.
While the group never ceases to entertain in the more casual venues where they perform like Cuates y Cuetes by the pier in the Zona Romantica Tuesdays and Saturdays from 6-8 and Babel Bar at the far end of River Cuale Island near the Cultural Center on Sundays from 1-3, their audience gets an even fuller sense of their talent in the more formal and comfortable setting of the beautiful Cabaret Theater of Incanto Vallarta, Insurgentes 109, where they perform with their full band and guests every Thursday at 7:00PM.
For those fans who are just arriving to Puerto Vallarta for the winter season, this is a great time to catch Media Luna at Incanto before the February onset of tourists arrive! You will want to return many times during the precious time they are here to entertain Puerto Valarta audiences. So bring a friend and enjoy a wonderfully entertaining evening with these fun and inspired musicians! (incantovallarta.com for reservations)
by Christie Seeley published in Vallarta Tribune
vallartasounds.com
Well if you haven’t you are missing out. Yes, they’re the same young men you loved last year, and they have grown, matured and are producing even more exciting and often quite very different music.
As most of their fans know Jair and Caleb Cabrera are brothers. They grew up together in Pachuca,Hidalgo, near Mexico City, probably like any other brothers, disagreeing on some things and agreeing on others. One thing they agreed upon was their love for music. When they were quite young they convinced their mother to take out a loan to buy them each a guitar. Fortunately for us she acquiesced as we have been on the receiving end of the young men’s extrordinary and ever developing talent.
Both love playing guitar although they sometimes disagree on the style they enjoy producing. Jaír, for example, is much more attracted to hard metal on the electric guitar while Caleb tends towards the classical, particularly Venezuelan waltzes, and flamenco and gypsy rumba style. What they both agree on is working together to produce the very best music be it their original pieces like Jair’s dramatic “El Bravo” and Caleb’s moving “Tears of Joy” or new renditions of Mexican traditional and huapango pieces such as their spirited interpretation of “El Cascabel” from Vera Cruz—sometimes spiced up with a bit of rock to the delight of their listeners. The brothers are joined by their cousin Gibran who backs them on guitar and as a family the three present a tight and cohesive group.
Media Luna makes their home in San Miguel de Allende where they have an enormous following. They have performed for us in Puerto Vallarta for the winter season since this time last year and have been received with great enthusiasm. Their talent is unique and undeniable. Jair’s calm and somewhat dry sense of humor offsets Caleb’s exuberance on the guitar. You can’t help but be carried away by the energy.
This year Media Luna brings us more surprises in the form of special pop up guests and the addition of another set of brothers from Queretaro, Julio and Armando Renteria. Julio’s bass playing is expressive and his beautiful voice adds yet another dimension to the show while Armando “Jimmie” on percussion thrills the audience with his solos.
While the group never ceases to entertain in the more casual venues where they perform like Cuates y Cuetes by the pier in the Zona Romantica Tuesdays and Saturdays from 6-8 and Babel Bar at the far end of River Cuale Island near the Cultural Center on Sundays from 1-3, their audience gets an even fuller sense of their talent in the more formal and comfortable setting of the beautiful Cabaret Theater of Incanto Vallarta, Insurgentes 109, where they perform with their full band and guests every Thursday at 7:00PM.
For those fans who are just arriving to Puerto Vallarta for the winter season, this is a great time to catch Media Luna at Incanto before the February onset of tourists arrive! You will want to return many times during the precious time they are here to entertain Puerto Valarta audiences. So bring a friend and enjoy a wonderfully entertaining evening with these fun and inspired musicians! (incantovallarta.com for reservations)