Real Orquesta Yucateca de Arturo Turriza

The members of ROYAT standing in white guayabera shirts with a golden stripe, and hats; in the center, a member wearing an embroidered terno

History

The orchestra through time

The full orchestra posing in front of a cathedral
Group portrait

From small-town vaquerías to the great stages, the Real Orquesta Yucateca de Arturo Turriza brings the jarana to every party.

Founded in Tizimín in 2018 by Arturo Turriza and young musicians from Tizimín and Espita. Today it plays in more than 50 municipalities of Yucatán, in Quintana Roo and in Campeche.

  1. El Orgullo de Yucatán seal

    2018

    The first four ROYAT musicians with their saxophones and trumpet beside a cenote

    Founding

    ROYAT is born

    Arturo Turriza founds the Real Orquesta Yucateca in Tizimín with young musicians from Tizimín and Espita.

  2. The orchestra playing at night at its first vaquería, at the Sucilá Fair
    A young member next to maestro Eufrasio Pech, wearing a hat
    With maestro Eufrasio

    2018

    September 4

    The first vaquería

    The orchestra's first vaquería, at the Sucilá Fair. Our godfather: maestro Eufrasio Pech Santana.

  3. 2018–2020

    Seven orchestra members in front of an altar with papel picado

    Until the pandemic

    From town to town

    Vaquerías in Tinum, Valladolid, Sucilá and the comisarías of Tizimín.

  4. The orchestra on the Alborada de Tizimín stage, with their ROYAT music stands
    A trumpeter behind the music stand with the orchestra's logo

    2022

    December 30

    La Alborada de Tizimín

    First time at the Alborada vaquería, with a new look and new members alongside the founders.

  5. 2023

    The orchestra playing in front of the church of Mocochá, at night
    The orchestra on the stage of the Alborada de San Felipe

    New stages

    Beyond the vaquería

    They reach Mocochá, San Felipe and Baca, and also accompany folk ballets.

  6. Orchestra members standing under pennant banners, in Chemax
    The orchestra on a large stage with fireworks

    2024

    Yucatán · Q. Roo · Campeche

    Consolidation

    Vaquerías in Panabá, Cenotillo, Conkal, Chemax, Sanahcat, Río Lagartos and Espita, and in Quintana Roo and Campeche. Their arrangers and composers put their jaranas in the public's taste.

  7. 2024

    December · On Spotify

    First singles

    «La Flor del Oriente» and «Linda Elizabeth» arrive on digital platforms.

  8. 2025

    January · Single

    ¡A Bailar en Tizimín!

    The single arrives on digital platforms.

  9. 2025

    February · Live album

    First album

    «¡A Bailar en Tizimín!»: 15 jaranas recorded live at the Tizimín vaquería 2024.

  10. 2025

    August · Studio album

    Jubileo de Oro

    Twelve jaranas from days gone by with timbales legend Manuel Castillo, his son Irbin and Joss Novelo, of the Trovadoras del Mayab.

  11. 2026

    The orchestra and jarana dancers posing in front of the Gran Museo del Mundo Maya

    April · Studio album

    La Fiesta de Yucatán

    Twenty tracks with Felipe de la Cruz, Joss Novelo and Julio Ortiz. It was presented with a vaquería at the Gran Museo del Mundo Maya, one of the largest in Mérida.

  12. Jarana dancers fill the Palacio de la Música while the orchestra plays in the back, under papel picado pennants
    A singer with a microphone in front of the orchestra and its ROYAT music stands at the Palacio de la Música

    2026

    April

    Palacio de la Música

    The orchestra's first performance at the Palacio de la Música in Mérida.

  13. 2026

    Poster of the Ensamble Folklórico Peninsular, Hidalgo–Oaxaca, with the Ensamble Folklórico de Quintana Roo and ROYAT: July 24 and 25, 6:00 p.m., Galera Municipal de Atlapexco, Hidalgo. Three dancers with rebozos and Oaxacan costumes

    July · On tour

    Hidalgo and Oaxaca

    ROYAT travels accompanying the Ensamble Folklórico de Quintana Roo.

  14. Invitation from the Ensamble Folklórico de Quintana Roo to ROYAT for the 20th edition of the Festival de Tradiciones de Vida y Muerte 2026, at Parque Xcaret: October 29, 30 and 31 and November 1, 2 and 3, 2026

    2026

    November

    Parque Xcaret

    At the Festival de Tradiciones de Vida y Muerte at Parque Xcaret.

Members

Sixteen musicians, five sections

The full orchestra, dressed in white with hats, standing in a tree-lined plaza
The full orchestra
  1. I. Woodwinds
  2. II. Brass
  3. III. Percussion
  4. IV. Harmony
  5. V. Vocalists
Arturo Turriza Euan

Director: Arturo Turriza Euan

Director and baritone saxophone

I. Woodwinds

4 musicians

Woodwinds section
Jorge Canul Poot
02Jorge Canul PootAlto saxophone and clarinet
Luis Lagunez Rodríguez
03Luis Lagunez RodríguezAlto saxophone and clarinet
Jesús Emilio Chicmul Cordero
04Jesús Emilio Chicmul CorderoAlto saxophone and clarinet

II. Brass

3 musicians

Brass section
Cristián Polanco Pérez
05Cristián Polanco PérezTrumpet
William Canul Tuz
06William Canul TuzTrumpet
Sauli Cano Peniche
07Sauli Cano PenicheTrombone

III. Percussion

3 musicians

Percussion section with timbales
Anuar Pisté Ávila
08Anuar Pisté ÁvilaPercussion
Daniel Sosa Ceballos
09Daniel Sosa CeballosPercussion
Miguel Aguilar Escamilla
10Miguel Aguilar EscamillaPercussion

IV. Harmony

3 musicians

Harmony section: bass, keyboard and guitar
Marisol Nahuat Tamay
11Marisol Nahuat TamayKeyboard
Neftaly Nahuat Tamay
12Neftaly Nahuat TamayBass
Jorge Herrera Flores
13Jorge Herrera FloresGuitar

V. Vocalists

(V. Vocalists · three voices for every jarana)

The three voices
V.The three voicesVocalists
Erik Ojeda Novelo
14Erik Ojeda NoveloVocalist
Gabriel Herrera Flores
15Gabriel Herrera FloresVocalist
Josué Rivero Cocom
16Josué Rivero CocomVocalist

Preciosoooooo

¡Bomba!
The music stops and someone shouts ¡Bomba! to throw out a cheeky verse.
Jarana
Danced in 6×8 and 3×4 time, with footwork and spins.
Vaquería
The town's grand party: jaranas from start to finish.
Terno
The mestiza's gala dress: hipil, fustán and doble.
El Torito
The jarana that imitates a bullfight. It plays on «La Fiesta de Yucatán».
Three voices
Erik, Gabriel and Josué give voice to every jarana.

V. Vocalists

(V. Vocalists · three voices for every jarana)

The three voices
Erik Ojeda Novelo
14Erik Ojeda NoveloVocalist
Gabriel Herrera Flores
15Gabriel Herrera FloresVocalist
Josué Rivero Cocom
16Josué Rivero CocomVocalist

Presence · 2018 – 2026

From Tizimín to the wholepeninsula

And on tour: Hidalgo y Oaxaca, 2026

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Municipalities where ROYAT has played

Yucatán

  • Baca
  • Tekom
  • Sanahcat
  • Peto. Comisarías: Tixhualatún
  • Mayapán
  • Cansahcab
  • Chumayel
  • Kanasín
  • Hunucmá. Puerto: Sisal
  • Dzitás
  • Chichimilá
  • Calotmul. Comisarías: Pocoboch
  • Valladolid. Comisarías: Yalcobá, Ebtún, Tahmuy, and Xocén
  • Umán. Comisarías: Oxholón, Yaxcopoil, and Bolón
  • Cenotillo. Comisarías: Tixbacab
  • Conkal
  • Mérida. Comisarías: Komchén, Caucel, and Cheumán
  • San Felipe
  • Río Lagartos. Comisarías: Las Coloradas
  • Tixkokob
  • Panabá. Comisarías: Loché and Yalsihón
  • Dzidzantún
  • Dzoncauich. Comisarías: Chacmay
  • Halachó
  • Acanceh
  • Chemax. Comisarías: Sisbichén
  • Kantunil. Comisarías: Holcá
  • Tzucacab. Comisarías: Dzi
  • Tecoh
  • Tekax. Comisarías: Kancab, Xaya, and Kinil
  • Ixil
  • Kaua
  • Kopomá. Comisarías: San Bernardo
  • Mama
  • Maní
  • Maxcanú. Comisarías: Santa Teresa Coahuila
  • Mocochá
  • Motul
  • Quintana Roo
  • Samahil
  • Sucilá
  • Espita
  • Tahmek
  • Tekal de Venegas
  • Tekit
  • Izamal
  • Temozón. Comisarías: Hunukú, Nahbalam, and Santa Rita
  • Tinum. Comisarías: Pisté and Xcalakoop
  • Tizimín. Comisarías: Sucopo, Dzonot Carretero, El Cuyo, Colonia Yucatán, Chan Cenote, and Popolnah
  • Uayma
  • Tunkás
  • Ucú

Quintana Roo

  • Bacalar
  • Kantunilkín (Lázaro Cárdenas)
  • Cancún (Benito Juárez)
  • Tulum. Comisarías: Chanchén Primero
  • Cozumel
  • Betania (Felipe Carrillo Puerto)
  • Isla Mujeres
  • Playa del Carmen (Solidaridad)

Campeche

  • Dzitbalché
  • Nunkiní (Calkiní)

Discography

Discography · 10 releases

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First track
Year
Type
Tracks
Duration
  1. Cover of La Fiesta de Yucatán

    Album · 2026

    La Fiesta de Yucatán

    Tracks
    20
    Duration
    45 min
    Listen on Spotify (opens in a new tab)
    Tracks
    1. Angaripola
    2. Pregón de la Vaquería Julio Ortiz
    3. Aires Yucatecos
    4. La Fiesta de Yucatán (Bomba)
    5. Timbalero Manuel Castillo
    6. Mesticita Linda
    7. El Burro
    8. Boxito en España
    9. Timbales (Interludio)
    10. Mi Lindo Motul / Mi Yucateca
    11. Bomba de los Municipios Julio Ortiz
    12. Linda Cansahcabeña
    13. Bésame en la Boca
    14. Canastas de Halachó Felipe de la Cruz
    15. Porque Te Quiero / Anhelo Campesino Joss Novelo
    16. El Orgullo de Yucatán (Bomba)
    17. Chinito Koy Koy Manuel Castillo
    18. El Torito
    19. Las Dianas
    20. El Cable (La Hach)
  3. Cover of Jubileo de Oro

    Album · 2025

    Jubileo de Oro

    Tracks
    12
    Duration
    37 min
    Listen on Spotify (opens in a new tab)
    Tracks
    1. Jubileo de Oro Manuel Castillo
    2. Emma Esther
    3. María Eugenia
    4. Hermanos Peralta
    5. Rosalía de Chumayel Irbin Castillo
    6. Julia Esther Irbin Castillo
    7. Lilia María
    8. X´Ki´ichpan X´pet · Linda Petrona Manuel Castillo
    9. Elaine y Félix Joss Novelo
    10. Jazmín Manuel Castillo
    11. Eldy Irbin Castillo
    12. La Última Jarana
  5. Cover of ¡A Bailar en Tizimín!

    Live album · 2025

    ¡A Bailar en Tizimín!

    Tracks
    15
    Duration
    81 min
    Listen on Spotify (opens in a new tab)
    Tracks
    1. Homenaje a Rubén Darío (Intro)
    2. Tizimín está de Fiesta
    3. Fiesta del Pueblo / Guachapeo
    4. Ferrocarril
    5. Amauri Chan
    6. Gonzalito
    7. Carlos Castillo
    8. Meridana
    9. Ezequiel Bacab
    10. Darelle
    11. Héctor Rolando Ángel Moo
    12. Linda Mestiza del Oriente (Vianey)
    13. Ana Mary
    14. Rosalía Acosta
    15. ¡A Bailar en Tizimín! (Popurrí)

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