Watch the official music video for "El pitayero (The Pitaya Cutter)" by Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, from their self-titled album out on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

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The 'son jalisciense' with its signature syncopated rhythm is the cornerstone of mariachi musical tradition. Mariachi Reyna takes this generations-old musical gem and fills it with high energy and musicality in its surging dynamics and driving rhythm. The pitaya (dragon fruit) is a cactus fruit found in west Mexico and beyond. "I am a pitaya cutter, gentlemen, who comes from Sayula. I come to the town of Cocula to sell my pitayas."