El Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, has inspired much music in Latin American culture. Though closely associated with American Halloween festivities, El Día is a tradition more centered around honoring and paying tribute to one’s ancestors, who are considered to maintain a beneficial, watchful influence on the lives of their descendants. Today, we explore music that celebrates many facets of this celebration.
Music for El Día de los Muertos
Playlist
Xochipili, by Carlos Chávez
La Camerata; Tambuco Percussion; Eduardo Mata, conductor
Loba jalisciense and Sones de Michoacán, Traditional
Cuarteto Sinaloa
Three Letters from Mexico, by Miguel Bernal Jiménez
Orquestra Filarmonic de la Ciudad de Mexico; Enrique Batiz, conductor
Amatzínac, by José Pablo Moncayo
Orquesta José Pablo Moncayo; Sabrina Laurain, flute; Enrique Batiz, conductor
“Noche de Jaranas” and “Noche de Encantamiento” from Los Noches de los Mayans, by Silvestre Revueltas
Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
