Regional Mexican in New York City is mostly in arenas, performing arts centers, and Sunday nights at La Boom.
The term “Regional Mexican” is an umbrella for the many sounds of Mexico, a big diverse country with many regional sounds.
Regional Mexican is becoming urban music:
- Banda (brass bands)
- Corridos (gangster ballads)
- Cumbia (from Colombia in the 1940s)
- Grupera (country rock)
- Mariachi / Ranchera / Son Jalisciense
- Norteño (accordion)
- Tejano (electric pop like Selena)
Mexico has many traditional sons (sounds):
- Son Huasteco from Veracruz and San Luis Potosí
- Son Jalisciense from Guadalajara, Jalisco is the root of mariachi/ranchera
- Son Jarocho from Veracruz is the oldest son Mexicano
Editor Keith: I’m a New Yorker from Los Angeles and to me, Regional Mexican is the sound of home.
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Regional Mexican Bands in New York
- Caña Dulce y Caña Brava (son jarocho)
- Flor de Toloache (tropical mariachi)
- Jarana Beat (fandango)
- Pistolera (latin alternative)
Where to See Regional Mexican in New York
- Barclays Center
- Beacon Theatre
- Harlem Stage
- Hostos Center
- Kupferberg Center
- La Boom
- Madison Square Garden
- Sabor Latino
- Sony Hall
- Terraza 7
- Theater at Madison Square Garden
- UBS Arena
About Regional Mexican
Mexico is a big, diverse country. “Regional Mexican” is an umbrella term for the various forms of Mexican music including:
- Banda (brass bands with German polka influences)
- Mariachi/ranchera
- Norteño (Los Tigres del Norte)
- Tejano (Selena)
Banda, norteño and tejano have German and Czech polka and waltz influences from when Texas was Tejas, a northern state of Mexico.
Cumbia isn’t generally considered Regional Mexican, but Mexico has a cumbia tradition since Colombian Luis Carlos Meyer Castandet moved to Mexico and worked with Rafael de Paz the 1940s.
Regional Mexican Artists
- Ana Gabriel
- Banda MS
- Chavela Vargas
- Gloria Trevi
- Juan Gabriel
- Lila Downs
- Los Ángeles Azules
- Los Bukis
- Los Tigres del Norte
- Mariachi Los Camperos
- Marco Antonio Solís
- Natalia Lafourcade
- Peso Pluma
- Reik
- Selena
- Selena Gomez
- Thalía
- Villalobos Brothers