The Yaqui people have lived in southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico since before the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Their traditional folk music is indigenous, religious in nature, and performed in honor of their patron saints. But, you don’t have to travel to Mexico to experience the music first hand.
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When someone mentions the words, “Mexican music,” a dark-skinned, large moustached, round-bellied man, wearing a big hat and strumming a guitar, usually comes to mind. And, nearly everyone calls him a “mariachi.” The truth is that Mexican folk music is as diverse as there are regions and states in Mexico. Mexican music cannot be stereotyped.
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