Conjunto XI

(Xoloitzcuintli)

Richard Coria, director:

Requinto jarocho, jarana huasteca

Leticia Callela Austin:

jarana jarocha, violin, 1st voice

Juan Miguel Hernández:

jarana jarocha, jarana huasteca, 2nd voice

Andrés de la Garza:

harp, huapanguera

Conjunto Xi (pronounced "si") derives its name from Xoloitzcuintli from a time when two of the group's younger members first joined. They were so young they were called itzcuintlis - a Nahuatl (Aztec) term meaning "dog" but often used to refer to mischievous children.

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