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A few weeks back, Zach Condon posted a rather cryptic message announcing the cancellation of a European summer tour, along with the suggestion that all the success and acclaim and attention heaped on Beirut over the last couple of years has taken its toll. Who could blame some from thinking all bets regarding the future of the band were off? Although Zach did end his letter promising “we’ll be back, in some form”…
Well, maybe, just maybe…that form will be…a mariachi band?
As you can see in these photos, Condon the globe-trotting savant has made his way South of the border — to Teotilian De Valle, Mexico, to be exact — where he’s been playing with a seventeen-piece local village band.
Meantime, Beirut do have a handful of North American dates coming up, including the Sasquatch Festival on May 24th.
Ole!
Filed Under: Behind The Scenes, New Music Update, music
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So, is Zach tapping into a new sound? I look forward to hearing what emerges from this session!
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Very cool, although, I don't think it's a mariachi band that he's playing in. He said in another interview that he was listening to a lot of "Southern Mexican" music for inspiration, specifically, brass bands from Oaxaca. Considering the number of brass players in the picture, I think that would be a more closer fit than Mariachi. Mariachi is usually the name given for any music that derives from Mexico, which is sad, because there are many different styles of music in the Central American country, such as Duranguese, Norteno, Mariachi, and many others that probably don't have a name to describe them.