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Norteño-sax
Norteño-sax or norteño with sax is a subgenre of regional Mexican music. It incorporates the use of the alto saxophone as the main instrument, as well as traditional instruments such as vocals, button accordion, bajo sexto, electric bass, and drums. History Norteño with sax originated in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, in the 1940s. Over the years, its popularity had spread to several other regions of Mexico; mainly in the country's landlocked states. It would also gain popularity among the Mexican community in the United States from said Mexican region. Even though norteño-sax had its origins in Nuevo León, as did traditional accordion-led norteño, the former eventually became more culturally associated with states such as Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosí; in part due to it being more popular there than its native region. The term "norteño-sax" or "norteño with sax" did not become widely used until the 2010s. Prior to that, it was known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by regions. Subgenres include banda music, banda, Country music#Mexico and Latin America, country en Español, Duranguense, grupera, grupero, mariachi, New Mexico music, Norteño (music), Norteño, Sierreño, Tejano music, Tejano, and Tierra Caliente music, Tierra Caliente. It is among the most popular radio formats targeting Mexican Americans in the United States. Similarly to country music, country and sertanejo music, sertanejo music, artists of regional Mexican subgenres are often characterized by their use of Western wear and denim clothing. History 16th–20th century: Origins Many different subgenres of regional Mexican have their origins in the 16th to 18th centuries. Indigenous peoples of Mexico, Indigenous, Afro-Mexicans, Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norteño (music)
''Norteño'' or ''norteña'' (, ''northern''), also ''música norteña'', is a subgenre of regional Mexican music. The music is most often based on duple and triple metre and its lyrics often deal with socially relevant topics, although there are also many norteño love songs. The accordion and the bajo sexto are traditional norteño's most characteristic instruments. The genre is popular in both Mexico and the United States, especially among the Mexican and Mexican-American community, and it has become popular in other Spanish-speaking countries as far away as Chile. Though originating from rural areas, norteño is popular in both rural and urban areas. A ''conjunto norteño'' is a type of Mexican folk ensemble. It mostly includes diatonic accordion, bajo sexto, electric bass or double bass, drums, and depending on the region, alto saxophone. Repertoire The norteño repertoire covers canción ranchera, corrido, ballad, bolero, chotís, cumbia, huapango norteño, mazur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conjunto Primavera
Conjunto Primavera is a Mexican norteño-sax band from Ojinaga, Chihuahua. In the 1990s and 2000s they were one of the most popular acts in regional Mexican music. History Conjunto Primavera was formed on the first day of spring in 1978 by the saxophonist Juan Dominguez. They remained a local act for several years, but starting in 1980, they signed with an indie label, Joey Records, in San Antonio, Texas. It was at Joey Records that Conjunto Primavera would not only record popular covers such as "La Sirenita", "Paloma Querida", and "Noches Eternas", but also subsequent fan favorites such as "Borracho Y Loco", "Cuatro Primaveras", and "10 Kilometros." However, the group was still far from popular. Starting in the mid-80s, Conjunto Primavera would start recording romantic ballads with saxophone and electric keyboard, a style that the norteño group would become known for in the years to come. Another major change took place in 1988 when lead singer Nacho Galindo announced he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zacatecas
Zacatecas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Zacatecas, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 31 states of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Zacatecas, 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas City, Zacatecas. It is located in north-central Mexico and is bordered by the states of Durango to the northwest, Coahuila to the north, Nayarit to the west, San Luis Potosí and Nuevo León to the east, and Jalisco, Guanajuato and Aguascalientes to the south. The state is best known for its rich deposits of silver and other minerals, its Spanish Colonial architecture, colonial architecture and its importance during the Mexican Revolution. Its main economic activities are mining, agriculture and tourism. Geography Zacatecas is located in the center-north of Mexico, and covers an area of 75,284 km2, the tenth-largest state in the country. It borders the states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí, Coahuila and Durango and is divided in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charanga-vallenata
Charanga-vallenata is a style of Latin music that combines conjunto, charanga and vallenato-style accordion. It is essentially Cumbia performed at double its normal speed. It could also be interpreted as Mambo with lyrics. It became popular in the 1970s, when it was associated with Roberto Torres. See also * List of best-selling Latin albums * List of best-selling Latin music artists Latin music has an ambiguous meaning in the music industry due to differing definitions of the term "Latin". For example, the Latin music market in the United States defines Latin music as any release that is mostly sung in Spanish, regardless ... References Further reading * 20th-century music genres Music of Latin America Colombian styles of music {{music-genre-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentimental Ballad
A sentimental ballad is an emotional style of music that often deals with romantic and intimate relationships, and to a lesser extent, loneliness, death, war, drug abuse, politics and religion, usually in a poignant but solemn manner. Ballads are generally melodic enough to capture the listener's attention. Sentimental ballads are found in most music genres, such as pop, R&B, soul, country, folk, rock and electronic music. Usually slow in tempo, ballads tend to have a lush musical arrangement which emphasizes the song's melody and harmonies. Characteristically, ballads use acoustic instruments such as guitars, pianos, saxophones, and sometimes an orchestral set. Many modern mainstream ballads tend to feature synthesizers, drum machines and even, to some extent, a dance rhythm. Sentimental ballads had their origins in the early Tin Pan Alley music industry of the later 19th century. Initially known as "tear-jerkers" or "drawing-room ballads", they were generally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huapango
is a family of Mexican music styles. The word likely derives from the Nahuatl word that literally means 'on top of the wood', alluding to a wooden platform on which dancers perform dance steps. It is interpreted in different forms, the most common being the classic interpreted by a trio of musicians (); the interpreted by a group (); and the , which can be performed by a large group of musicians. () The classical brings together a violin, a and a . The classical is characterized by a complex rhythmic structure mixing duple and triple metres which reflect the intricate steps of the dance. When the players sing (in a duet, in a falsetto tone), the violin stops, and the (the rhythm provided by heels hitting the floor) softens. The is danced by men and women as couples. A very popular is , in which two singers alternate pert and funny repartées. Huapango arribeño or son arribeño is a style of music played in the "zona media" region (part of San Luis Potosi, Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolero
Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has been called the "quintessential Latin American romantic song of the twentieth century". Unlike the simpler, thematically diverse ''canción'', bolero did not stem directly from the European lyrical tradition, which included Italian opera and canzone, popular in urban centers like Havana at the time. Instead, it was born as a form of romantic folk poetry cultivated by a new breed of troubadour from Santiago de Cuba, the ''trovadores''. Pepe Sánchez is considered the father of this movement and the author of the first bolero, "Tristezas", written in 1883. Originally, boleros were sung by individual ''trovadores'' while playing guitar. Over time, it became common for trovadores to play in groups as ''dúos'', ''tríos'', ''cuartetos'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumbia
Cumbia refers to a number of musical rhythms and folk dance traditions of Latin America, generally involving musical and cultural elements from American Indigenous peoples, Europeans, and Africans during colonial times. Cumbia is said to have come from funeral traditions in the Afro-Colombian community. Cumbia traditionally uses three drums ('' tambora'', ' and ''llamador''), three flutes (''gaita hembra'' and ''gaito macho'', both forms of , and '' flauta de millo'') and has a or meter. The sound of cumbia can be characterized as having a simple "chu-chucu-chu" rhythm created by the guacharaca. The genre frequently incorporates brass instruments and piano. In order to properly understand the interlocking relationship between cumbia's roots, its Pan-American (and then global) routes, and its subgenres, Colombia's geocultural complexities must be taken into account. Most Hispanic American countries have made their own regional version of Cumbia, some of them with their own part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corrido
The corrido (Spanish pronunciation: Help:IPA/Spanish, [koˈriðo]) is a famous narrative metrical tale and poetry that forms a Ballad (music), ballad. The songs often feature topics such as oppression, history, daily life for criminals, the vaquero lifestyle, and other socially relevant themes. Corridos were widely popular during the Mexican Revolution and in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern American frontier as it was also a part of the development of Tejano music, Tejano and New Mexico music, which later influenced Western music (North America), Western music. The ''corrido'' derives mainly from the Romance (heroic literature), romance and, in its most known form, consists of a salutation from the singer, a prologue to the story, the story itself, and a moral and farewell from the singer. In Mexico, it is still a popular genre today. Outside Mexico, corridos are popular in Chilean national celebrations of Fiestas Patrias (Chile), Fiestas Patrias. History Corrido ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranchera
Ranchera () or canción ranchera is a genre of traditional music of Mexico. It dates to before the years of the Mexican Revolution. Rancheras today are played in the vast majority of regional Mexican music styles. Drawing on rural traditional folk music, the ranchera developed as a symbol of a new national consciousness in reaction to the aristocratic tastes of the period. Definitions The word ''ranchera'' was derived from the word ''rancho'' because the songs originated on the ranches and in the countryside of rural Mexico. Traditional themes in rancheras are about love, heartbreak, patriotism or nature. Rhythms can have a meter in (in slow tempo: '' ranchera lenta'' and faster tempo: ''ranchera marcha''), (''ranchera vals''), or (''bolero ranchero''). Songs are usually in a major key, and consist of an instrumental introduction, verse and refrain, instrumental section repeating the verse, and another verse and refrain, with a tag ending. Rancheras are also noted for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polo Urías
Leopoldo "Polo" Urías Ramírez (born November 15, 1954) is a Mexican singer-songwriter. He specializes in regional Mexican music; specifically the norteño-sax genre. He is the leader of the band Polo Urías y su Máquina Norteña. Early life Urías was born on November 15, 1954, in Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico. He recalls that when he was very young, he would often sing while plowing in the fields with his mules. Musical career Polo's professional career started in 1975 as founding member of the band Los Jilgueros del Arroyo along with his brothers, Israel, Alberto, Jesús, and Raúl. Polo served as the bassist. Then in 1985, he joined Los Rieleros del Norte as the band's primary vocalist and bassist. He was also a songwriter. His tenure with said band ended in 1994. One year later, he formed the band Polo Urías y su Máquina Norteña, being the group's lead vocalist and director, as well as occasional songwriter; positions he holds to this day. Although he resides in El Paso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
