The Mexican music it’s more complex that many thought. The old Mexican music is origin in the traditional dialect, knowing that these dialects were tonal languages; some examples are the native dialects like Maya, Hñãhñu or the Porhépecha.
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Mexica music
The music, dance, and poesy were considered as one of the principal practices from de Aztec culture. These practices were included in many sacrifices for the different traditions of the mexica culture.
The most characteristic features of Aztec music policy, are the civil privileges such asexemption from taxes enjoyed by the professional musicians, and rank they held in the temples.The artists received honors and riches, were part of the domestic service of the lords.The musicians were given a distinctive mecatl or string, who was carried on the head.
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Mexican music follows a parallel path to that of the rest of Latin America in that it arises essentially from the mixing of indigenous Iberian, and African cultures. The Spanish influence is evident through the use of stringed instruments and the survival of the decima tradition in the verses, andthe African influence appears in rhythms that resemble Afro-Caribbean ones , as well as the presence of the marimba, a kind of xylophone wich is sometimes misinterpreted as being of indigenous origin.
The indigenous influence appears more muted than in, say, Colombian music, although small bands and orchestras include indigenous flutes. Dating to the early colonization of Mexico in the seventheenth century, wich included a sizable number of African slaves, the Mexican son began to appear in various forms that corresponded to different regions.
by Enrique Rodriguez Z.
