The music of Mexico is diverse and features a wide range of different musical styles influenced mainly by Indigenous music . 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. "Bésame Mucho", "Cielito Lindo", "El Rey", La Bamba, "Maria Bonita" and many more are part of the Mexican culture and famous all over the world. Tejano music (Spanish-Texan music) is the name given to various forms of folk and popular music originating among the Hispanic populations of Central and Southern Texas. ... Bésame Mucho is a Mexican song written in 1940 by Consuelo Velázquez before her sixteenth birthday. ... Cielito Lindo is a popular traditional song of Mexico. ... Established in 1929, Venezuelan family business EL Rey’s makes their chocolate with only 100% Venezuelan cacao beans. ... La Bamba is a traditional song created in the Mexican state of Veracruz over 300 years ago. ... This romance novel, one of a trilogy, is based on the story of Maria, the wife of João Lopes da Costa Pinho. ...

Music on the East Coast of Mexico was very influenced by Cuban music in the 20th century. The Son Jarocho and Son Huasteco where influenced by the Son Cubano. Cha cha cha, Danzon, Mambo and Bolero grew importantly in Mexico, specially in Veracruz and Mexico City. Important song writers that influenced this were Perez Prado, Benny More and Agustin Lara. The Caribbean island of Cuba has been influential in the development of multiple musical styles in the 19th and 20th centuries. ... Son Jarocho is a traditional musical style of Veracruz, Mexico. ... Son Huasteco is a traditional mexican musical style of the Sierra Huasteca. ... With roots on the island of Cuba, Son Cubano is a style of music that became popular in the second half of the 19th century in the eastern province of Oriente. ... For other uses, see Cha-cha-cha (disambiguation). ... Danzon is the official music of Cuba, and derives from a European-influenced ballroom dance played by Cuban charangas. ... Mambo is a Cuban musical form and dance style. ... Lineart drawing of a man dancing the Bolero, with castanets For other uses, see Bolero (disambiguation). ... Location within Mexico Country Capital Municipalities 212 Largest City Veracruz Government  - Governor Fidel Herrera Beltrán (PRI)  - Federal Deputies PRI: 6 PAN: 11 PRD: 2 Convergencia: 2  - Federal Senators PRD: 1 PAN: 1 Convergencia: 1 Area Ranked 11th  - Total 71,699 km² (27,683. ... Nickname: Location of Mexico City Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... Dámaso Pérez Prado (December 11, 1916 in Cuba - September 14, 1989 in Mexico) was a Cuban bandleader and composer. ... Benny Moré (August 24, 1919 – February 19, 1963) is considered by many fans of Cuban music the greatest Cuban singer of all time. ... Agustín Lara. ...

Nowadays the most popular Mexican genre is ranchera, interpreted by a band of mariachis. Examples include the work of Cuco Sanchez, Chavela Vargas and Vicente Fernández. Mariachi music remains Mexico's national song. The ranchera is a genre of the traditional music of Mexico. ... This article is about the Mexican musical genre and ensemble. ... José del Refugio Sánchez Saldaña (Altamira, Tamaulipas, 3 May 1921 – Mexico City, 6 October 2000) better known as Cuco Sanchez was a Mexican singer and songwriter who wrote dozens of hits, including Anillo de Compromiso, Anoche Estuve Llorando, Por qué Peca Esa Mujer, Fallaste Corazón, Cama de... Chavela Vargas Chavela Vargas is a mexican-costa rican singer born in San Joaquín de Flores Costa Rica. ... Vicente Fernández (born Vicente Fernández Gómez on February 17, 1940) is a Mexican ranchera singer. ... This article is about the Mexican musical genre and ensemble. ...

Another important music style is the traditional "norteño," or Northern tunes, which has been the basis for such variations as banda music. These styles are popular in many regions of Mexico. Norteño, similar to Tejano music, arose in the 1830s and 40s in the Rio Grande region, south of Texas. Influenced by Bohemian 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. Banda is a brass-based form of traditional Mexican music. ... Norteño (literally meaning northern in Spanish; also known as conjunto) is a genre of Mexican music. ... Tejano music (Spanish-Texan music) is the name given to various forms of folk and popular music originating among the Hispanic populations of Central and Southern Texas. ... “Río Bravo” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Bohemia (disambiguation). ... Street musicians in Prague playing a polka Polka is a fast, lively Central European dance, and also a genre of dance music. ... Banda is a brass-based form of traditional Mexican music. ... Mexican may have several meanings. ... Location within Mexico Municipalities of Sinaloa Country Mexico Capital Municipalities 18 Government  - Governor Jesús Aguilar Padilla  - Federal Deputies PRI: 6 PAN: 2  - Federal Senators PRI: 2 PAN: 1 Area Ranked 18th  - Total 58,238 km² (22,485. ...

There are other new styles such as cumbia, pop, and rock music. Monument to the dance and music of cumbia in El Banco. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... This article is about the genre. ...

In the late 60's, the Mexican rock movement began, rapidly becoming popular, and peaking in the 80's and 90's with authentic sounds and styles, often blending traditional instruments and stories in the lyrics. Mexican and Latin Rock remain very popular in Mexico, even more than rock in other languages. Other Mexican variations in music from other regions include Cumbia, pop, hip-hop, and rock, which are heavily influenced by music from Latin America and Europe, and are increasingly becoming popular among Mexican youths. Monument to the dance and music of cumbia in El Banco. ... Hip-Hop music is a style of popular music. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

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 and non-Spanish speaking public. Such was the case with Julio Iglesias, Ricky Martin and Shakira, the last of whom 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 rancheras, corridos, as well as cumbia. Rock en Español, hip-hop, and electronic music are other modern genres popular among Mexicans with a wide variety of Mexican artists. Norteño (literally meaning northern in Spanish; also known as conjunto) is a genre of Mexican music. ... Banda is a brass-based form of traditional Mexican music. ... Duranguense (also known as el pasito duranguense) is a genre of Mexican music. ... The ranchera is a genre of the traditional music of Mexico. ... The corrido is a popular narrative song and poetry form, a ballad, of the mestizo Mexican cultural area (which includes the Southwestern states of the United States, taken from Mexican sovereignty in the mid 19th Century). ... Monument to the dance and music of cumbia in El Banco. ... Rock en español is the latest generation of Spanish language rock and roll. ...

Norteño

Main article: Norteño (music)

Norteño (similar to Tex-Mex or Tejano music in the United States) almost always has the accordion and bajo sexto as the lead instruments, with guitars serving as its roots. Before the introduction of accordion, violin was the main instrument. During the late XIX century, Bohemian and Czech migrants to Northern Mexico and the U.S. Southwest brought different styles among them: la redova", la varsoviana and the polka. These styles blended with the local Mexican Son (music) and gave way to modern Northern music. In the late 1910s and 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. Later in the century, Ramon Ayala, Cornelio Reyna, Los Invasores de Nuevo Leon and Carlos y Jose commercialized Northern music. Other 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. One lesser known genre of Northern music is the a cappella Canto Cardenche, surviving only in southwestern Coahuila. Norteño (literally meaning northern in Spanish; also known as conjunto) is a genre of Mexican music. ... THEY SUC |native_name = |nickname = Lady of the Desert |settlement_type = |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = Mexico stateflags Chihuahua. ... The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored musical instrument usually considered a member of the woodwind family. ... For other uses, see Accordion (disambiguation). ... Norteño (literally meaning northern in Spanish; also known as conjunto) is a genre of Mexican music. ... Tejano music (Spanish-Texan music) is the name given to various forms of folk and popular music originating among the Hispanic populations of Central and Southern Texas. ... For other uses, see Accordion (disambiguation). ... A bajo sexto (Spanish: lower sixth) is a type of 12 string guitar, fused with a bass, used in Mexican music. ... Street musicians in Prague playing a polka Polka is a fast, lively Central European dance, and also a genre of dance music. ... Son is a style of Cuban music which became popular in the second half of the 19th century in the eastern province of Oriente. ... San Antonio redirects here. ... Ramon Ayala - El Rey del Accordeon I dont know anything about Ramon Ayala (someone please add some serious info!) just that he started playing accordion as a duo with Cornelio Reyna in 1963 as Los Relampagos Del Norte. When that ended, he went on to form Ramon Ayala y... Cornelio Reyna born 1955 This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Los Tigres Del Norte Los Tigres del Norte is one of the most popular norteño bands, from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico. ... This article is about the vocal technique. ... Coahuila (formal name: Coahuila de Zaragoza) is one of Mexicos 31 component states. ...

Banda

Main article: Banda music

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. Banda is also a form of polka music, since both sound so much alike. Polish immigrants established themselves in the state of Sinaloa. 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. Banda is a brass-based form of traditional Mexican music. ... Julio Preciado on the album cover of his CD Que Me Sigue la Tambora) Julio Preciado y su Banda Perla de Pacifico (Julio Preciado and his Pacific Pearl Band) is a banda singer based in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. ... For other uses, see Accordion (disambiguation). ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... This article is about the Mexican Revolution of 1910. ... For the Filipino boxer, see Francisco Guilledo. ... Banda Sinaloense el Recodo de Don Cruz Lizárraga, often referred to as Banda el Recodo or simply La Banda Sinaloense (Spanish: the Sinaloan Band) is one of the best-known Mexican banda groups. ... Location within Mexico Municipalities of Sinaloa Country Mexico Capital Municipalities 18 Government  - Governor Jesús Aguilar Padilla  - Federal Deputies PRI: 6 PAN: 2  - Federal Senators PRI: 2 PAN: 1 Area Ranked 18th  - Total 58,238 km² (22,485. ...

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. Location within Mexico Municipalities of Sinaloa Country Mexico Capital Municipalities 18 Government  - Governor Jesús Aguilar Padilla  - Federal Deputies PRI: 6 PAN: 2  - Federal Senators PRI: 2 PAN: 1 Area Ranked 18th  - Total 58,238 km² (22,485. ... This article is about a state of Mexico. ... Banda Sinaloense el Recodo de Don Cruz Lizárraga, often referred to as Banda el Recodo or simply La Banda Sinaloense (Spanish: the Sinaloan Band) is one of the best-known Mexican banda groups. ... Location within Mexico Municipalities of Sinaloa Country Mexico Capital Municipalities 18 Government  - Governor Jesús Aguilar Padilla  - Federal Deputies PRI: 6 PAN: 2  - Federal Senators PRI: 2 PAN: 1 Area Ranked 18th  - Total 58,238 km² (22,485. ... La Banda Jerez (officially La Número Uno Banda Jerez) is one of the most popular Mexican bandas. ... This article is about a state of Mexico. ...

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: Banda Sinaloense el Recodo de Don Cruz Lizárraga, often referred to as Banda el Recodo or simply La Banda Sinaloense (Spanish: the Sinaloan Band) is one of the best-known Mexican banda groups. ... For other uses, see Accordion (disambiguation). ...

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. Joan Sebastian is a popular three-time Grammy Award and five-time Latin Grammy Award winning-Mexican singer and songwriter. ... El Chapo de Sinaloa, born Ernesto Pérez in Badiraguato, Sinaloa, is a Mexican conjunto/norteño/banda singer. ... This article is about a state of Mexico. ...

Rumba

Rumba came from the black Mexican slaves in Veracruz, Mexico city, and Yucatan. The style began in Cuba and later became famous in the black community of Mexico. These songs are popular in the south of Mexico.

Gruperas

Gruperas 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. Muzzaac

Reggae

Mexican Reggae first started in the caribbean sea of Mexico by Jamaican imigrants. After hearing this type of music they started to invent their own Reggae in Spanish.

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 Sclaf '[f panish 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

Main article: Duranguense

Duranguense (often called el pasito duranguense) is a type of music which originated in the northern Mexican state of Durango. In the United States, it first became popular in Chicago, which has a large community of immigrants from Durango. It has grown to become a popular genre in the US Latino market. This music is based on both brass and wind instruments and includes the melodica, saxophone, trumpet, flute, and drums. Duranguense bands usually play their songs at a rapid, danceable tempo and tend to rely much more on percussion than Sinaloense does. (sound sample) In the 2000s, música duranguense rapidly gained recognition along with banda sinaloense and norteño as a style of Mexican music. Duranguense bands play mainly rancheras, polkas, and cumbias. Some of the most popular artists include: Patrulla 81 Group Patrulla 81 is a musical group originally from Durango, Mexico. ... Duranguense (also known as el pasito duranguense) is a genre of Mexican music. ... Duranguense (also known as el pasito duranguense) is a genre of Mexican music. ... Durango (IPA pronunciation ) is one of the constituent states of Mexico. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... Image of a trumpet, foreground, a piccolo trumpet behind, and a flugelhorn in background. ... A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator (usually a tube), in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into (or over) a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator. ... A Hohner melodica The melodica is a free-reed instrument similar to the accordion and harmonica. ... The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored musical instrument usually considered a member of the woodwind family. ... Trumpeter redirects here. ... For other uses, see Flute (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Drum (disambiguation). ... The ranchera is a genre of the traditional music of Mexico. ... Street musicians in Prague playing a polka Polka is a fast, lively Central European dance, and also a genre of dance music. ... Monument to the dance and music of cumbia in El Banco. ...

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Cumbia

Main article: Mexican cumbia

The 1980s saw Colombian cumbia become even more popular in Mexico than in 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: This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Monument to the dance and music of cumbia in El Banco. ... Banda is a brass-based form of traditional Mexican music. ... Rigoberto Tovar García (March 29, 1946 – March 27, 2005) was a Mexican singer best known as Rigo Tovar, famous for his cumbia songs. ... El Gran Silencio are a rock en espanol band from Monterrey, Mexico that blends a variety of rock influences with traditional Mexican musical forms. ... The Kumbia Kings are a Latin Grammy-winning group from Texas. ...