Music is a big part of Mexican culture, well any culture, music is like the key to the sole. It can open you up and play you like a fiddle. There are many different types of music out there, ranging from hip hop, to country, to jazz, to Latin, pop, indie, there are so many choices, and so many different places music comes from.
At the most southern part of the Mexican Republicans the "trova" a style of a song that was popular in the early twentieth century. It began in Cuba but is similar in many different Latin american countries. For “trova” its where you have your guitar and you serenade someone almost, it was very popular but in in the late 19th century.
Yucatecan songs used many Cuban rhythms, for example, the bolero, the Habanera
and the Colombian bambuco. These are the fundamental rhythms for most of the repertoire of Yucatan trova. "The Yucatan Trova" is a sublime tradition of our amazing Yucatan land that shows the people that our country is not like any other (en-yucatan.com/). Trova style include Bambuco Yucatan, Clave, Bolero, Jarana and even Ranchera/Corrido, more commonly heard in northern Mexico. Yucatan is the music underground. In Peru they have many different types if music played in many different types of instruments like the charango, bamboo, the quena, Ect. Ancash’s music is in the Latin American and the Caribbean. Ancash’s music is a unique style of music, most of the people there where a scarf around them while they dance to the music. Peru music is solely country, perks people find it best if they participate in the dance that takes place with the music.
People do not take into account the impact that colonialism had on Mexico and Mexico’s culture of dance and music. The merging of Indigenous tradition and European culture left a strange mark in Mexico, where both those diverse cultures were combined into its own Mexican identity. There is no bigger example of this than the traditional Mexican dance, of the state of Michoacán el danze de los viejetos or in English the dance of the old men. What the dance used to represent pre and post the conquering by Spain is radically different, since Mexico itself changed through colonization. The dance of the old men is still being danced now but the original meaning and what it represents now has changed,
The modern mariachi ensemble originated in the Mexican state of Jalisco where traveling groups of musicians would play for hire in haciendas. During the Mexican Revolution which began in 1910, they were unable to perform in the haciendas as they had in the past and were forced to travel from town to town singing about, and thus carrying news about, the war. During this time, they would play for fees at celebrations or for tips in public squares and cafes (Collins, 2004).
For me it all started out with Selena. I remember a boy in my middle school class dedicating me "Como La Flor" at one of our school dances in seventh grade. After that Tejano just sort of stuck in my head and all I ever thought of the song was that I had rejected that boy. Selena was quite a Tejana star at the time, and I was shocked with her murder two years later. She was a five star role model for Mexican-Americans to relate to and appreciate. Her songs live on in the Tejano world, as does her sprit and love for the music.
Mexico is known for many things that range from its beautiful beaches to its small unique towns to its food, but another aspect of Mexican culture that also stands out, is its many forms of music. When people think about music of Mexico, they typically think about mariachi or banda and the dances that are associated with the genres, but what a lot of people don’t realize is that there are other forms of music such as corridos and many types of sones. Since there are many genres in Mexican music, I will focus on corridos. Corridos have always been an important genre to Mexican music since they have always had an important message in them, although sometimes controversial and have also described the day-to-day lives of Mexicans.
Mariachi is a lot more than just a band playing; it's a tradition that has been in Mexico for almost two centuries and is enriched with a huge history and deep meaning to for the Mexican culture. Mariachi music started in the nineteen century as a way for the common people of Mexico to find a way to express their ideas and feelings in which their ideas later become lyrics and their feelings become music. Mariachi music as we know it today results from the confluence of several different influences. It originated in the Mexican state of Jalisco, in the town of Cocula, in the 19th century. It was a way in which people were able to say what they were feeling in a new and unique way. From the music and lyrics to the dress attire and performance venues, Mariachi music is different and meaningful in many aspects.
Today’s Mariachi music originated in the Mexican in the town of Cocula in the state of Jalisco, during the 1800s. A Mariachi group consists of at least two violins, two trumpets, one Spanish guitar, one vihuela, and one guitarrón. However it can have multiple of these instruments. Mariachi uses contrasting sounds, such as the deep guitarrón against the crisp vihuela, and the sweet violin against the brilliant trumpet. Mariachi used for birthdays, especially quinceañeras, weddings, church services, Mother’s Day, large parties, and funerals. It can also be used to serenade someone's love interest; it wouldn't be unusual to awoken by Mariachi music in order to win someone's heart. The most common songs played at wedding are Amaneci en tus Brazos,
With its close geographic proximity to the Caribbean and Latin America, Jamaica has not only received influences from these cultures, but has also been influential on molding and forming an integral part of Spanish-speaking nations. The growing popularity of reggae and Jamaican culture as a whole is apparent all over the world, and is catching on quickly. Although there are reggae groups found in many of the Spanish-speaking countries worldwide, there is not much literature that has focused on their history or followed their progress, just like there is not much published work about reggae and Rastafarianism. This paper intends to focus on the Spanish involvement in Jamaica and also chart the musical influence of reggae in these aforementioned regions.
“Another key element in the birth of Tejano was the exposure of young Mexican-American boys and girls to rock and roll” (Patoski 14). Teenagers during this time enjoyed listening to artists like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, etc. Artists took the catchy, upbeat tune of rock and roll and added a cultural twist to it. This was sometimes referred to as música alegre- joyous, exuberant music, which matched Selena’s personality. So, in a way, Tejano music is like Mexican rock and roll. Since this time period was the late 80s/early 90s, teens could only listen to music on the radio or on portable Walkman devices, though the radio was more easily accessible. “What is unique about Selena’s era of Tejano music is that it became commertionalized as a recording genre, through music awards and a boom in radio stations that were specifically named “Tejano”” (Vargas 183). This is the positive effect of radio music: it allows for a widespread audience and allows music to gain popularity much faster. “Perhaps the most inhibiting factor to the development of a regional sound was radio, the most important form of mass communication in Texas Spanish-speaking communities” (Patoski 16). Radio did not allow for music to be separated by regions. Therefore, Tejano music could not be exclusively for
To help me understand and analyze a different culture, I watched the film Selena. The film tells the life story of the famous singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. Not only does it just tell personal stories from her life, it also gives insight to the Mexican-American culture. Her whole life she lived in the United States, specifically in Texas, but was Hispanic and because of that both her and her family faced more struggles than white singers on the climb to her success. Even though the film is a story about a specific person, it brought understanding into the culture in which she lived. Keeping in mind that these ideas that I drew about the Mexican-American culture is very broad and do not apply to every single person in the culture, there were very obvious differences in their culture and the one that I belong. Mexican-American culture identifies with their family rather than individualized or spiritual identities and the culture has gone through significant changes because of discrimination and the changing demographics of the United States.
The music of mariachi is a lot more than just a band playing; it's a tradition that has been in Mexico for almost two centuries. It is really a wonderful Mexican tradition, from which, the fusion of our syncretism with life in the real day, becomes one. Where the song is art, is joyful celebration; It's a pause to problems and it's also pain, tears and feelings. Not only this, but it represents
In my culture, music helps to explain my cultural identity. Palestinian people tend to play loud arabic music and parties and occasions. The music brings people together as a family while they are dancing and having fun. Arab women wear long patterned dresses and arab men wear certain designed clothes over their head while doing a dance called dabke. Dabke is where everyone links arms and hops around in a circle doing a certain dance according to the song. I love watching my family have fun at events like this. Dancing is a huge part of my cultural and I love how it brings everyone together as a whole. This creates a tone of excitement and love with my
Music in Chile has an interesting range of styles. There musical types can range from popular, classical music and folkloric. Chile and its large geography is able to generate
The instruments used to make Mariachi music, like the guitar or violin, were introduced to Mexico by the Spaniards. Nowadays, Mariachi Music is known all around the world and there are many band groups that will go to different cities and play at events, parties, and festivals (Roldan, "Vestimenta De Los Charros O
Music always has strongly diverse backgrounds. It can bring people together or tear them apart. Son bands were largely popular throughout Latin America and the world. It influenced many different styles of music such as Rumba and Samba. The Son music image, shown in class, helps show some of the history and importance of Son music. The image features a sextet, a group of six musicians, of African descent playing music well wearing clothing traditional to the times and using more traditional instruments. They are shown playing what is presumed to be an up-right bass, bongos, maracas, and a Tres, a three string Cuban guitar, along with some other instruments. They are all seated in front of a record and the title reads “Orthophonic records by
Spanish music is totally different than what we hear in the US. Spanish music ranges in several styles. Although it is something we rarely think about or listen to Spanish music is quite spectacular, with the way the words flow within us to the way it grabs our attention and never lets us forget the real meaning of Spanish music.