History Norteño (music)

1 history

1.1 origins
1.2 comparison tejano
1.3 modernization

history
origins

dress dance polka , redova nuevo león, displayed @ museo de arte popular in mexico city

emperor maximilian first bring music of middle europe méxico. 1864 had accumulated marching bands , musicians entertain him. when maximilian s empire defeated, many of former army , fellow countrymen fled north , dispersed southwestern united states. norteño music developed blending of mexican , spanish oral , musical traditions, military brass band instrumentation, , germanic musical styles such polka , waltz.

european immigrants northern mexico , southwestern united states brought dance traditions such varsovienne. focus on accordion in music of home countries integrated mexican music, , instrument essential in genre today. called norteño because popular in northern regions of mexico.

the late 1910s , 1920s golden age of corrido, form of ballad. mexicans on both sides of border came san antonio, texas, record in hotels. songs memorialize mexican political revolution of time. los alegres de terán among first norteño bands. later in century genre became more commercial works of los relámpagos del norte , other groups. more recent bands such intocable integrate elements of rock music , other popular styles.

comparison tejano

ramon ayala known king of accordion.

in 1950s, heavy influence of norteño on traditional music of mexican-americans in southern texas gave rise new form of popular music called tejano or tex-mex . influenced american rock , roll , swing. tejano music includes english lyrics , may sound more american rock , country music, broad genre incorporating many different styles.

because tejano music derived norteño, 2 confused. tejano more influenced american music styles such country , jazz, while norteño less americanized rural, traditional sound.

modernization

intocable

modern norteño has diverged more original oldie norteño of pre-1950s artists such narciso martínez. since 1970s , 1980s, electric bass guitars , modern drum set have been added.the traditional bajo sexto-accordion style of los alegres de terán , antonio aguilar transformed modern style typical of los tigres del norte, intocable, duelo , los tucanes de tijuana. current songs may feature percussions, saxophone, or electronic keyboard. in 2014 los tigres del norte released album realidades, contains song “era diferente” (meaning “she different”) lesbian teenager falls in love best friend; according lead singer , songwriter jorge hernandez, first time norteño group has ever written gay love song.

genres similar norteño include banda , duranguense. these bands employ brass instruments instead of accordions , guitars, may perform same songs. because many of these band names contain mexican state names or general geographical description, such de la sierra , norteño, banda, duranguense, , other similar genres can classified category known regional mexican music. also, norteño border-type music, why many norteño groups choose attach del norte group names.