Mexico

BY: Deisy Cabello & Judy Yang

Music

1. Ranchera

2. Mariaci

3. Corridos

4. Banda

Ranchera

• Ranchera is a form of Mariachi that was form in the 20th century.

• The themes of Ranchera music vary between love, patriotism, and from everyday lives of farmers.

Vincente Fernandez

Mariachi

• Mariachi is traditional folk music that is mostly known for there romantic meanings.

• Mariachi’s music is a mix of numerous regional music styles, dances--such as waltz and fandango--originating from Europe and rhythms and melodies from Africa.

Corridos

• Corridos was developed in the 20th century.

• It was developed to tell stories about heroes, crimes, and betrayals from Mexico’s revolution in an epic ballad form.

• Today, the topics of the corridos are more modern, even taboo, and they can vary from drug and human trafficking to illegal immigration.

Larry Hernandez

Banda

• It is a Brass-based form of traditional music.

• This kind of music is a mixture of ranchera, corridos, and boleras.

• They also play Mexican pop, rock, and cumbias.

• This was developed in the 1880’s in a state in northwestern Mexico called Sinaloa.

Banda

• Banda is primarily a male-dominated genre; however, there are also a few all-female bandas.

EL Recodo

Reference

• http://www.ehow.com/about_5472712_types-mexican-music.html

• http://www.elaztecanyc.com/EL%20AZT12.jpg

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banda_music

• http://rnd2pics.com/view.php?q=Banda%20Recodo&url=http://superlatina.tv/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Foto-Web-Banda-el-Recodo.jpg

Cont. Reference

• http://media.photobucket.com/image/larry+hernandez+/mario11357/Larry_Hernandez_-_16_Narco_Corridos.jpg

• http://123nonstop.com/biography/Valdez,_Chayito