Author: Juanita Hurtado Huerfano

Responding to “exploding” demand, a college in Denver now offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mariachi music. Students learn music and culture, but also business skills to build viable careers. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Mariachi, the traditional Mexican folk music, is growing in popularity in the United States. In the last decade, at least 10 universities and colleges have started offering degrees in mariachi. The latest is Denver’s Metro State University. Colorado Public Radio’s Juanita Hurtado Huerfano reports.(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)JUANITA HURTADO HUERFANO, BYLINE: Los Correcaminos, Metro State’s mariachi ensemble, is practicing “Mexico Lindo” in a classroom on its Denver campus.(SOUNDBITE…