Each of the five new stamps features a musician dressed in "traje de charro," the traditional outfit of mariachi performers, playing one of five iconic mariachi instruments: guitar, "guitarrón," "vihuela," violin, and trumpet. The geometric shapes in the background of each stamp are a nod to Mexican villages where mariachi music originated. The digital illustrations started as rough sketches on paper, with the textures and colors added digitally. The artist used vibrant colors that evoke Mexican culture and capture the buoyant yet nostalgic feeling of mariachi music.

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Mariachi - Vihuela Player

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