Introduction to Mexican Music
» Conjunto Norteño Music
Introduction to Mexican Music
Conjunto Norteño Music
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Conjunto Norteño is a genre of Mexican music related to polka and corridos. As its names indicates, Norteño is the typical music of Northern Mexico.
Conjunto Norteño Instruments
Where is Conjunto Norteño music from?
Conjunto Norteño music is native to the Mexican states of Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahula and Nuevo Leon. Norteño music developed from a blending of Mexican and Spanish oral and musical traditions, military brass band instrumentation, and Germanic musical styles such as polka and waltz. European immigrants to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States also brought dance traditions such as the varsovienne. The focus on the accordion in the music of their home countries was integrated into Mexican music, and the instrument is essential in the genre today. It was called norteño because it was most popular in the northern regions of Mexico.
Famous Conjunto Norteño Groups
Conjunto Norteño Instruments
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Where is Conjunto Norteño music from?
Conjunto Norteño music is native to the Mexican states of Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahula and Nuevo Leon. Norteño music developed from a blending of Mexican and Spanish oral and musical traditions, military brass band instrumentation, and Germanic musical styles such as polka and waltz. European immigrants to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States also brought dance traditions such as the varsovienne. The focus on the accordion in the music of their home countries was integrated into Mexican music, and the instrument is essential in the genre today. It was called norteño because it was most popular in the northern regions of Mexico.
Famous Conjunto Norteño Groups
- Los Tigres Del Norte
- Conjunto Primavera
