Majo Aguilar and Alex Fernández will be responsible for uniting for the first time the two most important dynasties of ranchera music: the Aguilar and Fernández families.
Antonio Aguilar's granddaughter and Vicente Fernández's grandson announced a tour together for the fall, which they called Dos Dinastías, Una Tradición (Two Dynasties, One Tradition). In addition to the tour, they've also announced a new collaboration, “Cuéntame,” out this Thursday (August 8).
“It's very common that in this kind of concept there are egos or fights for credit,” Alex Fernández said. Billboard Español. “Everything will be fair here, we have an excellent relationship and above all communication.”
“Here, no one name trumps the other,” added Majo Aguilar. “It will be a show where we bring a little piece of Mexico to the United States so that the audience can feel the party and joy of Mexican music, singing the songs of their idols Don Antonio and Don Vicente, as well as our own songs ».
The tour will kick off on October 25th in Savannah, Georgia and make stops in cities in Tennessee, North Carolina and California, with the first leg ending on November 30th in Redwood City. More dates will be announced in the near future, according to a release.
As for the upcoming release, it's a heartbreaking ranchera penned by Majo Aguilar that will also be the tour's signature song. “Tell me how it feels to know that you won't touch my body/ And that no matter how hard you try our relationship is dead/ There's no turning back,” reads a verse in Spanish.
The music video — which will serve as an introduction to the show — was shot in Monterrey, Mexico under the direction of Gil Cerezo, singer and creative director of the Mexican band Kinky, who has worked with Majo in the past.
Although both artists manage their careers separately from that of their fathers—fellow Mexican music icons Antonio Aguilar, Jr. and Alejandro Fernández – their opinions on the concept were very important to them.
“My dad told me that what we're doing is reviving something very wonderful in two very beautiful voices, which bodes well for great success,” Majo said. Alex, for his part, shared the words of his famous father: “I'm very happy with what you're doing, I'm sure you'll be very successful.”
Dos Dinastías, Una Tradición aims to bring traditional Mexican music to new generations.
“Subspecies like [corridos] The tumbados are good that they exist and are doing well, but it is important to defend the tradition,” said Alex. To which Majo added: “I find the new movements emerging in Mexican music very interesting, but I think we shouldn't stop paying attention to our true roots, which are ranchera and banda music, we shouldn't confuse the one thing with the other. “.
Below are the confirmed dates for Majo Aguilar and Alex Fernández's Dos Dinastías, Una Tradición tour:
- Oct. 25 — Savanna, Ga. – Conference Center
- October 26 — Clarksville, Tenn. — Empire Center
- October 27 — Wilmington, NC — Convention Center
- Nov. 22 — Ventura, Calif. — The Majestic Ventura Theatre
- November 23 — Fresno, CA — Saroyan Theatre
- November 24 — Stockton, CA — The Bob Hope Theatre
- November 27 — Bakersfield, CA — The Fox Theatre
- November 29 — Salinas, Calif. — The Fox Theatre
- November 30 — Redwood City, Calif. — The Fox Theatre
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