Press coverage

November-December, 2009

Harvard Magazine

Gifted gringo David Wax sings and plays Mexican roots music.

David Wax ’06 never took a music course at Harvard. But while traveling and studying music in Mexico on a Sheldon Fellowship after graduation, he realized that what he really wanted to do was learn to perform the Mexican “roots” music he loved so much. Instead of pursuing the academic career he seemed destined for, the history and literature concentrator is now a professional musician, the founder of La Tuza, a Mexican roots-music trio that has been performing around New England for the last couple of years.

—Richard Dyer, music writer

November 13, 2008

Boston Globe

Proudly claiming to be the only Mexican roots band in town, La Tuza plays son, a traditional folk genre that can vary widely depending on the region. The acoustic trio (on violin, guitar, and percussion) even plays son jarocho, the African-influenced music from the state of Veracruz, which you rarely hear in this part of the country.

—James Reed, Globe Critic

July 15, 2008

Boston Phoenix: Vital signs

La Tuza specialize in three varieties of Mexican roots music, or son (jarocho, huasteco, and calentano), and perform with a level of huggable charm typically reserved for indie pop. Hear what they do with one violin, one jarana, three voices, and a cardboard box and just try not dancing.

— Michael Brodeur

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