Ranchera music
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| Ranchera | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Mariachi |
| Cultural origins |  México |
| Typical instruments | Guitar, Vihuela, Trumpet, Violin, Guitarrón |
| Mainstream popularity | 1930–present |
| Subgenres | |
| bolero ranchero, corrido, Narcocorrido | |
| Other topics | |
| Charro - Jarabe tapatío (also the name of a song) - Zapateado - Son Huasteco - Huapango - Mexican pop | |
Ranchera is a Latin music genre. Ranchera is usually sung by one or more people with a guitar. It is popularized in Mexico. This type of music can be traced back to the Mexican Revolution. It is also similar to Mariachi music.
Ranchera singers [change]
References [change]
- Brenner, H. (1996). Música ranchera. Das mexikanische Äquivalent zur Country and Western Music aus historischer, musikalischer und kommerzieller Sicht (Música ranchera: El equivalente mexicano de la música country y la música del Oeste) (Musikethnologische Sammelbände 14). Foreword by Thomas Stanford. Tutzing: Verlag Hans Schneider, 1996 [ISBN 3-7952-0867-X].
