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Tecalitlán
Tecalitlán is a city and municipality in the central Pacific coastal state of Jalisco, Mexico. Located just south of Ciudad Guzmán, its population was 16,705 as of 2020. Industry One of Tecalitlán's major industries was the growing of sugar cane. This industry ended about thirty years ago. Nowadays the economy comes from agriculture and the raising of animals such as cattle, pigs, chickens, and goats. Many families of emigrants in the United States receive substantial money from them. Culture Tecalitlán is at the heart of the region where mariachi music was developed, and in fact the most famous exponent of that genre, Vargas de Tecalitlán, was founded there in the 1890s (though now resident in Mexico City). There is a museum of this mariachi in Tecalitlan. Tecalitlan has many traditions, such as the fiestas de diciembre which celebrate religion and the love toward the Virgin of Guadalupe. People in this town are very friendly. A very interesting tradition kept until now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariachi
Mariachi (, , ) is a genre of regional Mexican music that dates back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. The usual mariachi group today consists of as many as eight violins, two trumpets and at least one guitar, including a high-pitched vihuela and an acoustic bass guitar called a guitarrón, and all players taking turns singing lead and doing backup vocals. From the 19th to 20th century, migrations from rural areas into Guadalajara, along with the Mexican government's cultural promotion gradually re-labeled it as ''son'' style, with its alternative name of ''mariachi'' becoming used for the 'urban' form. Modifications of the music include influences from other music such as polkas and waltzes, the addition of trumpets and the use of charro outfits by mariachi musicians. The musical style began to take on national prominence in the first half of the 20th century, with its promotion at presidential i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
