The country of Mexico, and the city of Guadalajara, are the proud owners of a new world record. The world record is for the biggest mariachi band. At the International Mariachi Festival last Sunday, 549 musicians got together and played several songs including "Cielito Lindo" and "Guadalajara".
A representative of the Guinness Book of World Records (Stuart Claxton) was on hand for the event and made the world record official. The previous record was established in San Antonio in 2007 with 520 musicians.
I'm glad the record is now in Guadalajara, Mexico. It just seems right that the record should be held in the birthplace of mariachi music.
I realize this story is not an earth-shattering news event, but I happen to like mariachi music. It's hard to be unhappy when a mariachi band is playing.
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