Mexico

12 articles related to Mexico:

GUITAR

The poignant meaning behind Amor Eterno lyrics

Amor Eterno is a powerful and emotive ballad that has been touching the hearts of music lovers around the world since...
SONGWRITER

Yo No Te Pido la Luna: origins and meaning of Daniela Romo's best hit

Yo No Te Pido la Luna is an influential Latino pop song whose musical harmony borrows from the 1980s Italian track Non...
SONGWRITER

Oye Mi Amor: the catchy harmony of Maná's most covered song

Oye Mi Amor is one of the most influential tracks of the Mexican rock band Maná released on their 1992 album ¿Dónde...
SONGWRITER

La Cucaracha: the song about a stoned legless cockroach as a ridicule against Mexican dictator

La Cucaracha is a fiery Mexican song in the corrido style, a poetic form of the ballad genre prevalent in Central... 1 comment
SONGWRITER

Mariposa Traicionera: meaning and flamenco roots of Maná's top hit

Mariposa Traicionera is one of the best-known tracks by Maná, a multi-awarded Mexican quartet whose flexible style... 2 comments
SONGWRITER

La Bamba: meaning and tragedy behind the best-known son jarocho

The widely known La Bamba epitomizes one of the most striking examples of the ways in which an old folk tune could be...
SONGWRITER

Bésame Mucho: song meaning and source of inspiration behind the famous Mexican bolero

Bésame Mucho is one of the most famous songs in music history that has been tirelessly performed for the past eighty... 1 comment
SONGWRITER

The fusion of traditional Mexican music in María Grever's songs

María Grever, born Maria Joaquina de la Portilla Torres, was a Mexican songwriter who, combining the musical cultures of...
Classical Guitar

4 collections of early guitar music by enigmatic Santiago de Murcia discovered on 3 Continents

Little is known about the life of the late Baroque composer Santiago de Murcia whose survived collections of works...
Classical Guitar

Mariachi tradition and Cuban dances live in the informal hymn of Mexico

Arturo Márquez was born in 1950, in Alamos, a town deeply immersed in the Sonoran desert. His father played the violin...
GUITAR

Classical flamenco duo rising from Mexican heavy metal band

Internationally acclaimed Mexican acoustic duo Rodrigo y Gabriela plays unique instrumental blend of flamenco, jazz, and...
VIOLA

Indecent Ciaconne dance came from the New World and swept Europe off its feet

Chaconne or Ciaconne is a fiery dance popularized in Spain in 17th century which later gave birth to a new musical form...