Regional Mexican is a

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encompassing the musical genres from the different parts of rural

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and the Southwestern United States. Genres include banda, country en español,

Duranguense Duranguense is a genre of Regional Mexican music. It is a hybrid of Technobanda and Tamborazo. Its popularity peaked in the mid to late 2000s among the Mexican and Mexican American community in the United States, as well as in many parts of Mexi ...

grupero Grupera (also known as Grupero or Onda Grupera) is a genre of Regional Mexican music. It reached the height of its popularity in the 1990s, especially in rural areas. The music has roots in the rock groups of the 1960s, but today generally consis ...

, mariachi,

New Mexico music New Mexico music ( es, música nuevo mexicana) is a genre of music that originated in the US state of New Mexico, it derives from Pueblo music in the 13th century, and with the folk music of Hispanos during the 16th to 19th centuries in Santa F ...

, Norteño, Tejano,

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and others.Our Story, Our Content
from the Univision Radio website It is among the most popular radio formats targeting Mexican Americans in the United States.105.3 FM changed to Regional Mexican
a November 2006 article from the website of the '' Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' The popularity of each subgenre varies by region in Mexico and the United States. Within their respective genres, Regional Mexican artists perform different styles of songs such as

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 virtually all regional Mexican music styles. Drawing on rural traditional folk musi ...

corrido The corrido () is a popular narrative metrical tale and poetry that forms a ballad. The songs are often about oppression, history, daily life for criminals, the vaquero lifestyle, and other socially relevant topics. Corridos were widely popular ...

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, enslaved Africans during colonial times, and Europeans. Examples include: ...

boleros 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 ...

ballads A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or '' ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...

, among others. Like

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and Sertanejo music, Regional Mexican artists are characterized for their use of

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Related formats

Univision Radio owns a number of stations running the Regional Mexican format.

References

External links

Radioandrecords.com: Regional Mexican Airplay Charts
— ''from Radio & Records, based on Regional Mexican Airplay panel data''. {{Music of Mexico, state=expanded 01 Radio formats Radio in Mexico Spanish-language radio in the United States * Mexican-American culture

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