Rana Santacruz

Rana Santacruz is a Mexican-born, Brooklyn-based singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter whose marriage of seemingly disparate musical styles, from mariachi and bluegrass to Celtic folk and even Eastern European wedding music, made him a mainstay on stages in both his adopted city and at regional musical festivals. Santacruz was born in Mexico City. From a very young age, he was exposed to sounds from all over the spectrum, though he identified most closely with rock & roll. His first band, formed while he was still in high school, played covers of songs by the Cure, th...