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Duranguense is a subgenre of regional Mexican music. It is a hybrid of Technobanda and Tamborazo.The instruments held over from tamborazo are the saxophone, trombone, and tambora, while the instruments held over from technobanda are the electronic keyboard (more specifically the Korg X3, Korg N364, which are used for the main melody and the Yamaha DX7, which is used by many bands for the bass ...
Durango is widely famous for its many duranguense (Durangan) bands. Durangense bands normally consist of multiple band members because of the instruments they need to make the music. Duranguense bands are basically considered música norteña, but uses brass and wind instruments instead of guitars and accordions.
In their first years, they were a grupero band, but they eventually changed to the duranguense style when the genre was becoming mainstream. They eventually switched to banda. In their last years, their live performances were a mixture of the latter two styles.
In the mid to late 2000s, duranguense was one of the most prevalent genres. [23] Duranguense was further evolved with its own "Chicago sound" as Mexican American artists from the area incorpated different rhythms and styles into the genre. [24] [25] Duranguense bands include Grupo Montéz de Durango, K-Paz de la Sierra, and Patrulla 81.
Duranguense Banda is a subgenre of regional Mexican music and type of ensemble in which wind (mostly brass ) and percussion instruments are performed. The history of banda music in Mexico dates from the middle of the 19th century with the arrival of piston brass instruments, when community musicians tried to imitate military bands.
Duranguense, grupero, Mexican Pop: Years active: 2003–present: Labels: Disa Records/Universal Music Group: Members: Arturo Manuel Vargas Ríos (vocals and sax) Javier Eduardo Vargas Amaya (vocals) Luis Enrique Vargas Ríos (drums and keyboard) Jesús Fernando Vargas Ríos (sax) Website: www.losprimosdedurango.com.mx
Los Creadorez del Pasito Duranguense was created when Corral and Mijares left Montéz de Durango, taking most of its members and only leaving the Terrazas family in the band. DISA Latin Music released two singles, "Que Levante La Mano" and "Cada Vez Que Pienso En Ti", both of which made appearances on the Billboard Regional Mexican charts.
Besides covers of older traditional Mexican songs, the group played a faster-paced style of music: a polka-ranchera mix. This musical style became associated with the dance style called "El Pasito Duranguense" (The Durango Step) and Grupo Montéz de Durango was the band most closely identified with it. [3]