mariachi
Fiesta trumpet players
Mariachi is a style of Mexican folk music featuring trumpets, violins, and guitars, or a musician who performs it.
The music is celebratory and often heard at weddings, quinceañeras, and Mexican restaurants.
A mariachi band typically wears matching charro outfits—fitted suits with silver buttons and wide-brimmed sombreros: The mariachis serenaded the birthday girl.
Valved brass wind instrument
- violinBowed string instrument
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- harpPlucked orchestral strings
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
trio · quartet · serenade · serenata · harmony · melody · acoustic · instrumentation
Mexican folk song genre
- boleroCropped open-front jacket
- corridoMexican narrative folk song
- balladNarrative poem or song
- romanceLove and its excitement
lament · falsetto · vocal · lyrics · storytelling · narrative · traditional · folk
North American southern nation
- JaliscoWestern Mexican state
- GuadalajaraMexican state capital
- charroMexican equestrian in finery
- LatinoLatin American by heritage
Hispanic · Cinco de Mayo · Independence Day · fiesta · pride · heritage · tradition · culture
Public open square
- stageRaised performance platform
- concertLive musical performance
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
quinceañera · birthday · funeral · restaurant · serenade · balcony · audience · request
Cultural arm of UN
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- cultural preservationProtecting community traditions and artifacts
- ethnomusicologyMusic studied culturally
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
patrimony · transmission · apprenticeship · master · lineage · regional · authentic · traditional
trumpet
Valved brass wind instrument
ensemble · trio · quartet · serenade · serenata · harmony · melody · acoustic · instrumentation · brass
ranchera
Mexican folk song genre
romance · lament · falsetto · vocal · lyrics · storytelling · narrative · traditional · folk
Mexico
North American southern nation
- JaliscoWestern Mexican state
- GuadalajaraMexican state capital
- charroMexican equestrian in finery
Latino · Hispanic · Cinco de Mayo · Independence Day · fiesta · pride · heritage · tradition · culture · nationalism
plaza
Public open square
wedding · quinceañera · birthday · funeral · restaurant · serenade · balcony · audience · request · tip
UNESCO
Cultural arm of UN
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- cultural preservationProtecting community traditions and artifacts
- ethnomusicologyMusic studied culturally
folklore · patrimony · transmission · apprenticeship · master · lineage · regional · authentic · traditional · revival
- Latin Culturesalsa dancing, tango, flamenco, cumbia, bachata
- Latin Musiccumbia, salsa, merengue, bachata, bossa nova
- regional musicAppalachian music, New Orleans jazz, Nashville sound, Motown, Memphis soul
- world musicworld music, African music, Celtic music, Indian music, Brazilian music
- music genresblues, pop, jazz, rock, classical
- festivitiesparty, parades, celebration, carnivals, festival
mariachiflamenco
Rhythmic Spanish dance style
opera · electronic music · Gregorian chant · techno · hip-hop
mariachifuneral dirge
Music for mourning ceremonies
requiem · meditation music · ambient music · Gregorian chant · minimalism
- mariachi bandTraditional Mexican musical group
- mariachi musicTraditional Mexican brass-and-string genre
- mariachi outfitMexican folk music group
- mariachi suitOrnate Mexican performer's ensemble