The son calentano is an instrumental form of music from the Tierra Caliente region,

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. It has meters in 3/4 and 6/8, an ornamented use of violin and

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s on guitar and tamborita. It is usually played by conjunto calentano ensembles and is traditionally performed with dancers.

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Regional styles of Mexican music Mexican styles of music {{Music-genre-stub