In 2004, the duranguense movement was introduced with Grupo Montéz de Durango, K-Paz de la Sierra, Alacranes Musical, Horóscos de Durango and Diana Reyes, who were the leaders of the new genre. Singers Pepe Aguilar and Alejandro Fernández were also making waves with their take on mariachi following in the footsteps of their respective dads.īy the new millennium, it was Banda El Recodo making a splash thanks to their chart-topping banda hits along with artists such as Valentin Elizalde, Lupillo Rivera, Jenni Rivera and La Arrolladora Banda El Limón. Parallel to the rise of grupero, corrido pioneer Chalino Sánchez from Sinaloa was revolutionizing the genre with his corridos, or Mexican folksongs that often depicted real-life events, and narcocorridos, influenced by the narco (drug cartel) culture of Mexico. Meanwhile, Joan Sebastian was known for his fusion of Latin pop, ranchera and grupero such as “Veinticinco Rosas.” Then there were the artists who were placing bets on norteño sounds that depended heavily on an accordion, including Ramon Ayala, Los Cadetes de Linares, Carlos y José, Los Invasores de Nuevo León and Los Tigres del Norte.
Juan Gabriel successfully crossed over to pop from regional Mexican, but not without first popularizing the ranchera ballad with classics including “Déjame Vivir” with Rocio Durcal and “Hasta Que Te Conocí.” Aguilar also recorded tamborazo, similar to banda, that originated in Aguilar’s native Zacatecas, Mexico. Lucha Reyes, Jorge Negrete, Pedro Infante, Javier Solis, José Alfredo Jiménez, Lucha Villa and Chavela Vargas all belted out anthemic songs, often accompanied by a mariachi, such as “Ay Jalisco, No te Rajes,” “México Lindo y Querido,” “Camino de Guanajuato” and “Amorcito Corazón.”īy the early 1970s to the 1980s, we were introduced to a new wave of artists, such as Vicente Fernández and Antonio Aguilar, who carried on the legacy of dramatic mariachi music. Hispanic Heritage Month 2020: This Bachata Evolution Shows How 'Music of the Barrios' Changed the…īut let’s go way back in time - to the 1940s to 1960s, to be exact - when bolero rancheras were the soundtrack to Mexico’s Golden Age of Cinema.
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