Filled with passion, rhythm and stories of life, love and loss, mariachi music is an integral element of Mexican American culture that has become deeply rooted in the United States and has fans around the world. Each of the five stamps in this pane of 20 features a musician dressed in a traje de charro, the traditional outfit of mariachi performers, playing one of five iconic mariachi instruments: a guitar, an acoustic bass guitar called a guitarrón, a high-pitched stringed instrument known as a vihuela, a violin and a trumpet. Rafael López designed the stamps and created the art. Derry Noyes was the art director. The July 15 first day of issue coincides with the opening day of the 2022 Mariachi Spectacular Showcase, with performances from elementary school to open competition winners, who travel to Albuquerque to perform. Pete Seeger played a key role in the founding and growth of the world-famous Newport Folk Festival.