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EP45: The Story of Roberto Marin and Escuela de Rancho

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Escuela de Rancho (EDR) is a Regional Mexican band made up of four young men who were born in Chicago, IL

but were raised and taught the “ranchero” lifestyle and culture by their parents.

Roberto Marin, aka Rob, founder of EDR, joins me on the Dani Flo Podcast to discuss:

His story as a musician leading up to starting EDR,
Playing their music for the Chicago area for the last ten years
(although EDR is not limited to Chicago or Illinois),
His vision for the future of EDR and Banda la Escuelona,
And some of his favorite regional Mexican bandas, genres, subgenres, and songs.

STORIES:

  • (0:00) The story of my wife’s serenata YouTube video
  • (3:19) The story of Escuela de Rancho’s ranchero style
  • (12:57) The story of our favorite Regional Mexican songs
  • (18:30) The story of our favorite Brazeros Musical songs
  • (24:04) The story of what age Rob knew he wanted to play music
  • (29:55) The story of Rob learning his first instrument
  • (33:49) The story of Rob learning how to play the accordion
  • (41:05) The story of Rob’s natural aptitude for music
  • (47:34) The story of Rob joining his first bands
  • (54:41) The story of Rob moving to Mazatlán
  • (57:34) The story of Rob joining Horoscopos de Durango
  • (1:16:23) The story of Rob and Estilo Especial
  • (1:23:34) The story of Rob deciding to play musica ranchera
  • (1:39:31) The story of Rob singing and choosing which songs to play
  • (1:45:25) The story of Rob’s vision for Escuela de Rancho
  • (1:54:33) The story of Rob’s favorite quote by Cruz Lizarraga
  • (2:03:04) How to connect with Rob and Escuela de Rancho
  • (2:05:54) SALUDOS A LA FAMILIA SANCHEZ Y FLORES

    • You’re going to enjoy this episode if you’re interested about learning about Escuela de Rancho,

    Chicago Mexican Music Scene,and Regional Mexican Music.

    You’re especially going to enjoy this episode if you like Escuela de Rancho’s music and all of the Regional Mexican subgenres like:

    banda, campirano, duranguense, norteño, norteño banda, sierreno, tamborazo, tecno banda, etc.

    Please listen, follow/subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share this episode or your favorite episode with everyone you know.

    Thank you to Rob for nerding out about our favorite bandas and songs.

    Cheers to another ten years of Escuela de Rancho and Banda la Escuelona.

    Connect with Rob and EDR via:

    Instagram: @escueladerancho

    YouTube: Escueladerancho

    Website: https://store.escueladerancho.com/

    Follow me on Instagram: @dani_flo

    Subscribe to my YouTube channel to watch the podcast video: Dani Flo Podcast Video

    Connect or follow me on LinkedIn to read my blogs about podcasting and philosophy: Dani Flo 

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