Mariachi tradicional

The mariachi traditional (traditional mariachi) is a folk ensemble of string instruments from Jalisco, México and nearby zones. Unlike the popularized mariachi, this ensemble does not include trumpets. It consists of violins, guitarra de golpe, vihuelas, harp and guitarrón or double bass, and in some zones a bass drum is used. This mariachi developed from the beginning of 19th century and from this ensemble derived the mariachi with trumpets. Its repertoire only covered sones abajeños, sones arribeños, sones costeños and jarabes, and a wood box for dancing was widely used. This ensemble of strings is related with other ensembles of the region, like conjunto calentano, conjunto de arpa grande, conjunto de jaraberos and conjunto de son de tarima.

References

• Chamorro Escalante, J. Arturo (2000). Mariachi antiguo, jarabe y son. Colegio de Jalisco. ISBN 10: 9686255427. 

External links

• Video - Mariachi tradicional without trumpets