A ringing 12-string guitar playing Mexican folkloric music in the "Sinaloa-style" of guitarfrom Western Mexico.

Un Otra Paloma

Translating the influences of Leo Kottke and John Fahey to the traditional Mexican 12-string guitar -- Ben Tavera King brings the Mexican guitar into the 21st century with a set of bracing tunes.

El Caballo de Zapata

Ben Tavera King brings the instrumental Mexican guitar into the 21st century with a bracing re-working of a folkloric song.   The sounds of Leo Kottke intermingle with the guitar slingers from the Mexican state ofSinaloa.

Un Otra Malaguena

A legend of the Mexican acoustic guitar - Ben Tavera King brings the genre into the 21st Century with an amazing set of re-worked Mexican standards on the 12-string guitar.  Ben's re-working of these songs mirrors the explosive 12-string guitar styles of Mexico's Sinaloa region popularized by Los Cuates de Sinaloa and Miguel y Miguel.  King's career spans over 25 years going back to the Folkways/Smithsonian label.   He has over 20,000 Spotify followers.

Mexican Modern