Hundreds of Mexicans showed their pride in their culture from the heart of the iconic Times Square in New York where they danced together this Thursday to the typical music of the state of Morelos to the rhythm of the band Tlayacapan Brígido Santamaría, the oldest in their country . .
Mexicans and foreigners gave themselves to dance the traditional and infectious “Brinco del Chinelo” which is characterized by the dancers’ jumpers, after the music made by the band Morelos, founded 150 years ago , and so the Times Square It became an impressive place where everyone moved with 7 representative groups of that Mexican state.
The troupe members wore their colorful and impressive traditional costumes with capes and were elaborately decorated with the Virgin of Guadalupe, warriors, scenes from the nativity, skulls, among other impressive designs, mostly of them in rhinestones, bearded man masks, and high hats with feathers, some in the shape of cones and also very decorative.
From Morelos to New York! 🇲🇽🙌🏻🗽
This afternoon the @ConsulMexNuy He attended the Banda Brígido Santa María concert and the Chinelos festival in Times Square.
It’s interesting how Mexico touches and vibrates in the heart of Manhattan! 🎉🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/MWPhuzg6ww
– Consulate General of Mexico in New York (@ConsulMexNuy) May 3, 2024
The groups, among which there were children, were made up of Mexicans living in New York with roots in Morelos. In the midst of the crowd, jumping and cheering, a Mexican raised his flag high and proud that he moved to the rhythm of the music and could be seen from afar.
“Morelos in Times Square!” heard among the crowd as well as “Mexicans in the heart of New York.”
With this event, the Mexican community began a popular celebration on May 5, of the Battle of Puebla in 1862, between the Mexican army and the French, which they defeated and welcomed the band Tlayacapan Brígido Santamaría, in their official presentation in New York, sponsored by the city.
This Sunday, May 5, Mexicans will return to Times Square for another celebration, said Consul Jorge Islas.
The Tlayacapan Brígido Santamaría band, of wind and percussion instruments, promotes and spreads traditional Mexican music at the state, national and international level and, according to director Enrique Santamaría, “it’s a real joy” to bring his country’s music to Times Square, “a meeting place for so many cultures, and make it known through the character of chinelos.”
He pointed out that although they focus on folk music, they also play great composers such as Vivaldi or Beethoven, but also popular music such as boleros, cumbias or rancheras.
The members of the band, which will take part in several events in the city, and which was founded in the mid-1870s, would wear clothes from the historical period of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1917), all there the white
When the Revolution began, this group joined their leader, General Emiliano Zapata, at a time when their leader was Cristino Santamaría, one of the founder’s sons, who held the rank of Lieutenant Zapatista too.
Santamaría also told EFE that he believes that the band, made up of 50 musicians although only half of them came to New York, has survived over time because it is mostly made up of members of the same family.
Before the band’s show began, a picture of the group was shown on one of the screens in Times Square, received with applause from the crowd of Mexicans gathered at 46th Street and Broadway, after which they began with a waltz and after that. several songs, the parade of the groups and the long awaited “Brinco del chinelo”.
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2024-05-03 15:00:00
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