Ramon Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte in Indianapolis

Ramon Ayala has been called the "Rey del Acordeon" -- the King of the Accordion -- for good reason: across more than six decades he helped invent the modern norteno sound, first alongside Cornelio Reyna in Los Relampagos del Norte and then fronting his own group, Los Bravos del Norte. His driving polka rhythms and unmistakable accordion runs turned romantic corridos and heartbreak ballads into border-music standards covered across generations of Mexican and Mexican-American artists. This Indianapolis stop lands on his wide-ranging farewell run, billed as a career-spanning celebration rather than a promotional tour for a single record, drawing on six decades of hits for a crowd that spans grandparents and grandchildren alike. At the Murat Theatre inside Old National Centre, expect a full band behind him recreating the polka-and-corrido arrangements that made him a fixture of Tejano and norteno radio for generations, and a set list weighted toward the songs that built his legend rather than newer material.