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  2. Mariachi - Wikipedia

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    Mariachi band performing El Son de la Negra at the Xochimilco canals. The common perception of the music and look of mariachi developed in the 20th century, as the music was transformed from a regional rural folk music to an urban phenomenon that came to represent Mexico. [11] The music was first introduced to Mexico City in 1905. [16]

  3. Mariachi tradicional - Wikipedia

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    Traditional mariachi is a string ensemble from western México. Unlike the popular mariachi, this ensemble generally does not include trumpets. It consists of violins, guitarra de golpe, vihuelas, harp and guitarrón or double bass, and in some zones a bass drum is used. This mariachi developed from the beginning of 19th century and from this ...

  4. Vihuela - Wikipedia

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    Currently, the vihuela is in widespread use in Mexican Mariachi music, where its distinctive sound is featured in solos. Additionally, the vihuela is used for the performance of early music, using modern replicas of historical instruments. Today, instruments like the tiple are descendants of vihuelas brought to America in the 16th century.

  5. Vargas de Tecalitlán - Wikipedia

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    Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlán is a Mexican folk ensemble of mariachi music founded in 1897 by Gaspar Vargas. Beginning in 1950 it was under the artistic guidance of the late Rubén Fuentes . The group's musical direction had been the responsibility of Don Jose "Pepe" Martínez from 1975 to around 2013-14.

  6. Guitarrón mexicano - Wikipedia

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    A guitarrón player in a Mariachi uniform. A Mexican guitarrón player in a traditional Mariachi uniform. The guitarrón mexicano (Spanish for "big Mexican guitar", the suffix -ón being a Spanish augmentative) or Mexican guitarrón is a very large, deep-bodied Mexican six-string acoustic bass guitar played traditionally in Mariachi groups.

  7. Who is Mariachi Cobre? The musicians who started Disney ... - AOL

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    In the world of mariachi, Mariachi Cobre has become well-known and well-respected: This year, Carrillo was even featured on a U. S. Postage Stamp celebrating mariachi music and its origins. View ...

  8. Israeli mariachi band highlights universalization of Mexican ...

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    The band does not sing only Mexican songs, although those are what has given mariachi music its distinctive sound. Rather, they have also adapted songs in Hebrew like ‘Avadim Hayinu,’ a song ...

  9. Son jalisciense - Wikipedia

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    Modern mariachi developed when brass instruments such as trumpets were added. [1] Son jalisciense has both instrumental and vocal songs in this form, mostly in major keys. It is performed by mariachi ensembles. It has an alternating rhythmic pattern in the harmony (guitars, vihuela) and guitarrón. Basic pattern consists of one measure of 6