I just tripped across this brilliant Spanish-Language blog that documents the wonderfully varied world of Mexican Traditional Music. The slightly tongue-in-cheek tagline indicates their wide range: "Marimba, sones, mariachi, danzas indígenas, polkas, banda, calentana, norteña, corridos y la Paulina Rubio."
Mexican music has been playing a greater role in my life since I started playing with Toronto-based Son Jarocho ensemble Café Con Pan in the previous summer. When I visited Mexico with my partner shortly after Christmas time, I also got a lot more into the music when her father unleashed a veritable avalanche of stuff (most of which was Mexican folk) on me that I'm still trying to make sense of (because it's just that great!). This blog seems to be on a similar tip including a few volumes of the amazing amazing amazing collection of traditional music issued by the INAH (Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia) (just an aside, I'll have a blog up in a while about one volume of said collection soon!).
At any rate, visit this site and check it out. There's REAMS of listening there! Enjoy.
Música Tradicional Mexicana
2 comments:
Indeed worth the visit. Been on my follow list for awhile now.
Great band team.. i will also make team for Latest Punjabi Music
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