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Mariachi music is “family music,” says educator Ramon Rivera, who led Alabama’s first school-based mariachi program at Pinson Valley High School in September.He said mariachi is for people of all ages, and that’s why it’s so important to the Hispanic community, especially within Mexican culture. Rivera said mariachi’s cultural significance and popularity make this an ideal music to teach students of all backgrounds.“I think there’s new progressive ways of reaching […]