Bola Suriana has been together for over eighteen years, during which time they have developed an original style, taking as a foundation Mexican and Latin American folk music, placing special emphasis on the distinct styles of traditional music in their home state of Michoacán.
Their music has taken them on a journey of cultural forums through much of Mexico and internationally, representing Mexico during twenty tours in a variety of festivals and concerts in Europe, the United States of America, South America, and the Caribbean.
The Bola has recorded eighteen albums to date, a testimonial to their continuing work of sharing the rich musical heritage of their people.
The name of the group is taken from the army of General Emiliano Zapata, who, in the Mexican Revolution of 1910, rose up in arms against the dictator Porfirio Díaz. Zapata hoped to radicate the precarious conditions under which farmers lived and to create a more just Mexico.
Recent Events
2008
InternationalGo-Global Tour - Denmark
4th European Social Forum - Sweden
Washington State Tour - Yakima, Seattle, Ellensburg
2007
México
* Concert Tour. Wings and Roots Program to the Children of Michoacán
* Participation in the sound track of the film Llamando a un Ángel by filmmakers Rodolfo Guzmán, Héctor and Pancho Rodríguez
* XVI Monarch Butterfly Cultural Festival. Senguio, Mich.
* Amado Nervo International Festival, Tepic, Nay.
* Nanoq, Concert series in the state of Michoacan with Greenlandic artist Rasmus Lyberth
* Festival de Verano de Xochimilco. México, D.F.
* XXVIII Festival Agosto Cultural, Ameca, Jal.
* Feria Cultural Zacatecas 2007
International Events
* 2007 Pedagogical Meeting and Participation in Benito Juárez House. Havana, Cuba
* Discovery Channel, Participation in the sound track of the documentary Day of the Dead in Michoacán from the series "Fantastic Festivals of the World"
* Tenth Anniversary Festivities of Spanish Teaching Services. Vancouver, B.C., Canada
* The Seasons Music Festival, Yakima, Washington, USA by invitation of the Yakima-Morelia Sister Cities Association
* DC-Arts Art Fair, Washington, D.C., USA in coordination with the Mexican Cultural Institute
