Mexico

20 articles related to Mexico:

Film
La Llorona: the Mexican song of a weeping ghost

La Llorona is a Mexican folk song tied to one of the country's most persistent ghost legends. The song has no single…

July 27, 2026
Male Vocal
La Bikina: the Mexican song of pride and loneliness

La Bikina was written in 1964 by Mexican composer, violinist, arranger, and producer Rubén Fuentes. The song became one…

July 23, 2026
Film
Cucurrucucú Paloma: the Mexican dove song of love and grief

Composed by Mexican songwriter Tomás Méndez in 1954, Cucurrucucú Paloma entered popular memory as a huapango-style song…

July 13, 2026
Male Vocal
El Triste: the 1970 performance that made José José a star

At Mexico City's II Festival de la Canción Latina in 1970, José José presented El Triste, a dramatic ballad by Mexican…

July 1, 2026
Songwriter
Historia de un Amor: meaning behind the famous bolero standard

Composed by Panamanian musician Carlos Eleta Almarán, Historia de un Amor became one of the best-known Latin boleros of…

June 28, 2026
Songwriter
La nave del olvido: decoding the lyrics and meaning behind the famous latin ballad

La Nave del Olvido stands as the best-known romantic ballad within the repertoire of Mexican singer José José. The…

September 15, 2023
Songwriter
De Música Ligera: the inspiration and meaning of Soda Stereo's hit

De Música Ligera is one of the best-known songs by the Argentine rock trio Soda Stereo. It was released in 1990 as part…

August 4, 2023
Male Vocal
Somos Novios: exploring the meaning of Manzanero's famous bolero

In 1968, Mexican songwriter Armando Manzanero released the enchanting love song Somos Novios. Two years later, American…

July 1, 2023
Guitar
Amor Eterno: meaning behind Juan Gabriel's song of loss

Amor Eterno is one of Juan Gabriel's most enduring songs of grief, memory, and love after death. Written by the Mexican…

April 15, 2023
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…

August 30, 2021
Songwriter
Oye Mi Amor: meaning and harmony of Maná's hit

Oye Mi Amor is one of the signature tracks of the Mexican rock band Maná. Released on their 1992 album ¿Dónde Jugarán…

August 23, 2021
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…

April 23, 20211 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…

March 31, 20212 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…

February 12, 2021
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…

June 28, 20201 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…

October 20, 2019
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…

March 26, 2019
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…

September 17, 2018
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,…

June 6, 2018
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…

May 12, 2018