Mexico

Mexico by Vu Pham

Mexico has many traditional folk songs that were able to become world famous l like La Bamba which orginally is a Mexican folk song. The famous La Bamba was a song from a type of traditional Mexicanl folk music called Son Jarocho. It is a traditional musical style of the Mexican state Veracruz and also one of eight "Son" music styles of Mexico. It represents a fusion of indigenous (primarily Huastecan), Spanish, and African musical elements, reflecting the population which evolved in the region from Spanish colonial times. Lyrics include humorous verses and subjects such as love, nature, sailors, and cattle breeding that still reflect life in colonial and 19 th century Mexico. The instruments most commonly used in Son Jarocho are the jarana jarocha, a small guitar-like instrument used to provide a harmonic base for the music, with strings arranged in a variety of configurations. The requinto jarocho, another small guitar-like instrument plucked with a long pick traditionally made from cow-horn, usually tuned to a higher pitch and with a four or five thick nylon strings. The arpa jarocha, and sometimes a minor complement of percussion instruments such as pandero, cajón and quijada (an instrument made of a donkey or horse jawbone). Son Jarocho is often played only on jaranas and sung in a style in which several singers exchange improvised verses called décimas, often with humorous or offensive content. Another type of music that is related to the Son Jarocho is the Son Huasteco. This another of the "Son" style and the Son Huasteco originate from the six state area of North Eastern part of Mexico called la Huasteca. It dates back to the end of the 19th century and is influenced by Spanish and indigenous cultures. Usually it is played by a //Trio Huasteco// composed of a guitarra quinta huapanguera (a five course, eight stringed guitar-like instrument) a Jarana Huasteca (a stringed instrument related to the jarana) and a violin. Singers will often use the falsetto register. The son Huasteco is particularly well-known for its flamboyant and virtuoso violin parts, although the style varies for different states. Two different dances are often danced to Son Huasteco: the Zapateado and the Huapango. Improvisation plays a strong role in the style, with musicians creating their own lyrics and arrangements to a standard repertoire.

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