Mariachi El Bronx - 48 Roses

The Bronx is a hardcore punk band formed in 2002 in Los Angeles.  Having gained some success with their albums and style, in 2007 they decided to release two albums. The first would be the in their usual style and the second would be a mariachi (Mexican style) album.  The band continued to tour under both names at festivals in the US and UK and have released their second mariachi album (Mariachi El Bronx II) a couple of months ago.  

They performed the track here,  48 Roses, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRnAHX4bf0s on The Jay Leno show at the time of the album's release.  Tracks by The Bronx are available on YouTube should you wish to compare the style differences. 

I enjoy mariachi music but am no expert, however to my ears, it sounds pretty good.  Only two members of the band are of Hispanic descent (one is the son of a member of Los Lobos) so it's laudable that they appear to have managed to write and sing well in both styles without sounding contrived. 

http://www.mariachielbronx.com/