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The music of Mexico is diverse and features a wide range of different musical styles. Many traditional Mexican songs are well-known worldwide, although most of the time their origin in Mexico is not so clear to the non-Mexican listener. The best-known Mexican genre by far is Ranchera , interpreted by a band of Mariachi s. Another important music style is the traditional "norteño," or Northern tunes, which has been the basis for the development of more popular genres such as Banda music. Not only are these styles popular in many regions of Mexico . Norteño , similar to Tejano Music , arose in the 1830s and 40s in the Rio Grande border region of southern Texas . Influenced by Bohemia n immigrant miners, its rhythm was derived from the European Polka dance popular during the 1800s . Banda , similar to norteño in musical form, originated from the Mexico state of Sinaloa during the 1960s . Other new styles such as Cumbia , Pop , and Rock have seen increased popularity as the music of Mexico infuses a new generation of young people. Southern Mexican Folk Music is centered around Marimba , which remains popular in Chiapas and Oaxaca . In Yucatán the traditional Jarana music and dance is popular, as well as the Yucatan's most beloved music genre: the trova (which developed from Caribbean, Colombian and Mayan roots). Modern Mexican musical styles are also changing Mexican music. Cumbia , pop, Hip-hop , and rock, which are heavily influenced by music from the Caribbean islands and the United States, are increasingly becoming popular among Mexican youths. Mexico's stronghold on the music market in Latin America is long established. The Mexican music market catapults small artists to the United States Spanish-speaking public. Such was the case with Shakira, who arrived in Mexico on 1994, released a second album there and started a successful career in the United States after that. According to the ''America Top 100'', Mexico had over 90 hits in Latin America during 2006, almost a third more than its closest competitor, the United States. CONTEMPORARY GENRES Today, there are many popular modern Mexican musical genres. Widely popular country music includes Norteño , Banda , and Duranguense bands, which play Ranchera s, Corrido s, and sometimes Cumbia . Spanish rock, hip-hop, and electronic music are other modern genres popular among Mexicans. Norteño See Also: Norteño (music) '' Vuelve Gaviota '' by Dinastia Norteña is a typical example of Norteño music.
Norteño (similar to Tex-Mex or Tejano Music in the United States ) almost always has the Accordion as the lead instrument, with guitars serving as its roots. Norteño is an outgrowth of corridos which told tales of the Mexican Revolution . In the late 1920s, the corridos entered a golden age when Mexicans on both sides of the border recorded in San Antonio -area hotels, revolutionizing the genre alongside Mexico's political revolution. By the time the golden age ended, Narciso Martínez and Santiago Jiménez had introduced the accordion, which had been introduced by Bohemian miners who immigrated to the United States in the late 19th Century . Alongside the accordion came the Polka , which, alongside Waltze s, chotis and mazurka, mixed with corridos to form norteño in the early 1900s. Although norteño originated in the America n state of Texas , it is popular among Mexican American s from virtually any region of the United States. Later in the century, bands such as Los Tigres Del Norte and Los Cadetes de Linares added influences from cumbia, rock music, and other new styles, thus creating a unique new blend in some of their new songs. Banda See Also: Banda music '' Ojitos Soñadores '' by El Chapo de Sinaloa is a typical example of Banda music. '' El Disguto '' by Julio Preciado is typical of Banda Sinaloense, and here, include an Accordion . '' Los 20 Viejitos '' is an example of Tamborazo Zacatecano. Banda music was created with a strong Native American influence and the imitation of military bands that were imported during the reign of emperor Maximillian in the 1800s. It was further popularized during the Mexican Revolution when local authorities and states formed their own bands to play in the town squares. Revolutionary leaders such as Pancho Villa , also took wind bands with them wherever they went. Banda has, to this day remained popular throughout the central and northern states. It has however, diversified into different styles due to regions, instruments and modernization. Today people associate banda closer to Sinaloense. This originated in the 1940s when the media distributed Banda El Recodo repertoire as exclusively from Sinaloa when it was actually regional music from all over Mexico. Although banda music is played by many bands from different parts of Mexico, its original roots are in Sinaloa and Zacatecas , which are hugely famous for bands such as Banda El Recodo from Sinaloa and Banda Jerez from Zacatecas . Banda Sinaloense experienced international popularity in the 1990s. The most prominent band was Banda El Recodo which is renowned as "the mother of all bands". Unlike Tamborazo Zacatecano, Sinaloense's essential instrument is the tuba. Sometimes an Accordion is also included. ( ''sound sample'' ) Well known artists include: Los 20 Viejitos is an example of Tamborazo Zacatecano. Tamborazo Zacatecano originated in the state of Zacatecas and translates to ''Drum-beat from Zacatecas''. This banda style is traditionally composed of 2 trumpets, 2 clarinets, a saxophone, a trombone and the essential bass drum. ''La Marcha De Zacatecas'' is a perfect example of this type of music. Rumba Rumba came from the black Mexican slaves in Veracruz, Mexico city, and Yucatan, these were originated first from Cuba that later became famous in the black Hispanic community of Mexico like la bamba a song originated from afro-Mexicans from a tribe called bamba,these songs are mostly popular in the south of Mexico it is very rare for northern Mexicans to hear these type of music. Ruperas Ruperas are the mixed sound of rumba and ranchera music mostly heard in the mid south of Mexico this music contains both rumba rhythms and ranchera rhythms which these are mostly heard at parties,clubs,and Mexican radio. Danzon The European influence on Cuba's later musical development is most influentially represented by danzón, which is an elegant dance that became established in Cuba before being exported to popular acclaim throughout Latin America, especially Mexico. Its roots lay in European social dances like the English country dance, French contredanse and Spanish contradanza. Danzon developed in the 1870s in the region of Matanzas, where African culture remained strong. It had developed in full by 1879 and later was brought to Mexico. Duranguense '' Piedra '' (2003). This song is an example of Duranguense music by Patrulla 81 . '' En las Cantinas '' by Los Originales de Durango, another typical example of Duranguense music. See Also: Duranguense Duranguense (often called ''el pasito duranguense'') is a type of music which originated in the northern , música duranguense rapidly gained recognition along with banda sinaloense and norteño as a style of Mexican music. Duranguense bands play mainly Ranchera s, Polka s, and Cumbia s. Some of the most popular artists include: Cumbia
See Also: Mexican cumbia The 1980s saw Colombia n Cumbia become even more popular in Mexico than its native land, and it was by far the dominant genre throughout the decade, before Banda overtook it in the 1990s . In the early 1970s and 1980s Mexican bands like '' Rigo Tovar y su Costa Azul'' topped the charts, and helped, by the end of the decade, El Gran Silencio '' and Los Kumbia Kings . Top Artist include: |
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