Said to join songwriter Roach to make fiesta music? (8)
I believe the answer is:
mariachi
'music?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mariachi that I've seen before include "Utters" , "one who performs music" , "Mexican street musician" , "Mexican folk music style" , "street musicians?" .)