I love going to my little local mercado on Sunday mornings. Steps leading up to it from Independencia are lined with vendors of street food, flowers, religious trinkets, herbs, you name it! Inside, the cavernous building is teeming with more activity than on weekdays. And, these guys are there to entertain diners and shoppers…
I suspect this is a father and his two sons. Marimba playing seems to be a (masculine) family affair.
It isn’t unusual to see these beautiful instruments being carried through the streets and sidewalks of Oaxaca…
… on their way to set up and play traditional “sones” from Oaxaca and/or old pop standards at a fiesta, in front of a shop, or inside a mercado. Muchisimas gracias for a delightful soundtrack!
One of these days, I’m going to shoot video of some of them, but in the meantime, here are a couple from YouTube:
Mexican Peso Converter
View From Casita Colibrí 
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