UNESCO officials will meet in Paris to decide whether mariachi music should be inscribed on its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.<br /><br />The Mexican government issued the request for mariachi's recognition amid growing concern that the traditional and native Mexican songs are at risk of being forgotten.<br /><br />Rachel Levin reports from Guadalajara, a Mexican city considered to be the cradle of Mariachi music.
