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Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...
popular culture, a is a disc jockey, engineer or entertainer that plays recorded music in public, mainly cumbia,
salsa Salsa most often refers to: * Salsa (Mexican cuisine), a variety of sauces used as condiments * Salsa music, a popular style of Latin American music * Salsa (dance), a Latin dance associated with Salsa music Salsa or SALSA may also refer to: A ...
, guaracha and their subgenres. The term includes professionals, semiprofessionals and amateur audio, light and video equipment owners (the ) used to organize or participate in public dancing events (also called events) and all the communities behind this urban culture, the movement. Some of its distinctive features are the reproduction of recorded music from Latin genres such as cumbia, salsa,
bachata Bachata may refer to: * Bachata (music), a genre of Latin American music **Traditional bachata, a subgenre of bachata music * Bachata (dance), a dance style from the Dominican Republic * Bachatón, a hybrid bachata/reggaeton music style * "Bachata ...
and guaracha, over which the sends shout-outs and messages to the public simultaneously with the music playing. The advertising and identity of the sounds has its own aesthetic, which is used to announce events permanently in urban spaces in Mexico. In addition to street performances, are hired for private parties. Likewise has a strong relationship with Colombian symbols and cultural expressions such as cumbia and vallenato. honors Colombian heritage including using names of Colombian cities in their names and the flag of Colombia in their symbols and promotions. There is no exact source of the movement tracing the appearance of in areas such as Tepito, San Juan de Aragón and
Peñón de los Baños A ''peñón'' (, "rock", pl. ''peñones'') is a term for certain offshore rocky island forts established by the Spanish Empire (especially in Africa). Several are still part of the ''plazas de soberanía'' ("places of sovereignty") of Spain in ...
—named for this reason – and Tacubaya in the mid-20th century. In addition to Mexico City and Greater Mexico City, and are present throughout Mexico and United States due to Mexican immigrant communities.


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