Mexican Music

• In mexico the music is very diverse it features a big range of music, because it has been influenced by different cultures.

Mexican famous songs:

• Besame mucho

• Solamente una vez

• La bamba

• Cielito lindo

• Maria bonita

• La cucaracha- it’s a mexican corrido.

• La bikina

classification

• By time and style:corrido, cancion ranchera, son Huasteco, Son Jarocho, Mexican Danzón, bolero, chilena, son istmeño, son calentano, etc

By types of ensambles

• Banda • Conjunto calentano• Conjunto huasteco• Conjunto jarocho• Mariachi• Reggaeton• Bachata• marimba

Ranchera

• Is a traditional Mexican music’s genre sung by one performer with a guitar, dates the Mexican Revolution’s years, became associated with mariachi groups from Jalisco.

Corrido

• Is a narrative song of poetry, ballad.

• They are from various themes.

• Corrido lyrics are from old stories of criminals or heroes.

• They can be love stories about women like:

• La venganza de Maria

• La adelita

mariachi

• Cosists of vihuela, guitar, violin, trumpets, and guitarrón.

• They perform ranchera, mariachi, polka, corrido, etc.

• It originated in Jalisco during the 19th century.

• There are five or more musicians who wear charro suits.

• I think Mexico has a wide range of music variation and thats because people has different likes and dislikes in music like in everything else.

• Mexican music represents our country and it’s all around the world.

• We should be proud of our country and we have to se the positive aspects before talking about the negatives ones.