Mariachi
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Mariachi is a genre of regional Mexican music dating back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. The usual mariachi group today consi
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Figures depicting an old-style mariachi band in clay by José Guadalupe Panduro of Tonalá, Jalisco, on display at the Museo de Arte Popular in Mexico City
Mario Santiago and Silvestre Vargas in a musical presentation, 1958–1959
Mariachi group playing at the 10th-anniversary celebration of Wikipedia in Guadalajara
Guitarrón mexicano
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The guitarrón mexicano or Mexican guitarrón is a very large, deep-bodied Mexican six-string acoustic bass guitar played traditionally in Mariachi groups. Although similar to the guitar, it is not a de
Mariachi
…consists of as many as eight violins, two trumpets and at least one guitar, including a high-pitched Mexican Vihuela and an acoustic bass guitar called a guitarrón, and all players take turns singing lead and doing backup vocals. During the 19th- and 20th-century migrations from rural areas into Guadalajara, along…
A close-up of a guitarrón being played
A guitarrón player in a Mariachi uniform
A Mexican guitarrón player in a traditional Mariachi uniform
Nelson Gómez performing