MEXICO CITY – In singer-songwriter Ivan Cornejo’s world, regional Mexican music can have pop, ballads and also a bit of melancholic lyrics. His most recent and third studio album, “Mirada,” is a mixture of styles, without neglecting his interest in modern corridos and sad sierreño.
Cornejo, 20, is originally from California. His maternal grandfather played guitar, accordion and harmonica, among other instruments, so music was always a part of his life. But Cornejo started to play guitar and compose by watching tutorials on the internet.
The curiosity to make music began in childhood, when his family got together every weekend and listened to songs by artists like the Mexican band Los Bukis and romantic songs such as Emmanuel’s “Quiero Dormir Cansado,” which he covers on “Mirada.”
“My parents played that song, and when I heard it again for the first time a few years ago, I got nostalgic and fell in love with the song a lot,” he said in a …