The Trouble Notes Celebrate Fusing Cultures in New Song “Mayahuel” for Dia de Los Muertos

Having traveled the globe with their music, The Trouble Notes are bringing stories of immigration and cultural identity to the stage – starting with their newest single “Mayahuel.” “Mayahuel” is an instrumental composition that romanticizes and tells the story of their friend Martha Xucunostli. A powerful female character, she traveled across an ocean from her native Mexico to Belgium for love and had to navigate the balance between her native traditions and those of her new European home. Drawing strength from Mayahuel, the Aztecan goddess of Agave, fertility, and maternity she seeks to contribute to the local culture by fusing traditions. “Accepting who I am by understanding and exploring my cultural syncretism, makes me able to see and embrace the beauty of my diversity, strongly ...

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