Mexican bands {mariachi band}| can have two violins, two trumpets, Spanish guitar, higher-pitched five-string guitar {vihuela}, and small bass guitar {guitarron}, with no singer.
origins
The sound {son, Mexico} derives from Spanish theatrical orchestras, African music, and Native-American music. Mariachi started in Jalisco {son jalisciense}. Example is La Negra.
In Veracruz, harp replaces guitarron {son veracruzano} {son jarocho}. Example is La Bamba.
Southeast Mexico adds flute {son huasteco} {huapango}. Examples are La Malague-a and Serenata Huasteca.
dance
Mariachi music is for dancing. In Jalisco and Veracruz, dances {zapateado} feature hard pounding by boot heels, to make fast syncopated rhythms. In Guadalajara, Mexican hat dances {jarabe tapatio} have man wearing Jalisco cowboy {charro} clothes and woman wearing shawl and colorful blouse with sequins.
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