Pasatono Orquesta: Ethnomusicologists and Performers

Pasatono Orquesta is a musical group from Mexico.

The band plays traditional music from the Mixtec region of Oaxaca.

The group is lead by a couple who are not only performers, but also ethnomusicologists.

Betto Arcos reports.

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