Son Jarocho is a traditional musical style of Veracruz, Mexico. It has been played historically from northern state of Tabasco state to central Veracruz including Veracruz port and its hinterlands. Its origins lie in a mixture of Spanish and African beats. Lyrics include humorous verses and subjects such as love, nature, sailors, cattle breeding that still reflect the life in colonial and 19th century Mexico. Verses are often shared with the wider Mexican and Hispanic Caribbean repertoire and some can even be found in works from writers of the Spanish siglo de oro. The instruments associated with Son Jarocho are the jaranas (in various dimensions), requinto jarocho, harp and percussion such as pandero, Cajón and quijada (an instrument made of a donkey or horse jawbone). Son Jarocho is often played only on jaranas and sung in a style where several singers exchange improvised verses called decimas, often with humorous or offensive content. The most widely known son jarocho is La Bamba, which has been popularized through the version by Ritchie Valens and the American movie of the same name. Son is a style of Cuban music which became popular in the second half of the 19th century in the eastern province of Oriente. ... The state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states that compose Mexico (does not include the Mexican Federal District). ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... When applied to musical instruments, the term requinto is used in both Spanish and Portuguese to mean a smaller, higher-pitched version of another instrument. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Conga drums are a common part of Caribbean music across much of the area This is a list of drums used in the Caribbean music area, taken here to include the islands of the Caribbean Sea, as well as the musics of Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Bahamas and Bermuda. ... The harp is a stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. ... For the entertainer whose full name is Maria Rosario Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza, see: Charo A Charro is a traditional cowboy of central and northern Mexico. ... The Jarabe tapatío, known in the United States as the Mexican Hat Dance, is the title of the musical piece and the dance that accompanies it, which is accorded the title of the national dance of Mexico. In the Spanish language, jarabe means syrup or elixir, and the adjective... The zapateado is a Spanish dance characterized by a lively rhythm puncuated by the clapping of the dancers heels. ... Mariachi is a type of musical group, originally from Mexico. ... The huapango is a lively Mexican dance of Spanish origin that is especially popular in the lands along the Gulf of Mexico. ... Son Huasteco is a traditional mexican musical style of the Sierra Huasteca. ... The state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states that compose Mexico (does not include the Mexican Federal District). ... Tabasco is a state in Mexico. ... The state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states that compose Mexico (does not include the Mexican Federal District). ... The siglo de oro (a Spanish-language phrase meaning century of gold or golden century) is a term that refers to one of the following: The great age of Spanish wealth and power, roughly from the early-to-mid-16th century to early-to-mid-17th century. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... The harp is a stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. ... Conga drums are a common part of Caribbean music across much of the area This is a list of drums used in the Caribbean music area, taken here to include the islands of the Caribbean Sea, as well as the musics of Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Bahamas and Bermuda. ... A cajón (Spanish for crate, drawer, or box, pronounced ka. ... A quijada is a percussion instrument used in Afro-Peruvian Landó music. ... La Bamba is a traditional song created in the Mexican state of Veracruz over 300 years ago. ... Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), better known as Ritchie Valens, was a pioneer of rock and roll and was a Mexican-American with Yaqui American Indian roots born in Pacoima, California [1], became the first Mexican American rock and roll star. ...

More recently, instruments and rhythms from son jarocho have been used by rock groups such as Café Tacuba and Ozomatli. Café Tacuba (often spelled Café Tacvba) is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-winning musical group from Naucalpan, Mexico. ... Ozomatli is a Latin funk/worldbeat/rock en Español group, formed in 1996 in Los Angeles, known as much for their extremely vocal activist viewpoints as their wide array of musical styles. ...

Related genres are: Son Huasteco, Huapango, Son jaliciense and Son Son Huasteco is a traditional mexican musical style of the Sierra Huasteca. ... The huapango is a lively Mexican dance of Spanish origin that is especially popular in the lands along the Gulf of Mexico. ... Son is a style of Cuban music which became popular in the second half of the 19th century in the eastern province of Oriente. ...

Well known artists playing the genre are: Mono Blanco, Siquisirí, Tlen Huicani, Chuchumbé, Los Cojolites, Son de Madera

External Links

• The History of Son Jarocho on the website of an American Conjunto Jarocho
• Music and Dance of Veracruz - The Jarocho Style